Piran Things to Do

In memory of the wife of Austrian Emperior Franz Joseph, this was built soon after her death in 1898. In 1907, the council decided to put this in the garden near the central railway station, and it was planned by the Viennese s... more

Trieste was founded by the Romans and was formerly called Tergeste and there are still probably many undiscovered remains form this period. It was thanks to general maintenance work that by chance a few years ago, the remains o... more

Museo Civico del Risorgimento e Sacrario di Oberdan is located in a building that was specifically built for it, by the architect Umberto Nordio, between 1931 and 1935. On the side of the entrance visitors can see a reconstruct... more

The function of this museum is to gather all kinds of material relating to the history and the public and private life of the city throughout the Centuries. Almost a kind of archive, it now has a great number of documents, pain... more

The relationship between the Italians and the Slovenian minority has never been easy. Fascist crimes, communism and other problems, as well as economic and territorial arguments have been the basis of numbers of battles, contro... more

In the 1960s the remains of an ancient, paleo Christian basilica were found while another building was being restored. This was near the walls of the city, in an urban cemetery area, adjacent to the port. The two floors are par... more

This small museum was set up by a donation of the collection belonging to Giovanni Scaramanga, a rich, entrepreneur from the city who was a descendant of a noble, old, Greek family. Inside, a great number of items of historic i... more

This museum can be found on the second floor of a beautiful, Neo-Renaissance building, which belonged to the wealthy merchant Mario Morpurgo of Nilma. His heirs donated it to the city in 1941. Nowadays the museum only contains... more

Trieste's small racetrack, Ippodromo di Montebello is situated a few minute's from the city center. Avid fans and first-timers can gather together for an evening that will be both entertaining and slightly out of the ordinary.... more

In a city by the sea such as Trieste, there has to be an aquarium. Built in 1933, this sea museum has recently been restored, but still stands in its original building, which is like a church along the banks of Trieste, opposit... more