hotel in Trieste

Museums in Trieste

• Museo Revoltella, Museo di Storia, Arte e Orto Lapidario, Museo di Storia Naturale,Museo della Comunità Ebraica di Trieste, Railway Museum Trieste Campo Marzio, San Giusto Museum,

Exhibitions / Art galeries Trieste

• Immaginario Scientifico Science Centre

Cultural activities in Trieste

• Trieste Festival of Latin-American Cinema, Festival Internazionale dell´Operetta

Historic monuments in Trieste

• The Roman Theatre, Il Faro della Vittoria, Arco di Riccardo, Synagogue, Museo della Risiera di San Sabba, Capitoline Temple, Church of San Giovanni, Roman forum and civic building, Castle of San Giusto, The Miramare Castle

Shopping in Trieste

• Ghetto, Piazza Unità

Day trip

• 1) The pretty island of Grado just to the west makes a good half day boat trip (ticket retour 6 €)
• 2) Grotta Gigante - The Giant cave claims to be the biggest tourist cave in the world (since 1997 in the Guinness´book of records): 15 km by city bus #42 or the tram of Opicinathen 1 hour walking along the path #26. The enormous hall is 107 metres high, 280 metres long and 65 metres large. The multi-lingual guided tour takes about 45 minutes. You can also visit the Museum of Speleology is near the cave and besides the various speleological, geological and paleontological finds it also includes some valuable archeological pieces and a poster collection of the cave. Two wide parking lots are available on the outside.
• 3) The Slovenian coastal cities of Koper and Piran are about 30 minutes away (1 hour by bus) and make a great day trip: The twin cities of Gorizia (in Italy) and Nova Gorica (in Slovenia) are around 45 minutes by train from Trieste.

Group activities

• Coach tour of Trieste 040 308536, (040 311529, incoming@promotrieste: t). Saturday 2-4:30pm. Sightseeing tour starts outside the railway station (Piazza Libertà 8). Booking and ticket purchase (5,20 Euro) at the Eurostar office of Trieste Centrale Railway Station.