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 The only city gate that has stood the test of time. |
Piazza del Barbacan Trieste 34121 Italy |
At the heart of old Triesta between narrow, quiet streets, not far from the very central Piazza dell'Unita d'Italia, we find the Arco di Riccardo, a monument which , according to many historians, dates back to 33 BCE and is the only gate of the city walls that has stood the test of time. But there is also another hypothesis: that the monument, seven meters high and five meters long, could in fact be an entrance to a former sanctuary. Historically a little hazy then, it is definitely worth a visit. Next to the Arch, in an enchanting setting, away from the traffic and confusion, there is a delicious restaurant, All'Arco di Riccardo, which offers typically local food, pleasantly served. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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 A monument to those killed by Slav communists |
Basovizza San Lorenzo Trieste, Trieste Italy |
If you take the road for the small town of San Lorenzo out of the city up on the Kras Plateau, on the right you will see the doline of Basovizza. This is a spruce lignite quarry from last century which became a national monument after WW2 to the thousands of Italian soldiers and civilians killed by Communist Slav troops under Marshal Tito. These troops were thrown into Kras holes similar to this one. The depth was originally 300 meters but during the 1950s it was reduced to about 135 after the accumulation of war materials and, mostly, corpses. After the conflict, numerous attempts were made to recover the remains of the bodies across the whole of the plateau, often with success, but at Basovizza, unfortunately, there were too many and so it was decided to make the doline their tomb. A bronze epigraph on the monument says, "Honor and Christian piety be to those who fell. Their sacrifice is a constant reminder to the living of the ways of justice and love that lead to true peace". Over the years, Presidents of Italy and other politicians have knelt in front of this epigraph, the symbol of the Communist ferocity. Review © 2007, Wcities |
 Dedicated to the life of the Trieste writer |
Piazza Hortis, 4 Trieste 34123 Italy +39 40 30 1108 http://www.retecivica.trieste.... |
Located in the same library where he loved to spend hours with the great, European classics, this small, central museum is perhaps the only one in Europe that is devoted to Ettore Schmitz. Better known by his nom de plume, Italo Svevo, he was a famous writer who was born in Trieste on December 19, 1861. Here his personal books are kept alongside his most important editions, translations and critical texts about him. A violin lover and an author of books such as Senilità (As a Man Grows Older, 1898) and La Coscienza di Zeno (The Confessions of Zeno, 1923), which is also his most complex and fascinating work, he studied in Bavaria at the college of Segnitz before working in the Trieste branch of the Union Bank of Vienna. He married Liva Veneziani, daughter of a famous man who produced rust resistant paint for boats. He entered into the family business and traveled extensively for this, mostly to France and England. As a result he gained a good knowledge of languages and met James Joyce, who was teaching at the Berlitz school of Trieste. Svevo is considered to be the most famous Trieste writer and one of the masters of contemporary Italian literature. He died in September 1928 in a car accident near Motta di Livenza. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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The remains of an old basilica |
Colle Capitolino (San Giusto) Trieste Italy |
At the foot of the San Giusto cathedral and castle, on the highest hill of the city, are the remains of a vast, roman basilica dating from the second century. The site was found in the 1930s, when the area was being renovated. The civil basilica had two floors with two apses. Part of the columns were reconstructed during the fascist period. From what remains, it is thought that the basilica was originally 90 meters long and 30 meters wide. It was an imposing building, as Trieste or Tergeste as it was called at the time, was an important city in the Empire. There is a nearby monument to the fallen soldiers of the First World War. From here an extraordinary panorama of the city and the gulf can be admired. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Roman Amphitheatre. |
Via del Teatro Romano Trieste 34121 Italy |
This beautiful Roman amphitheatre was built between the I and II centuries AD by Quinto Petronio Modesto. He was the governor of Trieste under the emperor Trajan. It was uncovered between 1937 and 1939 (in fact it was covered with modern and medieval housing). The theatre is located between the Capitoline hill and Piazza dell'Unita d'Italia. It is worth taking a look even if it has been rather badly looked after. At one time it could seat some six thousand spectators in the seats which are built into the hill leading to San Giusto. The semicircle would have been adorned with statues at that time, these are now in the care of the city's history and art museum. It is thought that when it was built it faced toward the sea and was just outside the city walls. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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