11 Sights in Trieste, Italy (with Map and Images)
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List of cities in Italy Sightseeing Tours in Trieste1. Basilica di San Silvestro
The Basilica of Christ the Saviour, also known by the ancient name of Basilica of San Silvestro, is a religious building located in Trieste, Italy. The Romanesque basilica of the eleventh century is the oldest sacred building preserved in the city after the early Christian basilica and since 1785 it has been owned by the Swiss Community, which in 1927 entered into an agreement with the Waldensian community for the joint use of the building by both evangelical Reformed churches.
2. Museo del Risorgimento e sacrario di Oberdan
The Museum of the Risorgimento and shrine of Oberdan is an exhibition space located in Trieste that is dedicated to the Risorgimento. His exhibitions cover a period of time ranging from the riots of 1848 to the First World War, with particular attention to relics related to Venice-Giulia. The architectural complex also includes a shrine dedicated to Guglielmo Oberdan, patriot and exponent of Italian irredentism executed in 1882 by the Austro-Hungarian authorities.
Wikipedia: Museo del Risorgimento e sacrario di Oberdan (IT), Website
3. Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi
The Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi is an opera house located in Trieste, Italy and named after the composer Giuseppe Verdi. Privately constructed, it was inaugurated as the Teatro Nuovo to replace the smaller 800-seat "Cesareo Regio Teatro di San Pietro" on 21 April 1801 with a performance of Johann Simon Mayr's Ginevra di Scozia. Initially, the Nuovo had 1,400 seats. In 1821, it became known as the Teatro Grande.
4. Chiesa di Santa Maria Maggiore
The Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, better known as the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore, also known as the Baroque Church of the Jesuits, is a religious building located in Trieste, in the province and diocese of Trieste. it is the seat of a parish included in the deanery of San Giusto Martire.
5. Chiesa di San Nicolò dei Greci

The Greek Orthodox Church of San Nicolò dei Greci, Trieste, Italy, is a historical Greek Orthodox Church built in 1784-1787 and re designed by architect Matteo Pertsch. The building is also known as the Greek Orthodox Church of San Nicholas and Most Holy Trinity. The iconostasis was painted by Spyridon Sperantzas
Wikipedia: Greek Orthodox Church of San Nicolò dei Greci (EN)
6. Chiesa di Sant'Antonio Taumaturgo
The Church of Sant'Antonio Taumaturgo, is the main religious building in the Borgo Teresiano in the centre of Trieste as well as the city's largest Catholic church. It stands on a square also known as Sant’Antonio Nuovo, at the end of the Grand Canal.
7. Molo Audace
Molo Audace is a pier located on the shores of Trieste, Italy right in the centre of the city, a few steps from Piazza Unità d'Italia and the Grand Canal. It separates the San Giorgio basin from the San Giusto basin of the Old Port.
8. Politeama Rossetti
Politeama Rossetti is an Italian theatre situated in the city of Trieste. With over 60 shows scheduled each season, running from October to June, its stage shows include plays, musicals, ballet, dance and rock concerts.
9. Museo Sartorio
The Civico Museo Sartorio is a museum in Trieste, northern Italy. Set in an urban villa, it exhibits ceramics, majolica, porcelain and pictures, typical equipment of Trieste's villas at the end of the 19th century.
10. Civico Museo del Mare
The Museum of the Sea is a historic museum in Trieste founded in 1904, inside there is a vast collection of documents and objects that tell the story of the port and maritime activity of the city of Trieste.
11. Museo Revoltella - Galleria d'arte moderna
The Revoltella Museum is a modern art gallery founded in Trieste in 1872 by Baron Pasquale Revoltella. The baron, after he left his house to the city and all the works, furniture and books it contained.
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