Things to do in Monrupino Italy – what to see attractions and activities

The Speleological Museum dates back to 1963. For reasons of restoration, it was exposed to the custody of the Regional Directorate for Cultural and Landscape Heritage of Friuli Venezia Giulia. The museum supports exhibitions, archaeological and speleological materials that belong to the Bronze Age.

The Carsian Botanical Garden was created in 1964 by some scholars. Their passion for karst flora led them to create this beautiful environment. The area expands to 6000 square meters, where we can find among the most particular species. Divided into eight sections, the garden is part of the Working Group for Botanical Gardens and Historical Gardens of the Italian Botanical Society.

The Temple dates back to 1960. Under the proposal of Archbishop Strazzacappa it was dedicated to Mary Mother and Queen, and its main purpose was that of union among different peoples. The interior has a very special structure, and we can also find the statue of Our Lady of Fatima. In 1992 it was also visited by Pope John Paul II, an event that is part of the history of the temple.

Historical Museum of Trieste built in 1955 the Miramare Castle, offers the combination of different styles from Gothic to Medieval to Renaissance. The most important rooms of the museum are: the Sala Novara, which was the office of Massimiliano d'Habsburg, the Library with more than 7,000 nineteenth-century volumes of history, art, literature, geography and botany, the Hall Historical frescoed with episodes from the history of Grignano and the Music Room. The Museum is open to the public through a pre-established path.

Built by the architect Giuseppe Bruni between 1871 and 1873. Modello because it would serve as an example architecture for the restructuring which was taking place in what was now known as Piazza Grande, now Piazza dell'Unità d'Italia.

This building was completed in 1927. The Victory Lighthouse is also a monument dedicated to the fallen at sea during World War I. The structure is tall and majestic and the lighthouse lantern is kept in a bronze and crystal cage. The lighthouse is owned by the Lighthouse Zone Command.

The Teatro di San Giovanni di Trieste is a point of reference for amateur city and dialect theater companies. They give life to a wonderful collaboration with the presence of a specialized critic and with the support, ever stronger, of the public who gladly follows all the presentations.

The works, made between the end of the fifteenth and nineteenth, are of the Venetian , the Lombard, the Ligurian, the Emilian, the Florentine, the Roman and the Neapolitan school. Among these, a deposed Christ attributed to Gianlorenzo Bernini.

The old railway station was built in 1857 by the project of engineer Carlo Ghega. The Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph was also present at the inauguration of the station. Like technology, the station has also made great strides towards its improvement through the many renovations it has undergone. The passenger movement is around 6 million people per year.

The botanical garden is located in Trieste and is known as the Civic Botanical Garden. The botanical garden is entrusted to Bartolomeo Biasoletto, a botanical pharmacist, for various experiments. The Botanical Garden is expanded with different types of plants. In 1929 the Garden was entrusted to the naturalist Carlo Stenta. The Garden is currently owned by the municipality of Trieste.

The reserve is a protected area, managed by the Italian Association since 1986. It is 300,000 m2 of surface, in which there is a very special flora and fauna. The level of protection of the whole oasis is very high, and in the past a policy was exercised aimed at protecting these types of national heritage. It is recommended for people interested in marine tourism.

The Rossetti is the quintessential theatre in Trieste and is also known as the Teatro Stabile del Friuli Venezia Giulia. In the heart of the city, it is located in an imposing neoclassical building. The theater offer is interesting and varied.

The synagogue was first documented in the 13th century and was the work of Ruggero and Arduino Berlam. Over the years, it was part of many events of the Jews from Trieste, becoming in the 20th century one of the largest synagogues in Europe. Inside we can find the oratory and the majestic synagogue, which are used in case of big holidays. Today it is managed by the Jewish community of Trieste, and is home to different structures of this community.

Donation that the daughter of the painter Edgardo Sambo made to the city of Trieste, consisting of portraits painted by her father, a picture of Ugo Flumiani and a bronze bust of Teodoro Russo.

The Science Centre Imaginario Scientific is located in the municipality of Trieste. It is the second museum of this kind in Italy, after the “City of Science” the museum of Naples. It was created in 1985 and was inaugurated in 1986. Part of the museum served as an experimentation venue at the International Center for Theoretical Physics. Today you can visit it, as it is open to the public.

Since its reopening, it has offered to the city of Trieste an alternative center for cinematic experiences, drama, music, visual arts, that by nature require "intermediate" venues, agile and cheap to maintain. A success.

This castle overlooks a wonderful panorama, surrounded by a large park of 22 hectares and close to the sea, for this reason its name is Miramar, in the Italianized form, deriving from the Spanish “mirar el mar” because the castle was built by the Archduke of Austria and Emperor of Mexico, Maximilian of Habburg-Lorraine. In the park there is also the castle, a smaller building where the archduke lived before the construction of the castle. Inside, the castle consists of numerous rooms.

