Things to Do

Things to Do in Trieste

There are 13 attractions in Trieste. Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta, Aquileia, early christian basilica with ancient mosaics and baptistry, is the most popular.

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Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta, Aquileia

Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta, Aquileia

Early Christian basilica with ancient mosaics and baptistry

Risiera di San Sabba

Risiera di San Sabba

Former concentration camp and WWII memorial site

Miramare Castle

Miramare Castle

19th-century sea-facing Habsburg villa with landscaped gardens

Revoltella Museum

Revoltella Museum

Trieste modern art museum in 19th-century palazzo

Trieste Cathedral

Trieste Cathedral

Cathedral church combining Romanesque and Gothic elements

Piazza Unità d'Italia

Piazza Unità d'Italia

Trieste's grand sea-facing square, Italy's largest seaside plaza

Synagogue of Trieste

Synagogue of Trieste

Large Austro-Hungarian-era synagogue in Trieste

Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi

Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi

Major opera house in Trieste named for Verdi

Duino Castle

Clifftop castle overlooking the Gulf of Trieste

Transalpina/Europe Square

Transalpina/Europe Square

Urban square in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, civic meeting place

ELETTRA

Italian synchrotron research facility in Trieste

Villa Engelmann

Villa Engelmann

Historic villa and estate in Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia

Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia

Roman imperial port city ruins and Patriarchal basilica

Historical Site