hotel in Trieste

Museums in Trieste

• Museo Revoltella - one of the best Modern Art Galleries around Europe, containg masterpieces dating from XIX and XX century artists, it contains also the whole Residence built by Baron Revoltella, a wholly furnished three stories palace. Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica - a nice cross-section of art, including an unusual Rubens, a Velazquez self portrait and a Fra Lippi piece, there is also an ornate salon, the Piemontese, used from the 15th to the 19th century still with period pieces inside. Railway Museum - History of local and regional rail transports. 

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 - The city itself dates back to the protohistoric period, and was enclosed by walls built in the year, 33-32 BC on Emperor Octavius’s orders  
• Il Faro della Vittoria This 19th century lighthouse has two important functions; besides lighting the gulf of Trieste, in order to help navigation, it also serves as a commemorative monument dedicated to the fallen of the first WWI.  
• Arco di Riccardo - an Augustan gate built in the Roman walls in 33 AD and stands in Piazzetta Barbacan.  
• Synagogue - It's one of the largest in Europe, and was built in 1912 

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.