The opening of the Theatrical Museum dates back to 1924. Inside the Museum we find a vast collection of musical materials dating back to the 800: photos, memorabilia, booklets, autographs and numerous other testimonies of Trieste's cultural life. Today the museum is located in the Gopcevich Palace and is open to the public.

The building was built for the Greek merchant Demetrio Carciotti between 1797 and the beginning of the 19th century on a project by the architect Matteo Pertsch. Palazzo Carciotti is located in a prominent position at the beginning of the Grand Canal, clearly visible from the sea. It is characterized by a high dome covered in copper and adorned, on top, by a Napoleonic eagle. The Palace, in 1831, hosted the Assicurazioni Generali, subsequently the Port Authority and, currently, belongs to the Municipality of Trieste.

The museum intended to preserve documents, memorabilia, paintings, prints on history and city folklore, was reopened in December 2000, thanks to the magnificent intervention of the Costantinides family, with the creation of the fabric room and the renovation of the artistic collection of the Greek Socrates Stavropulos (Trieste 1882-Zurich 1960), donated to the Civic Museums of History and Art in 1952, arranged by himself originally in the halls of the museum and integrated on several occasions until death.

The National History Museum was reopened in 2007, after a period of renovation that also made the fabric room open. The Museum was donated to the Civic Museums of History and Art in 1952, who took care of the arrangement of the rooms. The works of art and also the objects on display tell the rich and complex history of Trieste.

Located a few meters to the right of the Fountain of the Four Continents, in 1728, a column of white stone bears the statue of Charles VI Habsburg, in occasion of the Emperor's visit in Trieste.

The building was designed in 1824 by the Austrian architect Matteo Pertsch very active in Trieste in the early decades of the nineteenth century. The current appearance of the building almost faithfully reflects the original idea of the author; compared to the design signed by Pertsch, the pilasters have been modified, originally smooth, the themes represented in the relief and the sculptural group crowning the façade that has not been performed in the realization. The name of the palace comes from the costume shop of Ignazio Steiner who was in the same place at the beginning of the twentieth century.

The Museum of the Jewish Community “Carlo and Vera Wagner” in Trieste is located in the former building of the Jewish Agency. The building was very important for Jewish immigration that descended from northeast Europe to the Israeli state. The Museum was precisely created to protect this Jewish passage. Inside the building, you can also see very important documents from Jewish history, you can admire the section dedicated to the Triestinians who fell during the Shoah and further documents that made the story.

The Teatro Verdi, born under the name of Teatro Nuovo, is one of the oldest opera houses in activity in the city of Trieste. It was built between 1798 and 1801 by the architects Gian Antonio Selva (the same as the Venice Phoenix) and Matteo Pertsch. The structure of the building resumes that of the “Teatro della Scala”. The inauguration took place on 21 April 1801. Today, the “Giuseppe Verdi” Opera Theatre Foundation has a stable orchestra, a stable choir, a dance body and excellent workshops. The Foundation carries out an intense operatic activity.

This palace was designed by the Viennese architect Emil Artman and built between 1901-1905. It underwent a renovation in 1960 and today, this building, is home to the offices of the Government Commissariat. It is considered one of the most beautiful buildings in Piazza dell'Unita d'Italia.

The origins of the theater date back to the I-II century after Christ and was discovered in 1814 by the architect Pietro Nobile. During the demolition of the ancient part of the city, the theater was brought to light.

The Fountain was built in the middle of the 18th century by Mazzoleni. It took its name from its structure consisting of 4 statues, depicting the continents obviously known already at the time. The same was demolished and removed over the years, and gave rise to discussions for its restoration, until the decision to put it back in the center of the square, being restored and repositioned. From that moment it became a very visited point of interest and loved by locals and tourists.

Building currently the seat of the Regional Council, was inaugurated in 1883, designed by architect Heinrich von Ferstel in Renaissance style. At that time, the company was called Austrian Lloyd. In front of the structure there were two fountains, one 'depicting' Theti, the other Venus, protectors of fresh and salt water respectively. This would also logically link to the fact that Lloyd would be a shipping company.

The Palace of the Town Hall of Trieste was created in 1875 under the project of the architect Giuseppe Bruni. The architect has carried out the entire work by crossing different architectural forms without polluting harmony with the other buildings around. The building is dominated by the bell tower on which we find two moors called by the Trieste Jacheze and Micheze who from 1876 beat every quarter of an hour. The palace was also labeled as Palazzo Cheba (from the shape that resembles the bird cage) or even as Palazzo Sipario.

