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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.

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

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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...

New Archeological Site on San Giusto Hill

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by Ashley Caneva I've picked up a funny habit since moving to Italy in 2019. Whenever I spot roadwork or construction being done, I can't...

From Trieste to the Mountains of Friuli Venezia Giulia: A Nature Guide’s Passion for...

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by In Trieste We interviewed Fulvio Pisani, a a certified nature guide living in the Tarvisio region. Triestino by birth and at heart, Fulvio has...

Discovering Friuli Venezia Giulia: Castello di Spessa

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by In Trieste Land of rolling hills, olive groves and vineyards, and medieval hill-towns sprinkled like jewels across the landscape: this is Collio, quintessential Friuli...

The Bizarre Story of Casa della Cariatidi in Muggia

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words and photography: Alessandra Ressa Along the road that leads from the city center to Montedoro, immediately past the huge shopping mall that years ago...

August 24th: A Dreadful Date For Trieste

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by Alessandra Ressa Today August 24th has very little or no meaning for Triestini except for the fact that it is usually another hot summer day...

Trieste’s Street of Compassion: A Drop-Off For Abandoned Infants

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by Alessandra Ressa Via della Pietà (Street of Compassion) is today an unattractive place with many abandoned medical offices running along centrally located Ospedale Maggiore. Until...

The death of Trieste’s eccentric collector Diego de Henriquez and the unsolved mystery of...

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By Alessandra Ressa On May 2nd 1974 at 11.12 p.m. Trieste's fire department received an emergency call. Smoke was coming out of a storehouse in via...

From Barcola To Contovello: A Walk To Remember

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By Alessandra Ressa If you live in Trieste and you have never visited Contovello village, you have definitely missed out. Clinging to the mountain and...

Discovering Villa Pia: A Mansion In San Vito Neighborhood Overlooking The Moon

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by Alessandra Ressa Not many know that at the corner of via Don Minzoni with via Bellosguardo, in San Vito's residential neighborhood stands an imposing,...

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