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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.

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By Alessandra Ressa There is a street missing a number in the residential neighborhood of San Vito, in Trieste. Although many of the elegant old villas...

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History May 17, 2026 0

by Alessadra Ressa These days the park of the former San Giovanni psychiatric hospital in Trieste is once again filled with the striking blooms of...

Discovering Trieste’s Very Own Flatiron Building

History December 15, 2025 1

by Alessandra Ressa Just like New York City, Trieste too has its own “Flatiron” - the narrowest building in town. Located at the corner of...

Portis Vecchio: The Abandoned Village frozen in Time

History February 21, 2026 0

by Alessandra Ressa In the rugged landscape between the Tagliamento river and the mountains, along Higway 13 Pontebbana, Portis Vecchio (Old Portis) stands as a...

The 1976 Friuli Earthquake: A Defining Event In Italy’s Seismic History

History May 6, 2024 0

by InTrieste Today, May 6th, marks the 45th Anniversary of a magnitude 6.4 earthquake that occurred in the Friuli, about 100 km from Trieste. Friuli, part...

The Year 1985: When Basketball Legend Michael Jordan “Hit” Trieste

History September 4, 2023 0

by Carlo Turchetto and Alessandra Ressa You don't have to be into basketball to know who Michael Jordan is. Even the least athletic person will...

One Of Trieste’s Best Walks: From The City Center To The Milky Way Road

History October 2, 2023 4

by Alessandra Ressa Trieste’s unique location allows for stunning views of mountains and sea wherever you go. Every time you look down from any place...

Trieste: Discovering the City of Canals and Bridges

History December 3, 2024 1

by Alessandra Ressa Once a vast salt pan crisscrossed by waterways, the area between Piazza della Borsa and Piazza Ponterosso has been reshaped and reinvented...

The Hidden Tower of Barcola: Trieste’s Timeless Sentinel

History December 3, 2025 0

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...

The Ancient Carso Berries And Why You Crave Them

History August 14, 2025 0

by Alessandra Ressa One of the best preserved secrets of our Karst is undoubtedly the Cornelian cherry (corniole in Italian). This ancient gift of the woods...

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