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Miramare Castle
s 02 36 48 51 HOW AND WHERE Map of the centre of Trieste TOUR B - Cult and religion 05 Greek-Orthodox Church of San Nicolò dei Greci 06 Serbian-Orthodox Church of San Spiridione 07 Synagogue 08 Church of S. Antonio Taumaturgo o Nuovo 09 Church of San Silvestro 10 Parish Church of Santa Maria Maggiore Trieste’s main Museums 38 Museum of History and Art and Lapidary Garden 39 Railway Museum 40 Castle Museum and Lapidarium 41 “Diego De Henriquez Museum of War for Peace 42 Natural History Museum and Newspaper Library 43 Sartorio Museum 44 Morpurgo Museum 45 Ethnographic Museum of Servola 46 Museum of Oriental Art 47 Museum of Risorgimento and Oberdan Memorial Chapel 33 Postal Museum Poste Italiane Palace 48 Science Centre Immaginario Scientifico 49 Museum of the Sea 50 Sea Life Aquarium 51 Miramare Marine Reserve 52 Svevo Museum “A. Hortis” Town Library Joyce Museum Petrarca Museum 53 Revoltella Museum Gallery of Modern Art 54 Commercial Museum 55 Museum of the Risiera di S. Sabba 56 “Carlo Schmidl” Theatre Museum 57 “Carlo e Vera Wagner” Jewish Community Museum Tourist map and guide to the city Monuments, interesting places and themed tours TRIESTE TOUR C - Historic Cafés 58 Caffè Tommaseo 59 Caffè Torinese 60 Caffè Stella Polare 61 Pasticceria Pirona 62 Caffè San Marco TOUR D - Roman Trieste 11 Roman Theatre 12 Forensic Basilica 13 Arch of Riccardo 14 Antiquarium (via Donota) 15 Antiquarium (via Seminario) 16 Tetrapylon 17 Early Christian Basilica 18 Walls and olive press TOUR E - Jewish Trieste 07 Synagogue 19 Risiera di San Sabba 20 Via del Monte 21 Jewish Cemetery 22 Ghetto Trauner 23 Portizza 24 Casa Vivante 25 Palazzo Hierschel del Minerbi 26 Palazzo Hierschel 27 Palazzo Carciotti Other interesting places 01 Piazza Unità d’Italia 02 Miramare Castle 03 San Giusto Castle 04 San Giusto Cathedral 36 Victory Lighthouse 37 Opicina Tramway 31 Architectural Styles in Trieste 27 Palazzo Carciotti 28 Giuseppe Verdi Opera Theatre 29 Stock Exchange Palace 30 Palazzo Gopcevic 31 Railway station 32 RAS Palace 33 Postal Palace 34 Railway Palace 35 Casa Bartoli 47 33 34 37 07 30 62 56 27 58 26 05 06 60 08 Infopoint TurismoFVG Trieste 54 28 59 29 23 01 44 25 32 35 22 11 24 14 20 46 09 16 50 57 10 15 18 13 53 Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia 52 61 17 12 AUSTRIA Arta Terme 03 40 04 AUSTRIA 43 39 Tarvisio 38 A23 Tolmezzo Gemona del Friuli Piancavallo SLOVENIA Cividale del Friuli San Daniele del Friuli Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia UDINE SLOVENIA Italia PORDENONE Palmanova GORIZIA A28 A4 TREVISO 49 Europa Aeroporto FVG Ronchi dei Legonari A4 Aquileia VENEZIA Lignano Sabbiadoro Grado TRIESTE SLOVENIA HOW TO GET THERE 42 41 s By train www.trenitalia.it Call Centre 89.20.21 By plane Regional Airport of Trieste 40 km from Trieste and Udine 15 km from Gorizia 80 km from Pordenone www.aeroporto.fvg.it s By car Motorways A4 Torino - Trieste A23 Palmanova - Udine - Tarvisio A28 Portogruaro – Conegliano Design and Creation: Five Zone Udine _ Cartography: Tarabocchia _ Printing: La Tipografica - Basaldella _ English edition printed in february 2011 Texts by Info Point Trieste _ Translation by: D’Agostini Organizzazione Dipartimento linguistico Dagoservice _ Photographs: Turismo FVG Archive, Agorà Trieste, G. Crozzoli, M. Milani, A. Savella, M. Valdemarin. TOURIST INFORMATION AGENZIA TURISMOFVG Head office: piazza Manin, 10 Passariano - 33033 Codroipo (Ud) tel +39 0432 815111 / fax +39 0432 815199 [email protected] Info Discovery Card 19 INFOPOINT TURISMOFVG - Trieste via dell’Orologio,1 (on the corner with piazza Unità d’Italia) 34121 Trieste (Ts) tel +39 040 3478312 / fax +39 040 3478320 [email protected] 21 45 55 s Miramare Castle Trieste: guide to the city MONUMENTS, INTERESTING PLACES AND THEMED TOURS The monuments of the San Giusto hill, which date back to the Roman and Medieval ages, are evidence of life in a very old Trieste. On the contrary, the beginning of the city’s modern history may be 1740, the year in which Maria Theresa sat on the throne of Austria affecting, with reforms and initiatives, most of Austrian life and, as a consequence, the fate of Trieste. Trieste stands out against the blue sea and sky of the northern Adriatic region, looking like a sort of last Mediterranean mirage to those who travel along this stretch of coast. Trieste’s originality and diversity can be seen in the succession of streets and beautiful squares overlooked by imposing palaces of considerable architectural value. The city centre comprises magnificent buildings, often in the neoclassical style, situated next to interesting examples of eclectic, art nouveau and neo-gothic style. Trieste, molo Audace Trieste, piazza Unità d’Italia Trieste, sunset on the sea Ponterosso and the S. Antonio Trieste, Piazza Unità d’Italia Duino, the Castle Piazza Unità d’Italia Miramare Castle EUROPE’S LARGEST SQUARE OVERLOOKING THE SEA THE WHITE FAIRY-TALE CASTLE STANDING SHEER ABOVE THE SEA 01 Piazza Unità