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This category is all about the history of Trieste. Trieste’s history is as complex and diverse as the 200,000 population of this beautiful city by the Adriatic.

Trieste belonged to the Habsburg monarchy from 1382 until 1918. In the 19th century the monarchy was one of the Great Powers of Europe with Trieste being its most important seaport. As a prosperous trading hub in the Mitteleuropean part of Europe, Trieste became the fourth largest city of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

In the end of century period Trieste became an important center for literature and music scene. Trieste underwent an economic revival during the 1930s, and the Free Territory of Trieste became a major site of the struggle between the Eastern and Western oppositions after the Second World War.

Trieste, a deep-water port, is a maritime gateway for Northern Italy. It’s the center of Europe as it is the south, east and west of European countries.

It is considered the end point of the Maritime Silk Road, with its connections to the Suez Canal and Turkey.

Since the 1960s, Trieste has emerged as a prominent research location in Europe because of its many international organizations and institutions, which include SISSA, ICTP and ICGEB.

The city lies at the intersection of Latin, Slavic and Germanic cultures where nations and cultures meet and collide, making Trieste home to diverse ethnic groups and religious communities.

Trieste’s Orange Palace: From Beer Factory to Bureaucratic Fortress

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by Alessandra Ressa On Via Giulia 75, the imposing orange palace catches the eye. Its castle-like façade is a rare example of architectural majesty in...

The Disappearing “Little Paris” of Trieste, A Ghost Town Worth a Visit

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by Alessandra Ressa At the end of Via Giulia, the busy street which connects the lovely neighborhood of San Giovanni to the city center, right...

From a Kosher Restaurant to Independentists’ Headquarters: Casa Bartoli Remains the Art Nouveau Jewel...

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By Alessandra Ressa Considered the most elegant Art Nouveau building in Trieste, the stunning Casa Bartoli in Piazza della Borsa, 7 is not only a marvel of...

Rebirth of Opicina’s Abandoned Historical Park Hotel Obelisco

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by Alessandra Ressa Notwithstanding the economic crisis that is relentlessly making it very hard for tourism to survive Covid-19, Trieste seems to be currently living...

Past and Present of Trieste’s Jewish Ghettos

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by Alessandra Ressa Trieste's history is firmly intertwined with its Jewish community that greatly contributed to the city's  economic and cultural growth for centuries. The great...

The Hidden Tower of Barcola: Trieste’s Timeless Sentinel

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by Alessandra Ressa Very few people know that in Barcola, the prominent residential riviera of Trieste, hides an architectural monument of great historical value. At...

Trieste’s International Past And The Soldiers That Never Left It

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words and photography: Alessandra Ressa As a traveler, I find that the best hidden secrets are often to be found in cemeteries, and no city...

Austro-Hungarian Trenches From The Great War: An Open Air Museum

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by Alessandra Ressa Austro-Hungarian trenches from the Great War re-emerge from nature on the Karst hills of Trieste. The stunning fortifications facing the sea are...

Discovering Trieste’s Colorful Cottages of San Giacomo Neighborhood

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by Alessandra Ressa Between via della Concordia and via dell'Industria, in the heart of busy, multi-ethnic, proletarian San Giacomo, there is a whole block of...

Trieste’s Intellectual Past: Yugoslavian Nobel Prize Winner Who Lived in Piazza Venezia

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by Alessandra Ressa After the war in former Yugoslavia broke out in 1991, Ivo Andric was able to capture the reason for the conflict perfectly in...

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