Trieste Residents Make the Most of a Sunny Lunch Hour Ahead of Rainy Forecast
by Nina Vaclavikova
On a sunny but windy Monday afternoon, Trieste’s city center filled with lunchtime routines. Office workers stepped into cafés and onto sidewalks,...
A Winter Weekend, Free and Bright, in Friuli Venezia Giulia
by Nina Vaclavikova
Under clear winter skies and with unseasonably mild temperatures, Friuli Venezia Giulia feels momentarily suspended between seasons. This Sunday, February 1, the...
The Murder of Winckelmann in Trieste: a Cold Case That Echoed Through History
by Alessandra Ressa
When Johann Joachim Winckelmann arrived in Trieste in June 1768, the celebrated German art historian and pioneer of classical archaeology was at...
Italy’s Winter Folktale of the Blackbird Marks the End of January
by InTrieste
In Italy, one of the country’s most enduring winter folktales revolves around a bird and the last three days of January, a tradition...
A Blooming Treasure: Rosa di Gorizia, the Radicchio That’s Redefining Fine Dining
by Alessandra Ressa
The real name of this vegetable, Cichorium intybus, sounds like a Harry Potter spell—and to both the eye and palate, it is truly...
Blue Monday, Trieste Style: How Locals Beat the Winter Blues
by Nina Vaclvikova
On January 19, Trieste faced “Blue Monday,” the so-called gloomiest day of the year. We wandered downtown asking residents: What’s the best way...
Discovering Villa Pia: A Mansion In San Vito Neighborhood Overlooking The Moon
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,...
A Brief Taste of Spring on Trieste’s Barcola Before the Bora Returns
by Nina Vaclavikova
A sunny Saturday in Friuli Venezia Giulia’s capital, Trieste, drew crowds of locals to the Barcola waterfront, where families, runners and dog...
Local: Where Trieste Rediscovers Its Taste for Living Well
by InTrieste
There are places that serve coffee, and then there are places that define a day. In Trieste—Italy’s city of cafés, sea winds, and...
A Brief Winter Thaw Draws Friuli Venezia Giulia Outdoors
by Guisela Chiarella
This weekend’s stretch of mild, sunlit weather with daytime highs reaching 11 degrees Celsius across Friuli Venezia Giulia—offered a welcome pause in...
