Trieste. The charm and elegance of a sea town


Trieste, a town which is impossible to be defined: its many-sided charm of Central Europe crossroad influenced important writers such as Italo Svevo, Umberto Saba and James Joyce.

Trieste, whose beating heart is represented by the magnificent Piazza Unità facing on to the "Rive", is a centre of music: the Verdi Theatre, erected in 1801 near the sea, inspired the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi and still today is enchanting the lovers of music and theatre. 

Trieste is the meeting-place for literature. Historical rendezvous are Caffè Tommaseo, fit for reading and conversation, and Caffé San Marco, well known for its confectionary and which looks like the typical Viennese cafés. 

Trieste displays precious treasures: the Cenotafio by Wincklemann exhibited in the History and Art Municipal Museum, the drawings by Tiepolo in the Sartorio Museum, the stage costumes – a collection which is second to the one of the Scala of Milan only – in the Morpurgo Museum, the modern art gallery in the Museo Revoltella and the dinosaur Antonio, the only complete fossile of Androsaur in the National History Municipal Museum. 

Trieste is an open town. The Cathedral of St. Giusto (14th cent.) on the top of the hill having the same name, the Greek-Orthodox church of St. Nicolò with precious goldsmith’s icons, the Serb-Orthodox church of St. Spiridione shining with Byzantine art, and the Jewish temple, one of the largest synagogues in Europe, they all are examples of the spirit of tolerance of the town. 

Trieste lights up with sport events: in May the Marathon of Europe hosts athlets from all over the world and in October the Sailing Regata Barcolana which sees the participation of all classes of sailing boats. 

Trieste is the cradle of science: the International Centre of Theoretic Physics, the Scientific Laboratory of Synchrotron, the AREA Science Park, they are just some of the world known institutions of Trieste. 




Trieste is nature, with its sea and the charming Carso, the upland plain of the Giulie Pre-Alps formed by calcareous stones and natural heritage unique for its fauna and flora.

- Surrroundings


The Castle of Miramare, on the bay of Grignano, was the residence of Maximilian of Austria, emperor Frank Joseph’s brother, and of his wife Carlotta. The white of its walls shows up from the green of the immense park of rare plants which surrounds it. The furnishing of the rooms is the original one. From the windows of the castle a magnificent view is assured. 

- The Rilke Path, winding between Duino and Sistiana and dedicated to Rainer Maria Rilke who right here wrote his "Duino Elegies", is a place of amazing beauty, overhanging the sea and plunged in the wood.
Not far from the path, the Castle of Duino and the Karst springs of the Timavo river where, as legend tells, Argonauts landed. 

- Muggia is plunged in the greenery between the coast and the hills. The Basilica (9th cent.) in the old part of the city, testifies the Roman past of Muggia, while the Cathedral façade and the other buildings are in Gothic-Venetian style. Muggia is well known for its Carnival, a colourful festival with allegorical floats and fancy dresses whose realisation involves all the inhabitants.
 
- The Giant Cave is the largest natural cavity in the world and may be wholly passed through. The lighting of the stalactites and stalagmites offers a spectacular effect. At the entry of the cave the Speleological Museum with finds from the Carso. 










- How to arrive in Trieste




By road motorway: A4 from Latisana, follow signs for Trieste

By rail: from Latisana railway station, direction Trieste






For further information:

Trieste Municipality 

Trenitalia 

Ronchi dei Legionari Airport