d’Italia Thinking of those overlooking the sea, Piazza Unità d’Italia can be considered one of the largest and most beautiful squares in the world. Designed by architect G. Bruni in 1879 and renovated in 1999 by architect B. Huet, it is framed by imposing buildings. With one’s back to the sea, from left to right one can see the Palazzo del Governo (Government Pal- 02 Miramare Castle ace - architect E. Hartmann, 1905), the seat of the Prefecture, Palazzo Stratti (architect A. Buttazzoni, 1839), Palazzo Modello (architect G. Bruni, 1873), Palazzo del Municipio (Town Hall – architect G. Bruni, 1875), Palazzo Pitteri, the only one that dates back to the 18th century (architect U. Moro, 1790), Ex Palazzo Vanoli (architects E. Geiringer and G. Righetto, 1873), Palazzo del Lloyd Triestino, now the seat of the Region (architect H. Von Ferstel, 1883). The square is enriched with two other eighteenth-century elements: the baroque Fountain of the Four Continents (the fifth, Australia, had not been discovered yet) by architect Mazzoleni (1751) and the column with the statue of the Emperor Charles VI (Fusconi, 1728). At the end of the Strada Costiera (Coast Road), coming from Venice, one is dazzled by a white building standing on a headland that seems to be dropping into the sea: the Miramare Castle. The castle and its park were commissioned by Maximilian of Habsburg, the brother of the Emperor Franz Joseph. Born in Vienna in 1832, Maximilian arrived in Trieste for the first time in 1850. In 1855, after becoming rear-admiral of the Austrian fleet, he decided to settle in the city. He chose Miramare as the place for building his residence, which was designed by architect Carl Junker according to specific requirements of the nobleman, respecting the eclectic style that was in fashion at the time. In 1860 Maximilian and his young wife, Charlotte of Belgium, entered the new residence. But in 1864 they were already leaving for Mexico: Maximilian was offered the “crown” of emperor of that Country, which was torn by serious internal contrasts. But his dreams ended there: he was shot in Querétaro in 1867. Charlotte, who had gone back to Europe some months before, began to show signs of madness: first she retired in the park’s small Castle, then she moved to Belgium, where she died in 1927. The cas- tle’s environments are characterised by very different styles: on the ground floor there are Maximilian and Charlotte’s apartments. The interiors reflect the trends of that age: this was the archduke’s wish, who gave very precise instructions to the Austrian decorators Franz and Julius Hofmann. The visit starts from Maximilian’s bedroom, the so-called “cabin” (its low ceiling recalls the proportions of a ship cabin) and the studio Novara, which imitates the stern wardroom of the frigate “Novara”. Maximilian’s apartment ends with the library, where over 7,000 volumes are preserved. Charlotte’s apartment follows: in the bedroom built in the turret, a picture by the Belgian Jean Portaels depicts her (1857) and, in front of it, there is the fortepiano that Charlotte played. After the bedroom and the changing room, one reaches a hall with watercolour panels, which depict the building of the castle, and the photographs taken from Maximilian’s album. The Chapel and the Windrose Room conclude the visit on the ground floor, the only one where the couple lived. Through the honour staircase, which allows to admire the gulf towards Trieste and towards Duino, one reaches the first floor, where one accesses some rooms renovated in the Thirties to accommodate Amedeo, Duke of Aosta, and his family. The rooms are furnished in a functionalist style and still preserve original pieces of furniture. The first floor, intended for guests, was ended around 1870 and is in the neo-Renaissance and neo-Baroque styles, typical of the Second Empire fashion. From the landing one reaches the reception rooms, among which the Sala dei Regnanti (Sovereigns’ Room), the Sala delle Udienze (Audience Room), the Salotti Orientali (Oriental Sitting Rooms), the Sala Storica (Historical Room) and, finally, the Sala del Trono (Throne Room), the most important room in the castle. From the Castle’s large square one can see the wideness of the park, which extends over 22 hectares. It is a mix of botanical garden, English-style garden and Italianstyle garden, rich in rare and exotic plants. Buildings with various uses enrich the Park: at the main entrance the Stables, which is now an exhibition space; towards the exit of Grignano the Small Castle, where Charlotte lived after returning from Mexico in 1866 and which today is the visitor centre of the Miramare Marine Reserve. Info: tel +39 040 224143 - Bus 6, 36 San Giusto Castle and Cathedral 03 San Giusto Castle Built between 1471 and 1630 on the homonymous hill, the San Giusto Castle was the heart of the old city. From the top one can enjoy a view over most of the city. The building, started at the end of the 15th century, has an irregular plan with a central part commissioned by Friedrich