I recently visited Trieste, a beautiful city on the Adriatic Sea in Northeastern Italy. For most of its history, Trieste was part of Austria-Hungary and served as the empire’s main port. Because of ...

In my last post, I asked, “Which Italian City has the largest piazza (square)?” The answer is Trieste. Trieste is one of those cities whose identity is somehow... Italians often say that “Trieste is ...

It is evening in Piazza dell’Unità d’Italia and the stately palaces are the colour of the moon. On every elaborate façade stand carved figures of faces and lions or merchants’ names: Lloyds, ...

Five years ago the Italian Tricolor flapped proudly in a fresh sea breeze from thousands of windows and rooftops of Trieste. Quick-marching into the Piazza dell’ Unità, beplumed Bersaglieri were hard ...

Fly above Trieste’s grand Piazza Unità d’Italia, the elegant Miramare Castle, and the bustling Adriatic coastline. This drone footage captures the city’s unique blend of Italian, Austro-Hungarian, and ...

A GOLDEN late-summer light filters through the windows of the Café Landtmann. Bow-tied waiters move among towering hot-house plants. Officials huddle around a table. They are fretting about ...