The Pitteri Palace was built in 1780 by Ulderico Moro, at the behest of Domenico Plenario, a shopkeeper of the time. This is the oldest palace in the square, which is visited by hundreds of tourists every year. An interesting fact is that an apartment was also designed in the building for the architect Moro.

The Museum, located on the Palazzetto Leo, was opened in 2001. For its opening, a series of restorations of the building of eighteenth-century origins was carried out. Inside it houses a large collection of oriental objects and elements, divided under the certain categories. It is currently open to the public every day of the week.

It is built on the dominant hill of Trieste and is considered the symbol of the city. It was located in that position so that it could control the territory from invasions. In the area, with the passage of time, the construction of the most important buildings in the city began, giving life to the town with the name of Tergeste.

The castle of San Giusto is one of the symbols of Trieste, and was built on the hill of San Giusto. The castle was built before the middle of 1200. Before the castle, a defensive tower stood on the hill, which in 1309 was rebuilt, by the Venetians, as a fortress called the “Captain's House”. It is called this way since the commander of the occupying army resided there.

The new Lapidary Tergestino was inaugurated on 4 April 2001 at the headquarters of the Lalio Bastion of the Castle of San Giusto. The Roman stone materials, exposed since the mid-nineteenth century outdoors in the garden of the Lapidary Garden, had undergone progressive degradation caused by the weather. To ensure proper preservation, most of the artifacts from Trieste were moved to the environments of the Lalio Bastion.

The Lapidary Garden of San Giusto is located in the municipality of Trieste of the homonymous province and of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region. The Lapidary Garden dates back to the nineteenth century and found by the archaeologist Domenico Rossetti. On this lapidary there are epigraphs, monuments and sculptures from the Roman, Medieval and Modern times. The remains are visible today and stand out on the hills of San Giusto. It is currently open to the public.

The Arch of Richard is a triumphal Roman arch that is located in the homonymous street. Its construction took place in the first century AD with the request of Emperor Octavian Augustus. It is structured with grooves topped by capitals of Corinthian order. The arch ceiling was decorated with coffers.

It was created by the union of the two churches of Santa Maria and the one dedicated to the martyr San Giusto. The Basilica Cathedral of San Giusto is the most important religious building in the city. The exterior of the church is enriched with a rose window in karst stone. The bell tower and also the façade are composed of artifacts from the Roman period. The interior of the church was shot down in the early 20th century. The fresco of the Coronation of the Virgin was replaced by a mosaic that had the same theme.

The Silvio Pellico theatre has ancient origins, but since 1983 it has been run by an association, the purpose of which is to promote the tradition of Trieste. It is the headquarters of Armonia that continues to promote the theater, through its continuous comedy shows in local dialect. The property is easily visited.

The Civic Museum originated in the nineteenth century with the intent of collecting the ancient material, preserves epigraphs, monuments and sculptures of the Roman, Medieval and Modern times and later it was enriched with private donations of artifacts from different civilizations.

The Civic Museum of War for Peace "Diego de Henriquez” presents visitors numerous objects from Diego de Henriquez's studio in Trieste. Inside there is also a library, a military, civil and cartographic archive.

The Swabian Museum in Trieste is dedicated to Aron Hector Schmitz, otherwise known as Italo Svevo who became famous after the publication of his novel “The Consciousness of Zeno”. Before his success, he lived a normal life as a bank clerk. Many of the objects left were destroyed during the bombings of 1945. The Museum keeps letters to family members and other writers, the gold pen given by his wife, plays, photographs, his violin.

The "Contrada Popular Theatre " was founded in Trieste in 1976. The main areas of activity are the setting up of works by authors from Trieste and Central European authors of the Thirties-Forties.

The Civic Museum of Natural History was inaugurated in 2010, although the original structure has been standing since 1846. Inside it collects collections of zoology, botany, paleontology, mycology, numerous testimonies and naturalistic research. It was managed by technical and specialized professors: Koch, Stenta, Mezzena and many more.

The Aquarius was inaugurated about 80 years ago, in the building that previously served as a fish market. Inside there were several species of marine fauna (e.g. rings, crustaceans and numerous fish) and the famous pair of penguins from South Africa, who lived for almost 31 years. On the first floor we find a vivarium that contains some species of freshwater: reptiles, amphibians and fish.

Built by Baron Pasquale Revoltella, the palace was his home and then in 1872 it became the Revolta Museum. Thanks to the particular heritage that left the Baron, the palace is a real gallery of modern art. Today the museum consists of three palaces for an exhibition area of 4000 square meters. The works on display are paintings and sculptures from the second half of the nineteenth century and the second half of the twentieth century.

The museum was founded in 1872 by Baron Pasquale Revoltella. The venue of the museum is located in the palace of the same name and became the property of the city after the death of the Baron. Inside there are not only works by Revoltella, but also works by different artists, such as Carlo Carrà, Domenico Induno and many others, which the municipality acquired thanks to the donation that the baron himself had made to the city.