II (1471), the round bastion that dates back to the Venetian age (1509), the Hoyos-Lalio bastion of 1561 and the 04 San Giusto Cathedral Pomis bastion, called flowered, built in 1630. The castle has never had defence functions, it was only used to control the city. Today, one can visit the museum, the armoury and the lapidarium. Info: tel +39 040 309362 - Bus 24 The San Giusto Cathedral was born in the 14th century from the union of two previous ninth-century and tenth-century basilicas; standing on a worship area of the Romanesque age, on the outside it is enriched with a Gothic rose window in white stone. The interior is divided into five naves, rich in works of art. The mosaics of the apse and walls provide a remarkable effect. Info: tel +39 040 309666 - Bus 24 A B Trieste literary tours James Joyce James Joyce, born in Dublin in 1882 and died in Zurich in 1941, is one of the main European writers of the twentieth century. He spent two periods in Trieste from 1904 to 1915 and from 1919 to 1920. Here, he finished the writing of “Dubliners” and “A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man”. In Trieste, he also wrote the prose poem “Giacomo Joyce” and the drama “Exiles”. TOUR Trieste literary tours gie Duinensi”. A panoramic path, which is accessible both from the Strada Costiera (Coast Road) in Sistiana and from the centre of Duino and which stretches in a wonderful natural setting, is na- med after him. By following it, it is possible to walk in woodland areas and to enjoy amazing views overlooking the sea. Scipio Slataper Was born in Trieste on 14th July 1888 and died on 3rd December 1915 on the Podgora, fighting with the Italians. In “Il mio Carso” (My Karst) Slataper deals with the relationship between Trieste and its Slovenian hinterland and the peculiarities that derive from it. Fulvio Tomizza Born in Materada, Istria, in 1935 and died in Trieste in 1999, shared with clear awareness in the agony of those who lived in these lands (Materada, La ragazza di Petrovia, Il bosco di Acacie). (path of about 2 km - Bus 44) C Roman Trieste TOUR TOUR Trieste’s historic Cafés Roman Trieste CAFÉS IN A RETRO STYLE, OF CENTRAL EUROPEAN TRADITION A TOUR THROUGH THE CENTURIES IN THE HEART OF TERGESTE recalls the interiors of a luxury ship; today the café, renovated in the last months of 2009, is almost completely original. (59) Caffè Torinese (Corso Italia, 2 - corner via Roma) A gem characterised by wooden interiors, built in 1915 and active with a licence since 1925. The furniture was made by Debelli, a Julian fine worker in ebony, who designed the interiors of two famous transatlantic liners (Saturnia and Vulcania), made in the Monfalcone shipyards. In fact, the boiserie (61) Pasticceria Pirona (Largo Barriera Vecchia, 12) A gem built at the beginning of the last century in Art Nouveau style, in 1991 it was awarded the title of Historic Café, because it preserved the furnishings and atmosphere of past times. Frequented by James Joyce, who had lived at 32 Via Oriani, next to the chemist’s shop, it immediately became the meet- (60) Caffè Stella Polare (via Dante, 14) An elegant café that dates back to 1865; it preserves the large mirrors – those in the hall are original – which came by sea at the beginning of the 20th century and which, still today, furnish the café providing, together with the stuccos, an Austrian-Hungarian touch. At the moment of its greatest splendour, the Caffè Stella Polare had a cherry wood bar and was equipped with billiard rooms, meeting rooms and reading rooms; it was frequented by shopkeepers and intellectuals of the German colony and by Triestine and foreign men of letters. During the Anglo-American occupation it became a famous ballroom that contributed, like other cafés and bars, to several weddings between local girls and allied soldiers. (07) Synagogue One of Europe’s biggest synagogues, built in 1912 according to the plan by Arduino and Ruggero Berlam. Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890), a famous British consul, explorer, translator, orientalist, ended his adventurous life in Trieste; here, he wrote a book on the Roman Thermae of Monfalcone and his most renowned book: the translation of “The Arabian nights” published in sixteen volumes from 1885 to 1888 with the title of “One thousand and one nights”. D (58) Caffè Tommaseo (Piazza Tommaseo, 4/c) The oldest café in Trieste, it is difficult to establish its date of origin: after some restoration works, it was re-opened in 1830 by Tommaso Marcato from Padua, hence its first name “Caffè Tommaso”, and decorated by the painter Gatteri and adorned with large mirrors from Belgium. The Café, a meeting place of artists, men of letters and businessmen, often housed exhibitions and concerts; a curiosity, which emerged by the archives of the café, is a sale contract of 1830, in which the buyer is the Countess Lipomana, a name under which Carolina Bonaparte, Gioacchino Murat’s widow, concealed her identity. In 1848 the Café was named after the Dalmatian writer and patriot