CITY OF TRIESTE

The Historic origin of Trieste.

The discovery of some remains of Paleovenetian castles on the hills is the sign of the presence of human settlements since the protohistoric age. As a former possession of the Istri people, Carthaginian allies, the area has been conquered by the Roman legions that determined the foundation of the city around 180 b. C. It has always been a place of commerce, a border and a conquest land, and it has been dominated by the Goths, then by the Byzantine Empire, then, during the Carolingian dominion, it was protected by the Aquileia Episcopate; finally, it was annexed to the Serenissima Republic of Venice, even though with obstacles until the intervention of the Austrian dukedom, and later on, it was annexed to the Habsburg Empire, of which it was part for 5 centuries, until the events connected with the First and the Second World Wars. The rejoining to Italy, already sanctioned in 1918, has been achieved just on the 26 October 1954, after a long period of difficulties.

Monuments and places of historical and artistic interest:

• Unity of Italy Square- Government Palace e Municipal Building
• Stock Exchange Square-Old Stock Exchange Building and Tergesteo
• Teresiano district and Buildings of the 19th century
• Republic Square- Ras Building, Commercial Bank Building, Smolars House
• Hill, Cathedral and Castle of Saint Giusto, Remembrance Park, Giants' Staircase
• Canal Grande, Saint Anthony new Church, Saint Spiridione, Mazzoleni Fountain
• Old Ghetto and Antiques Shops
• Historic and literary cafés: Cafè Tommaseo, Cafè San Marco, Café degli Specchi

Trieste- A Port city

All across the history, the position of Trieste on the top of the Adriatic Sea gave it, now and then, an important role as a port for the Central, Eastern and Mediterranean Europe

• the Old Port: it has been completely built in the 19th century and on this surface of more than 600.00 esq. you can find buildings, basins and moles; heritage of the Industrial archaeology, the Hydrodynamic Power Station was the functional heart of the port, that made possible to activate (with several underground cast iron pipes) 83 quays cranes, 31 external cranes and 57 good lifts used in 38 warehouses arranged in parallel rows all along 3 km of coasts.
• The Duty Free points: the regulation of the duty free points, introduced in the 1719 by the Habsburg and then confirmed by the Italian laws and by the European Community, made possible that most of the Trieste's port could be considered a zone outside the customs territory of Europe, promoting, in so doing, the international commerce.
• The Port Terminals: they are very specialized in several type of traffic: containers (mole VII); Ro-Ro ferry for Turkey, Greece and Albania; oil bearing for the refineries in Germany, Austria, Czech Republic; treatment and stocking of coffee, cereals, vegetables and fruits, livestock, frozen and refrigerated goods, conventional goods.
• Passengers Maritime Station: Remarkable slipway for the cruises where the boats can land in the heart of the city, in that part of the Rive where Trieste appears with all its majestic buildings and the beautiful Unity of Italy Square.
  Also, the most important meetings of the city take place in this privileged complex.

Trieste - The city of Sports

Sportsmen of outstanding national and international level, champions in different disciplines (soccer, sailing, box, water polo, fencing, and basket) were born in this city. Loving sports is a particular feature of Trieste people, who created sport complex and vanguard structures, as well as promoting and supporting international sport events. Between the other, it's worthy of note the "Barcolana", a sailing regatta of old tradition, during which, beside the actual competition, there is also a wonderful panorama of sail boat in the gulf and a series of events during the same week, the first of October.