The Trieste Lantern was built in 1833 on the orders of the Governor Carlo Zinzendorf. The structure consists of a stone tower that rests on a cylindrical base above the Scoglio dello Zucco. In addition to being a lighthouse for boats, the Lantern of Trieste, in the past had the aim of defending the city.

The Civic Museum Sartorio is located in Trieste, a short distance from the museum of natural history. It houses antique furnishings and objects, ceramics, library, collections of paintings, drawings by Giambattista Tiepolo and a gypsoteca - gliptoteca. The Sartorio Civic Museum was founded by the homonymous family and the official partial opening dates back in 1949. The museum, together with its furnishings, was donated to the City Council by the last heir of the family.

Housed in the eighteenth-century villa of the wealthy family Sartorio from San Remo. Part of the I floor and of the II retain original furnishings, paintings, books, miscellaneous items. At the II floor the valuable collection of drawings by Tiepolo

The Museum of the Sea of Trieste was founded in 1904, tells the historical development of the Trieste marineria and the evolution of navigation instruments. Inside the first floor, you can admire models of ancient ships and nautical instruments of the Teresian nautical school, mainly from the 19th century. On the second floor, the history of steam marine. In the other rooms you can see photos and prints of the marine subjects, models of the port of Trieste and nautical charts. You can visit the fishing rooms that display boats and gear in use in the Adriatic.

The opening of the Trieste Railway Museum Campo Marzio dates back to 8 March 1984. The rooms have been restored giving perfectly the idea of the work that was done in the railway. A room is also dedicated to trams, today no longer in use. On the tracks, you can see steam locomotives, an electric locomotive and a diesel. In the theaters there are also often several exhibitions of a historical character and it was also chosen as a set for several films.

The museum preserves and tells, thanks to the objects preserved inside it, the ancient history of Servola, especially on the production of bread. In fact, there are ancient objects that were used in the preparation of bread, among them the rolling pin and the scale. There are also irons, clothes and costumes both male and female.

The mansion was built at the beginning of the 20th century, and was initially used by the Nazis as a prison camp. Inside, a series of murders happened in the most monstrous ways, including a crematorium as well. Since 1975, after a deep restoration by R. Boico, the building became the seat of the Civic Museum of the Risiera di S. Sabba.

The Antiquarium is set up in the place where between 1976 and 1977 the remains of the Roman aqueduct coming from the Rosandra Valley, dating back to the first century AD were found. In the Antiquarium you can see a segment of the channel and one of the five inspection wells on the vault of the pipeline, as well as the archaeological material found between the excavations. Upstream of the aqueduct, the remains of a Roman villa were also identified.

The Antiquarium consists of an area of archaeological excavations, built between 1980 and 1986 in the area behind the Roman Theatre, and an exhibition space set up at the tower of the medieval walls. A first-century domus was reused, from the middle of the second century until the 6th century. Elements were also found, such as a sort of stone seat and a banquet consumed at the tomb in honor of the deceased.

The Rosandra Valley Park is a natural environment rich in a wide variety of flora and fauna. It is characterized by a Mediterranean climate that favors the growth of particular specimens such as bloody, scardola and trout. It is a suitable place for those who love nature.

Those who enjoy the calm sea and no waves, in addition to having the opportunity to admire a beautiful landscape, I suggest a visit to the lovely Sistiana Bay in Duino-Aurisina.

A Fabulous cliff, protected area today, combining the beauty of the karst and Mediterranean landscape.It is worth seeing!

Interesting natural cave where once the Roman god Mithras was worshipped, it is located near the Bocche of Timavo. Well worth visiting, and who knows, even make the ancient God an offer!

There is nearby the Castle of Duino a bunker that was used during the Second World War. A place that remembers and tells a sad piece of world history.

Private residence of the Princes della Torre and Tasso (von Thurn und Taxis), Duino Castle has been open to the public since 1 July 2003. It is open every day from March to the end of October, and on weekends and holidays during the rest of the 'year. An enchanting location for events, Duino Castle is located on the outskirts of Trieste, immersed in nature amidst history, culture and nobility.

The ancient castle of Duino was built in 1389 by the will of Ugone di Duino. After his death, the castle passed to his brother-in-law and remained the property of the Della Torre family for 420 years. Between 2008 and 2009, the castle was the venue of the City of Trieste Prize competition.

Enjoy magnificent views from this lovely trail that runs along the Nature Reserve on the cliffs of Duino.It is simply not to be missed! It is an unforgettable trip!

In the beautiful Fisherman's Village, in Duino, there is an interesting area which houses one of the most important paleontological sites of dinosaur remains in Italy.