Tommaseo, who is still remembered by a series of mementos; after the hanging of Guglielmo Oberdan, the café recovered its original name, which was kept until 1918, when the passage of the city to Italy allowed the café to be called Tommaseo again. (06) Serbian-Orthodox Church of San Spiridione Opened to worship in 1868 and built in neo-Byzantine style, it is characterised by sumptuous interiors thanks to the impressing presence of gold decorations. Scipio Slataper - Fulvio Tomizza - Richard Francis Burton Rainer Maria Rilke The poet from Prague (but of Austrian origin) Rainer Maria Rilke stayed at the Duino Castle in 1911 and 1912 as a guest of the Princes of Thurn and Taxis: here, he drew inspiration for the lines of his “Ele- (05) Greek-Orthodox Church of San Nicolò dei Greci The building is characterized by a neo-classical façade whereas, inside, it preserves the eighteenthcentury structure rich in wonderful decorations. It also preserves precious liturgical furnishings. Trieste can also be enjoyed through the eyes of another poet: Umberto Saba. The son of U. A. Poli and of R. Coen, his pen name was inspired by his beloved wet nurse. “Coi miei occhi” (With my eyes) is his first collection of poems (1912): the poet looks at himself through the city of Trieste, which is a constant and essential presence in all his works. In via San Nicolò there is still the homonymous bookshop, which he managed since 1919. Italo Svevo 3 Via del Monte, the Berlitz School at 4 Piazza Ponterosso, where he learnt English and met James Joyce, who taught there, the Union Bank at 1 Via Einaudi, his first job, the Caffé Garibaldi in Piazza Unità d’Italia, the Town Library at 4 Piazza Hortis, where he read works by great European writers on whom he published his articles, Villa Veneziani and the factory at 22/24 Via Italo Svevo, Villa Tika at 18 Via Nazionale and Villa Letizia at 8 Via Basovizza in Opicina. Trieste, a city of cult and religion Umberto Saba The lives of many famous men who were born in Trieste or spent part of their lives in Trieste have found their ideal setting on the Rive (city shores) and in the harsh Karst inland. Following their steps can be intriguing and interesting. Ettore Schmitz, better known as Italo Svevo, born in Trieste in 1861 and a friend of James Joyce, is one of the main contemporary Italian writers. The places of his life and those mentioned in his novels (Una vita, Senilità, Coscienza di Zeno) still evoke an irresistible charm: the house in which he was born at 16 Viale XX Settembre, the Schmitz family’s house at 12 Via Carducci, the Rivoltella Business School at 12 Via Carducci, which he attended after the Jewish primary schools at TOUR Even his most famous work, “Ulysses”, was planned in Trieste, where he also wrote some of its most significant chapters. The Irish writer moved to various homes during his stay in Trieste: all his homes are traceable and the places he frequented are several and reconstructable. ing place of the business middle class and of the intelligentsia of Trieste. Italo Svevo and Umberto Saba, just to name a few, were not indifferent to the attraction of the typical cakes. (62) Caffè San Marco (via Battisti, 18) The Caffè San Marco, born at the beginning of the 20th century as an elegant café, immediately became the meeting place of students and intellectuals, as well as of young irredentists. Due to this characteristic, in May of 1915 a group of soldiers of the Austro-Hungarian army broke into the café, destroyed it and set it on fire and ordered its permanent closing; luckily, the fire did not damage the beauty of the bar. Afterwards, from the end of the First World War to the end of the Second World War, the café remained abandoned, a condition from which it recovered also by initiative of Assicurazioni Generali, thanks to a series of comprehensive repairs. The furniture and decorations of the Caffè San Marco follow the style of the Viennese Secession and are matched with an Art Nouveau style that provides an incredible suggestion. The elegant artistic work was created by artists like Barison, Cambon, Flumiani and Guido Marussig, Vito Timmel. Among the intellectuals and artists that have frequented it over the years, we would like to remember Italo Svevo, Umberto Saba, James Joyce, Giani Stuparich, Virgilio Giotti, Giorgio Voghera and Claudio Magris. The city excavations of the twentieth century have brought to life new aspects of the ancient Roman city that extended in the area comprised between the Rive (city shores) and the San Giusto Hill. The colony was probably founded by Julius Caesar about the middle of the 1st century B.C. According to previous evidence, the name “Tergeste” derived from the root “terg” (market). Originally built on the slopes of the San Giusto Hill, it was enclosed by walls, probably commissioned by Octavian in 33 B.C. The expansion, which caused the city to reach the sea, probably ended in the 3rd century A.D. 11 Roman Theatre 12 Forensic Basilica 13 Arch of Riccardo The theatre is located outside the