Exploring Opicina’s German Bunkers: Impressive Remains Of Nazi Fortifications
by Alessandra Ressa
During World War II Trieste was vital for strategic control of the Adriatic Sea. Nazi Germany considered it a hot spot, and...
From the First ER to Luxury Apartments: the Story of the Red Cross Building...
by Alessandra Ressa
Did you know that the first Emergency Room in Trieste was located at the very beginning of via San Francesco?
Known as...
Casa Mauroner: via Torino’s Best Preserved Secret
by Alessandra Ressa
Most people know via Torino for being Trieste's busiest nightlife destination, with bars and restaurants crowding the little pedestrian strip left and...
April 25th: St. Mark’s Day In Venice
by In Trieste
April 25th is an important date in the Italian history: the Liberation from the Nazi-Fascists in 1945 and it is therefore a national holiday. For Venice there’s an...
Italy Celebrates 77th Anniversary of Liberation Day
by InTrieste
Italy celebrates the 76th Festa della Liberazione on April 25th, an annual public holiday marking the country’s liberation from German occupation and fascist...
Past and Present of Trieste’s Jewish Ghettos
by Alessandra Ressa
Trieste's history is firmly intertwined with its Jewish community that greatly contributed to the city's economic and cultural growth for centuries. The great...
Trieste’s Intellectual Past: Yugoslavian Nobel Prize Winner Who Lived in Piazza Venezia
by Alessandra Ressa
After the war in former Yugoslavia broke out in 1991, Ivo Andric was able to capture the reason for the conflict perfectly in...
Discovering Trieste’s water cave: Carso’s forbidden gold and emerald wonder
By Alessandra Ressa
Located just off the village of Ternova, near Samatorza, along the Italian – Slovenian border, Trieste's water cave (Grotta dell'Acqua) is a hidden...
Trieste’s house of sorrows: a place of torture and death in San Vito during...
By Alessandra Ressa
There is a street missing a number in the residential neighborhood of San Vito, in Trieste.
Although many of the elegant old villas...
The Day Trieste’s First Tram Came Into Service
by Alessandra Ressa
Even before the advent of electricity, which revolutionized public transport together with street lightning and industry, Trieste had an extensive trolley service...
