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Trieste (/ t r i ˈ ɛ s t / tree-EST, Italian: ⓘ) is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, as well as of the regional decentralization entity of Trieste.
- Take in the views from the Castello di San Giusto. The 15th century San Giusto Castle is more a fortress, and sits on a hill high above the city. Visiting the castle is one of the best things to do in Trieste.
- Visit the Trieste Cathedral. Officially the Basilica Cattedrale di San Giusto Martire, the Trieste Cathedral is a 14th century aggregation of two churches that stood on the site.
- Walk among the Roman ruins. In the square by the cathedral, you can walk among the remains of the Forense Roman basilica that stood at the site. The lower portions of many of the pillars and columns can be viewed, as well as two a couple of full columns, one with a cool halberd at the top.
- Admire the Roman Amphitheater. Trieste’s massive Teatro Romano was built in the first and second centuries AD. Located behind the Piazza Unità d’Italia at the base of the San Giusto hill, the Roman Amphitheater still hosts concerts and shows during the summer.
- Museo Revoltella. This extraordinary house-museum was the home of wealthy Triestini merchant Pasquale Revoltella, who made his fortune in the timber industry and had a hand…
- Chiesa di Santo Spiridione. Constructed from pearly white Istrian stone in 1868, the Serbian Orthodox church has a typical Byzantine style, its large central dome flanked by four…
- Faro della Vittoria. Trieste’s elegant lighthouse, with its 68m-high, fluted tower and copper dome sporting a soaring Winged Victory, is perched on the Gretta Hill and worth a…
- Risiera di San Sabba. This former rice-husking plant became a concentration camp in 1943 and has been a national monument and museum since the 1960s.
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