Late-Republican walls of Tergeste and dates back to the Augustan age, with reconstructions in the Neronian and Flavian-Trajan ages. The ambulatory, the stands and the bases of the pillars are preserved. The theatre had a capacity of about 6000 people and overlooked the sea. On the San Giusto Hill one can see the wall structures of the forensic basilica, dating back to the middle of the 1st century, characterised by 2 apses and divided into 3 naves. The close forum was located west. More south, one can see the remains of a sacred building preceded by a monumental entrance, the propylaeum. A monument dating back to the 1st century and built at the gate of the Late-Republican walls. At present it is partially incorporated in the adjoining building, inside which its remains are visible. 14 Antiquarium (via Donota) 15 Antiquarium (via Seminario) 16 Tetrapylon A domus built between the end of the 1st century B.C. and the end of the 1st century A.D., placed on two terraces, it seems characterised by several phases of use: at first a house, in the 2nd century a funerary enclosure was built on its ruins, where many graves and amphora burials were found. An area characterised by a stretch of Late-Republican walls, under which there probably was a ditch. Here, from the 2nd century A.D. a terraced structure was built. A first-century monument situated at the base of the road that linked the coast to the San Giusto hill, along via Capitelli, it is characterised by four columns leaning against angular pillars covered by a rich vegetation. Around the 4th century it was enclosed in the defence walls and used as a tower. 17 Early Christian Basilica 18 Walls and Olive Press Situated outside the walls, on the old coastal road (now Via Madonna del Mare); the building had a cruciform ground plan. Today one can see two phases testified by mosaic floors with geometric patterns, which can be dated back to the end of the 4th-5th century. (visits: Wed. 10 a.m. - 12 noon) Near the Late-Roman walls that stretched down via Capitelli, an olive press has come to light: some pressing elements are still visible. Moreover, a large tower can be seen near the Church of San Silvestro. E Other interesting places TOUR Jewish Trieste TO THE DISCOVERY OF A FASCINATING SIDE OF TRIESTE Over the centuries Trieste has been a crossroads of peoples and races from different places and of different religions, whose presence can still be seen and experienced in a unique setting. The “Jewish” Trieste we propose will allow to discover the culture and the history of this fascinating people. Neo-classical Style Eclectic Style Art Nouveau Style 27 Palazzo Carciotti (architect M. Pertsch, 1800) 13 Riva III Novembre 30 Palazzo Gopcevic (architect G. Berlam, 1850) 4 Via Rossini 35 Casa Bartoli (architect M. Fabiani, 1905) 7 Piazza della Borsa 28 “Giuseppe Verdi” Opera Theatre (architect M. Pertsch, 1801) 1 Piazza Verdi 31 Railway Station (1878) Piazza della Libertà Other Art Nouveau buildings can be found at 21, 23 and 25 Via Commerciale, at 35 Viale XX Settembre, at 12 Via Tigor and in many other places of the city. 29 Stock Exchange Palace (architect Mollari, 1806) 14 Piazza della Borsa 08 Church of Sant’Antonio Taumaturgo o Nuovo (architect P. Nobile, 1840) Piazza S. Antonio Nuovo 32 RAS Palace (1912) Piazza della Repubblica 33 Postal Palace (1894) Via Vittorio Veneto 34 Railway Palace (1840) Piazza Vittorio Veneto Trieste’s main Museums 36 Victory Lighthouse 37 Opicina Tramway The lighthouse was built by Berlam and Mayer in 1927. An Istrian stone structure on the top of which there is the lantern with a scaled dome on which a bronze winged Victory stands. It signals the port of Trieste but it is also a memorial that commemorates the sailors who died in the First World War. An electric tramway – with a funicular railway stretch unique of its kind – opened in 1902, which links the city centre with the plateau. Its steep route is a great opportunity to enjoy an amazing view of the city and of the Trieste gulf. Getting off at the Obelisk stop, one can access the wonderful panoramic promenade that leads to the town of Prosecco. 19 Risiera di San Sabba 20 Via del Monte 21 Jewish Cemetery Declared a National Monument in 1965, it was named in this way as it was created inside the old rice husking factory; it was the only extermination camp in Italy. Here, the Nazis interned Jews and other people, and then moved them to the lagers of Eastern Europe. In this area a crematorium was built, which was blown up by the Germans before the end of the war. The site, in fact, was also used to eliminate hostages, partisans, political prisoners and Jews. (5 via Giovanni Palatucci) A fundamental place for the life of the Jewish community, also celebrated by twentieth-century writer and poet Umberto Saba. On the top there was the old cemetery, which was used for 400 years, and at numbers 3 and 5 there was the Scola Vivante, a Jewish temple where the Spanish rite was practiced. At number 5 there is the “Carlo e Vera Wagner” Jewish Community