Things to do in Trieste
Top sights and attractions to build your days around once you know when to go.
Miramare Castle
Miramare Castle is a 19th-century castle direct on the Gulf of Trieste between Barcola and Grignano in Trieste, northeastern Italy. It was built from 1856 to 1860 for Austrian Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian and his wife, Charlotte of Belgium, later Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico and Empress Carlota of Mexico, based on a design by Carl Junker.
Trieste Cathedral
Trieste Cathedral, dedicated to Saint Justus, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Trieste, in northeastern Italy. It is the seat of the Bishop of Trieste.
Risiera di San Sabba
Risiera di San Sabba was a Nazi concentration camp operating in Trieste. Officially designated as a police detention camp (Polizeihaftlager), it was the only one on Italian territory with a crematorium. It was primarily used to eliminate members of the resistance in the Operational Zone of the Adriatic Littoral (OZAK), but another important function was as a transit camp for Jews on the way to the extermination camps, primarily Auschwitz. It was a place typical of the Nazi system to help realize the final solution to the Jewish question and to suppress undesirable rebels, while on the other hand systematically exploiting the civilian population.
Stadio Giuseppe Grezar
Stadio Giuseppe Grezar is a multi-use stadium in Trieste, Italy. It was inaugurated in 1932 as the Stadio Littorio and was initially used as the stadium of U.S. Triestina Calcio matches. The capacity of the stadium was 8,000. It hosted the match between Czechoslovakia and Romania during the 1934 FIFA World Cup.
Stadio Nereo Rocco
Stadio Nereo Rocco is a football stadium in Trieste, Italy. Opened in 1992, it is the home of Triestina, named after the club's former player and manager Nereo Rocco. The stadium is located in the Valmaura district on the southern outskirts of the city, close to the club's former venue Stadio Giuseppe Grezar.
Grotta Gigante
Grotta Gigante, also known as Riesengrotte or as Grotta di Brisciachi, is a giant cave on the Italian side of the Trieste Karst (Carso), close to the village of Borgo Grotta Gigante or Briščiki in the municipality of Sgonico. Its central cavern is 107 m (351 ft) high, 65 m (213 ft) wide and 130 m (430 ft) long, putting it in the 1995 Guinness Book of Records as the world's largest show cave. This record was broken in 2010 when La Verna cave in the south west of France was opened to tourists, measuring 255 by 225 by 195 metres.
Synagogue of Trieste
The Synagogue of Trieste, also the Great Synagogue of Trieste, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, that is located at Via S. Francesco D'Assisi 19, Trieste, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, in Northern Italy. Designed by Ruggero Berlam and Arduino Berlam in the Romanesque Revival style, the synagogue was completed in 1912.
Vilenica Cave
Vilenica Cave or Vilenica Cave at Lokev is the oldest show cave in Europe. The first tourists to the cave were recorded in 1633. It is located next to the village of Lokev in the municipality of Sežana on the Karst Plateau in southwestern Slovenia.
Saint Spyridon Church
Saint Spyridon Serbian Orthodox Church is an Eastern Orthodox church located in Trieste, Italy. It is under jurisdiction of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Switzerland of the Serbian Orthodox Church.
Assumption of Mary Church, Koper
The Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary also called Koper Cathedral is the Catholic cathedral of the Diocese of Koper, in the city of Koper, Slovenia.
Trieste City Hall
Trieste City Hall is the seat of the city and commune of Trieste in the Italian region of Friuli Venezia Giulia. Situated on the eastern side of Piazza Unità d'Italia, the building serves as the headquarters of the city's administration and is one of the square's most prominent architectural landmarks. Designed by architect Giuseppe Bruni and completed in 1875 during the Austro-Hungarian period, the city hall is noted for its eclectic Neo-Renaissance design and distinctive central clock tower overlooking the Adriatic waterfront.
Brutti Palace
Brutti Mansion, also known as Brutti Palace, is an 18th-century mansion in Koper, a port town in southwestern Slovenia. Situated on the north side of Brolo Square, it now houses the central library of Koper.
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