Hello From The Other Side: Living On The Slovenian – Italian Border During Lockdown
By Svetlana Buko
This spring and then summer have brought about many tangible and psychological changes to the lives of people around the globe due...
Trieste’s Summer 2020 Beach Rules Dilemma
Summer 2020 is in full bloom in Friuli Venezia Giulia, as Triestini flock to the region’s beaches.
Measures have been set out to ensure the...
From Barcola To Contovello: A Walk To Remember
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...
Haunted Rotonda Pancera: The First Freemasons Temple in Trieste Is For Sale
By Alessandra Ressa
It is an unfortunate coincidence that two of the most beautiful neoclassical buildings in Trieste have been in a sorry state of...
Always Facing West: An Italian Expat in London
I was born and raised in Trieste and lived there until 2004 when I first moved to Dublin, then Paris, Barcelona and eventually to...
A Pre-Phase Two Walk to the Hospital Turned Cathartic Hike
By Victor Caneva
Our move to Trieste has not been what we expected. After falling in love with this mysterious city, we finally moved here...
The Aristocratic Hill of Scorcola: a Maze of Narrow Lanes That Hold Treasures and...
By Alessandra Ressa
If you are in the mood for a beautiful walk that will ensure bizarre art, a step back in history, mazes of...
Expecting the Unexpected: Italy Entering Phase Two
On May 4, the Italian government loosened some lockdown rules, including allowing citizens to frequent public parks and to visit family members throughout their...
Phase Two: Crowds Gather in Trieste
Trieste residents congregate days after Italy enters phase two.
Photographs of people gathering together in via Cavana and Via Torino, as well as Barcola and other loved...
Trieste’s Schools to Reopen in September
Italy's schools will reopen in September, prime minister Giuseppe Conte said in an interview with Italian newspaper La Repubblica, but added that expert studies showed...