Museum, which focuses on the history and on the social life of the Jews in Trieste. The building was once used as a hospital and, since the 1930s, as a Jewish Agency for the reception of the European Jews coming to Trieste or to help the Jews who wanted to embark for Israel or for the United States of America. Not far from the Risiera, used since 1943 after the closing of the old cemetery of Via del Monte. Walking among the old graves of the most important Jewish families surrounded by a rich vegetation will be a unique experience. One reads the names of the Morpurgo de Nilma or of the de Parente families. Then, on the right, a memorial monument remembers the members of the Community who were deported to the concentration camps during the Second World War. (4 via della Pace) (44) Morpurgo Museum (47) Museum of Risorgimento Oberdan Memorial Chapel Situated in the Borgo Teresiano, this museum is a beautiful example of middle-class house of the second half of the nineteenth century. Gorgeously furnished, it is characterised by the exceptional state of preservation and richness of the interiors, each of which represents a different historical style. Info: 5 via Imbriani tel +39 040 636969 It displays documents, photographs, uniforms, relics and paintings related to facts and characters of the Risorgimento and irredentist events. There is also the Memorial Chapel of Guglielmo Oberdan, a Triestine patriot executed as he had made an attempt on the life of the Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph in 1882. Info: 5 via XXIV Maggio tel +39 040 361675 (38) Museum of History and Art and Lapidary Garden (40) Castle Museum and Lapidarium (42) Natural History Museum and Newspaper Library (45) Ethnographic Museum of Servola (33) Postal Museum Poste Italiane Palace Dedicated to local archaeology (prehistory, proto-history and Roman age), it is enriched with collections coming from the Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan and Maya worlds. It displays the antiques found in the city and in the surrounding territory. The Lapidary Garden preserves gravestones and monuments of the Roman age and the cenotaph of the archaeologist Winckelmann, who died in Trieste in 1768. Info: 15 via della Cattedrale tel +39 040 308686 Situated inside the Castle, the museum offers a rich collection of arms coming from private collections donated to the city at the beginning of the twentieth century. In the renovated part of the Lalio Bastion the Lapidarium was set up, where one can see inscriptions, sculptures, bas-reliefs and Trieste architectural fragments dating back to the Roman age. Info: 3 piazza Cattedrale tel +39 040 3220289 The Natural History Museum, founded in 1846, displays an important entomological collection, which contains specimens of zoology, mineralogy, botany, geology and palaeontology (a complete hadrosaur skeleton is displayed), African fauna, collections of corals and madrepores, ornithological collections, collections of amphibians, reptiles and mammals. Info: 4 via dei Tominz tel +39 040 6758658 Set up by private initiative, the museum documents the habits and customs of Servola with photographs, old edicts and various objects. It reconstructs domestic environments, among which a kitchen with an oven for bread making. Info: 52 via del Pane Bianco tel +39 040 827248 Opened in 1997 in the Poste Italiane Palace, it recalls the dawning of the “postal culture” of the Friuli Venezia Giulia region and of the neighbouring countries. Info: 1 piazza Vittorio Veneto tel +39 040 6764264 (46) Museum of Oriental Art Interactive and multimedia science museum; it is situated in one of the main multi-sector Science and Technology Park on an international level – the Area Science Park – which has granted it the title of Science City. The museum combines interactive games and multimedia shows with the pleasure of discovery and knowledge, it proposes paths, exhibitions and activities aimed at promoting science and technology culture and is divided into three sections: Fenomena, Kaelido and Cosmo. Info: 15 Riva Massimiliano e Carlotta, - Grignano tel +39 040 224424 (39) Railway Museum It displays about fifteen locomotives, some of which are steam locomotives, and testifies the history of railways in Trieste with model trains, relics, photographs and documents. Info: 1 via Giulio Cesare tel +39 040 3794185 (41) “Diego De Henriquez” Museum of War for Peace An exhibition of military relics from the two World Wars collected by Diego de Henriquez, a scholar from Trieste, to make visitors think over the results of the use of human intelligence for war purposes and for peace purposes. Info: 37 via Revoltella tel +39 040 948430 Heavy vehicles and artilleries 24 via Cumano (43) Sartorio Museum Housed in a renovated 18th-century villa, this museum preserves the 19th-century furnishings chosen by the Sartorio family. It displays 17thcentury and 18th-century paintings, Flemish tapestries, Biedermeier furniture, 18th-century Italian majolica items, ancient and contemporary painting and