The Day Trieste’s First Tram Came Into Service
by Alessandra Ressa
Even before the advent of electricity, which revolutionized public transport together with street lightning and industry, Trieste had an extensive trolley service...
The death of Trieste’s eccentric collector Diego de Henriquez and the unsolved mystery of...
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...
The Mystery of Trieste’s Stonehenge: Dolina dei Bogomilli
By Alessandra Ressa
One of the most fascinating aspects of Trieste is its rich and diversified history. From the Stone Age to the Cold War,...
The Secrets of the Bizarre House of Snakes in Trieste
by Alessandra Ressa
Did you know that next to the striking St. Antonio square stands the House of Snakes?
If you are one of those susceptible...
Trieste Literary Walks Continued
by Gary Singh
My literary pilgrimage in Trieste took me from the Public Garden to the Joyce Museum. I did not need a Lonely Planet...
Muggia and Beyond: Walking to Slovenia – and Back in Time
By Victor Caneva
A refreshing gale blew in the morning as I waited for the 7:50 ferry to Muggia at Molo Bersaglieri. After living in Florida,...
Conquering the Giordano Cottur Cycle/Pedestrian Path
By Victor Caneva
My first exposure to the Giordano Cottur path was during a passeggiata with some dear Triestini friends. After lunch, we left their...
Trieste’s “Jazere” Windows: A Tale of Butter and Bora
By Ashley Caneva
As you may know from the chronicles of my husband’s pedestrian adventures in and around Trieste, my first several months as an...
Eva Fučka: A Triestine Entrepreneur and the Only Female Gun Shop Owner in Italy
interview and photography: MK
Every Saturday we’re spotlighting remarkable local females who could change the way we look at the world. This Saturday is Eva...
Another Triestine Wonder: San Giovanni Tunnels of The Theresian Aqueduct Connected At Last
by Alessandra Ressa
Considered one of Trieste's greatest engineering works and partly built over the ancient Roman aqueduct, with its carved stone walls, brick tunnels and...
