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[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row el_class=”justify” css=”.vc_custom_1489604414516{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]When visiting Trieste, one does get the impression to be in another Italian city. Sharing similarities to Vienna and Budapest, Trieste’s relationship to Austria goes dates from the late 1300s, although it formally rejoined Italy in the early 20^th century.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Trieste’s greatest time of renown was during the reign of King Charles VI when it became the Hapsburg Empire’s gateway to the Adriatic Sea and the main point for maritime trade with the East. This allowed it to attracting merchants and citizens from around the world. Over time, this only grew Trieste’s through the significant economic growth of the 19th century.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Unique among many European cities of the time, Trieste exhibited a significant climate of tolerance and freedom. Even from ancient Roman times, many religious, cultural and urban traces left by the diverse cultures and ethnic groups that lived in Trieste helped build the rich mosaic of the city’s history.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Traces of this are most manifest in the architecture of the town which feature striking neoclassical, renaissance and even medieval buildings that emblazon the streets of Trieste’s streets. Truly notable is the Piazza Unità which is the physical and spiritual center of this cosmopolitan growth. Around the square are stunning examples of neo-classical architecture, such as the Palazzo del Governo, the Palazzo Stratti (headquarters of the Generali Insurance Company), the Palazzo del Municipio (city hall), and the Palazzo Lloyd Triestino.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Multicuturalism and tolerance are also touchstones of the city. Churches, temples and synagogues dot the landscape and give those of all faiths a place to worship while delighting the senese of tourists. Some of these include The Greek-Orthodox church of San Nicolò, the Serbian-Orthodox church of San Spiridone, the via San Francesco Synagogue, the Evangelical Church in Largo Panfili (Augustan confession), and the San Silvestro Waldensian church (Helvetic confession) which are some of the most visited places in the city.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]In this same vein, Trieste’s culinary traditions benefits from this admixture of cultures: Germanic, Austrian, Slavic, Hungarian and Greek influences intermingle in a unique way. A visit to Trieste is a trip for the taste buds as you enjoy the different flavours and texures from across this broad cultural background: Ranging between the osmizze, a rare Slovenian treat. located in the Karst plateaus where during short periods one can visit small private homes/shops that feature local dishes and wines such as Terrano, Vitovska or Malvasia can be tasted. And of course, what’s not to love about the the famous Viennese, Habsburg style 19th century caffès, such as Caffè Tommaseo and Caffè San Marco. These offer Viennese pastries such as Strudels, Sacher, Pinza, Presnitz, Putizza or Rigojanci served with a coffee prepared and served in several ways unique to Trieste.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Lastly, great writers have emerged from Trieste’s diverse heritage. Walking through the city streets, one can see places and atmospheres described in the works of authors like Italo Svevo, Scipio Slataper, Umberto Saba, Claudio Magris, Fulvio Tomizza, just to name a few. Irish novelist James Joyce, who lived in the city on and off from 1904 to 1920 considered it a second home. He finished writing Dubliners and A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man in Trieste and it is also there that he wrote the most significant chapters of his masterpiece Ulysses. A bronze statue of him now stands on the bridge that crosses the Canal Grande. Poet Umberto Saba’s statue, with his legendary pipe, is located at the end of San Nicolò street, not far from his historic bookstore, the Libreria Antiquaria, while novelist Italo Svevo’s statue stands in Piazza Hortiz.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]This is just the tip of the iceberg of what Trieste has to offer and Oyrone, we strive to connect you with this local heritage to show what is[/vc_column_text][vc_tta_tabs style=”modern” spacing=”20″ active_section=”1″ no_fill_content_area=”true” css=”.vc_custom_1487962906316{margin-top: 50px !important;}”][vc_tta_section title=”Coffee” tab_id=”1487690032558-08967228-f318″][vc_row_inner el_class=”espaciado”][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”836″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1489691228026{margin-top: 30px !important;}”]

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Cult

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The cohabitation of beliefs, cultures and multiethnic traditions are represented by the historic buildings of non catholic cult present in the city; the Synagogue, one of the largest and biggest Jewish temples in Europe, the Serbian Orthodox Church of S. Spiridone, the Greek Orthodox Church of S. Nicolò, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Largo Panfili and the Waldensian Evangelical Church of San Silvestro.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_separator border_width=”2″ css=”.vc_custom_1487704394454{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1489604712317{margin-top: 100px !important;}” el_class=”espaciado”][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”851″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]

Shopping

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The elegant streets of the small historic centre are rich with shops and workshops that reflect in the taste and the quality of the borghese/bourgeois spirit of the city. Tailors and goldsmiths, antique trade shops, auction houses, bookshops, delicatessens, big fashion names, perfume and leather shops.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_separator border_width=”2″ css=”.vc_custom_1487704377004{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1489604729781{margin-top: 100px !important;}” el_class=”espaciado”][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”738″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]

Culture

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Major international events with the opera theatre, classical music and prose theatre enrich the cities cultural proposals with 7 theatres, 27 museums, 8 cinemas, 7 exhibition halls, 4 conference halls, 12 libraries, 4 castles and 2 international scientific research institutions, that every year present programs crammed with events, exhibitions and laboratories.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=”espaciado”][vc_single_image image=”739″ img_size=”full”][vc_single_image image=”740″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Good eating” tab_id=”1487690032678-80d39b57-8fd9″][vc_row_inner el_class=”espaciado”][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”853″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Trieste, a bordering city between the sea and the upland, expresses it’s own cultural variety also through it’s culinary art. Different traditions interweave and alternate throughout the many restaurants, bistro and wine bars of the centre.  From seafood to traditional Austrian, Hungaric, Slavic and Greek, the choice of dishes as with the choice of wines tell of it’s multi ethnic soul/ tell about it’s multiethnic soul.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner css=”.vc_custom_1489604802668{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”732″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Hospitality” tab_id=”1487693567440-2e611419-7dec”][vc_row_inner el_class=”espaciado”][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”724″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]The tradition of cohabitation and hospitality is very clear from the important/large number of hotels and B&B’s, some of which are particularly precious, hosted within old buildings of enormous architectural value.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner css=”.vc_custom_1489604851044{margin-top: 50px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”725″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_single_image image=”1000″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_single_image image=”1001″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]