sculpture works and a collection of Tiepolo drawings. Info: 1 Largo Papa Giovanni XXIII tel +39 040 301479 Trieste’s Museum of Oriental Art houses collections and objects of Oriental Art, as well as travel memories, arms, musical instruments, evidence of various kind and ethnic-anthropological finds coming from the whole Asian area, in particular from China and Japan and acquired by the Museums of History and Art of Trieste starting from the second half of the 19th century. Info: 1 via S. Sebastiano tel +39 040 3220736 (09) Church of San Silvestro Located in a nerve centre of Trieste, it was a Catholic church until 1784, when it was sold to the Swiss Community and afterwards, in 1927, it became a Waldensian church. Considered the oldest in town, as there is evidence of it already in the Roman age, it is characterized, after several changes, by a Baroque and neo-classical façade. Afterwards, the latter was combined with precious elements, such as the Romanesque double lancet windows, the windows of Oriental taste and the Romanesque interior. Inside, the acoustics are amazing. (10) Parish Church of Santa Maria Maggiore Called “of the Jesuits” to remember its origin, it is the only example of Baroque style among the local churches and can be considered, owing to its artistic richness and to the city’s history, one of the most important religious buildings in Trieste. It was commissioned by the Company of Jesus in October of 1627. The religious building is dedicated to the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary. Jewish Trieste Trieste’s main Museums Trieste, diverse architectural styles (08) Church of San Antonio Taumaturgo o Nuovo An imposing and simple neoclassical building (1840, architect Pietro Nobile, one of the greatest exponents of neo-classical architecture in Trieste). (48) Science Centre Immaginario Scientifico 22 Ghetto Trauner and of Riborgo 07 Synagogue 23 Arch of the Portizza Also known as the old Ghetto, it was set up in 1695 following a political compromise between the Municipality and the delegate Imperial Austria, that shared the power in Trieste, to fulfil the wish of a minority of noblemen who could not stand the continuous economic growth of the Jews. However, the 11 Jewish families of that period did not want to stay in such a narrow and damp place and, thanks to their objections and protests, the area known as the Ghetto of Riborgo was born. In 1785, at the wish of Emperor Joseph II, it was finally abolished, together with all Jewish marks (such as the yellow O that the Jew had to carry on their clothes). The renovations of the ghetto started in the 1930s to build the Casa del Fascio and to give respite to the Roman Theatre. Such works caused the disappearance of part of the ghetto, including the four synagogues or scole in it. The synagogue of via San Francesco is one of the symbolic buildings of the multi-religious Trieste. Designed by architects Ruggero and Arduino Berlam, the monumental synagogue was opened in 1912 and clearly represents the influence achieved by the Jewish Community in the city’s economic and cultural life. The Temple, one of the biggest and most magnificent in Europe, is characterised by oriental elements in the double lancet windows, in the columns, in the engravings and in the characteristic rose windows that form the Star of David. Inside the complex one finds an oratory, today used during the week, during the fasting days and the half feasts, and the big synagogue used in the main feasts; it is one of the most interesting temples of the period of emancipation and, at present, the point of reference for the Jewish Community. Different styles are combined in an original and charming structure, characterised by bright and elegant interiors, which culminates in four strong marble pillars that support an imposing central dome. (19 via San Francesco Piazza Giotti) It was the entrance to the Jewish Ghetto, historically the economic centre of the city: today a tangle of narrow streets full of antique shops and second-hand book shops, in the past an area populated by Jewish traders, with their goods displayed untidily, teeming with voices and colours. From this atmosphere the Triestine expression “far gheto” – meaning “to make mess, make noise” – was born. 25 Palazzo Hierschel del Minerbi 26 Palazzo Hierschel 27 Palazzo Carciotti It belonged to a rich Jewish trader that commissioned it in 1833; in front of it, on the corner with via Dante, there is a palace in eclectic style, which once belonged to the Treves family, from which the founders of the homonymous Milan publisher – founded in 1861 – were descended. (9 Corso Italia) An imposing neo-classical palace commissioned in 1825 by the family of Jewish traders Hierschel, the result of Buttazzoni’s architectural genius. (14/16 Via Rossini) The first and most original neoclassical example in Trieste, designed by architect Matteo Pertsch in 1802. (13 Riva III Novembre) 24 Casa Vivante A big eighteenth-century palace. At the wish and by permission of Joseph II in 1781 