We have no definite information about the times Giuseppe Tartini spent in Trieste. In various letters however, Tartini refers to Trieste, even addressing some of them to his nephew Pietro who lived...
Certain places are able to provide a better setting for listening to music than others. The city’s seafront is certainly one of those magical places where one can withdraw oneself and dedicate...
The Barcola Riviera is a long promenade that leads from a stand of pines with an adjoining car park area to the Miramare Castle. The whole route is on a pavement, with maritime pines overhead and a...
The Colle (hill) of San Giusto is the historical heart of the city and its buildings are witnesses to the various phases of its history. First fortified in prehistoric times, it later became the...
Inside you can admire the mosaics of the apse on the left with the Madonna amongst the Archangels from the 12th century and that on the right with the mosaic of Christ between San Giusto and San...
In the other wing, temporary exhibitions of great appeal are put on in rapid succession. The Civic Theatre Museum documents the life of theatre and music in Trieste from the 18th century through to...
In 1719 Emperor Charles VI of Habsburg established the Free Port in Trieste, transforming a small town into the main port of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Nine years later the Emperor arrived in the...