the Jews could attend all the public schools and set up in this building their own school, in use until 1851. This initiative has distinguished the city of Trieste for the precocity of the emancipation from coercive rules on the education of youths. (4 piazza Benco) Trieste’s main Museums (49) Museum of the Sea A museum that tells the story of the marine of Trieste and of the shipbuilding industry from the beginnings to the 19th century, with a broad focus on the evolution of ships and of the instruments used for sailing. One can find models of ancient boats, from the origins to the Middle Ages, together with panels that explain the development of the first crafts and boats in the classical age. It is also possible to visit a section dedicated to fishing and a section dedicated to J. F. Ressel, the inventor of the ship’s propeller. Info: 5 via Campo Marzio tel +39 040 304987 (50) Sea Life Aquarium A museum set up in the Art Nouveau building of the former Fish Market (architect G. Polli, 1913). It comprises 25 pools that receive, when it falls down, the water drawn directly from the sea and pushed into the clock tower up to 10 metres of height. It houses a wide sampling of the marine and tropical fauna. Info: 2 Molo Pescheria tel +39 040 306201 (51) Miramare Marine Reserve (53) Revoltella Museum Gallery of Modern Art (55) Museum of the Risiera di S. Sabba A protected coastal marine area of about 121 hectares (30 hectares on the coast and 90 at sea), officially become a State Reserve in 1986. Since then it has been entrusted to the management of WWF. In the adjoining research centre one can visit 4 exhibition halls that propose a virtual dive into the typical fauna and flora of Trieste’s coast. Underwater tours are available upon booking. Bathing, sailing and fishing are prohibited in the reserve. Info: 349 viale Miramare tel +39 040 224147 Nineteenth-century residence of Baron Pasquale Revoltella, gorgeously furnished. It was donated by the Baron himself to the Municipality of Trieste so that it could become a Museum and Gallery of Modern Art. It displays nineteenthcentury Italian painting (O. Borrani, F. Nittis, A. Mancini) and sculpture (L. Bistolfi, D. Barcaglia, P. Canonica and D. Trentacoste). There are also important collections of nineteenth-century and twentieth-century international painting (F. von Stuck, L. Zorn,I. Zuloaga, G. Bilbao y Martinez), the art in the 1920s and 1930s (V. Bolaffio, A. Nathan,P. Marussig, E. Sambo, C. Sbisà, D. Stultus, M. Mascherini, R. Rovan). At the base of the big staircase one can admire the sculptural group (P. Magni) depicting the piercing of the Isthmus of Suez, in which the Baron Revoltella engaged himself. Info: 27 via Diaz tel +39 040 6754350 Declared a National Monument in 1965 with a decree of the President of the Italian Republic, it was renovated in 1975 by architect Romano Boico. Born as a rice husking building, during the German occupation the Risiera became first a place for sorting people towards the concentration camps for political prisoners, partisans and Jews, and then the only extermination camp in Italy equipped with a crematorium. Info: 5 via G. Palatucci tel +39 040 8262902 (52) Svevo Museum “A. Hortis” Town Library Joyce Museum Petrarca Museum The Svevo Museum, a documentation centre, preserves the letters and the original editions of the books by the Triestine writer Italo Svevo, as well as the private library, a recent bequest from the writer’s daughter. The Town Library preserves the historical memories of the city distributed in 420,000 volumes, newspapers, magazines and manuscripts. The Joyce Museum is one of the most complete study centres in Italy dedicated to Irish writer James Joyce: it promotes the knowledge of the writer through works, exhibitions, conferences and multimedia materials. Info: 13 via Madonna del Mare tel +39 040 3593611 (54) Commercial Museum This Museum, set up by the Chamber of Commerce of Trieste, opened on 20th October 2005, is housed on the piano nobile (principal floor) of “Palazzo Dreher”, designed in 1909-1910 by the Viennese architect Emil Bressler and modified to house the “New Stock Exchange” in 1928-1929 by the Triestine architect Gustavo PulitzerFinaly, the founder of modern Italian ship interior design. Info: 7 via San Nicolò (2nd floor) tel +39 040 6701234/229 (56) Carlo Schmidl Theatre Museum The museum, thanks to its collections of posters, playbills, photographs, prints, musical instruments and various objects, runs through Trieste’s music and theatre history. The material displayed here comes from Carlo Schmidl’s bequest and from the archives of Trieste’s Theatres. The Library, specialized in music and shows, the newspaper library, the photographic archives and the multimedia library, complete its extremely rich heritage. Info: 4 via Rossini tel +39 040 6754072 (57) “Carlo e Vera Wagner” Jewish Community Museum It displays ritual art objects belonging to the Jewish Community, real evidence of the Jewish life in Trieste. Info: 5 via del Monte tel +39 040 633819