Piazza Unità d'Italia, Trieste

Name: Piazza Unità d'Italia
Address: Trieste, Italy

#6 among attractions in Trieste

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Piazza Unità d'Italia is the main square in Trieste, a seaport city in northeast Italy. Located at the foot of the hill with the castle of San Giusto, the square faces the Adriatic Sea. It is often said to be Europe's largest square located next to the sea. The square was built during the period when Trieste was the most important seaport of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire and includes the city's municipal buildings and other important palaces. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 45°39'0"N, 13°46'4"E

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Piazza Unità d'Italia – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Trieste Cathedral, Railway Museum Trieste Campo Marzio, Saint Spyridon Church, Greek Orthodox Church of San Nicolò dei Greci.

~1790 ftSE
Mosaic-filled cathedral on Roman ruins
Trieste Cathedral, Trieste
9 min walk • Trieste Cathedral, dedicated to Saint Justus, is a Roman Catholic cathedral and the main church of Trieste, in northern Italy. It is the seat of the Bishop of Trieste. In 1899, Pope Leo XIII granted it the status of a basilica minor.
0.7 miSW
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Railway Museum Trieste Campo Marzio, Trieste
17 min walk • The Trieste Campo Marzio Railway Museum is a museum in Trieste, concerned with railway and tram transportation. It is housed in Trieste Campo Marzio railway station, the former Trieste Staatsbahnhof during the Austro-Hungarian period and one of the two main terminal stations in Trieste.
~1520 ftE
18th-century Serbian Orthodox church
Saint Spyridon Church, Trieste
8 min walk • Saint Spyridon Church is a Serbian Orthodox church in Trieste, Italy.
~670 ftNE
Church
Greek Orthodox Church of San Nicolò dei Greci, Trieste
4 min walk • The Greek Orthodox Church of San Nicolò dei Greci, Trieste, Italy, is a historical Greek Orthodox Church built in 1784-1787 and re designed by architect Matteo Pertsch. The building is also known as the Greek Orthodox Church of San Nicholas and Most Holy Trinity.
~1950 ftE
Church
Sant'Antonio Taumaturgo, Trieste
10 min walk • The Church of Sant'Antonio Taumaturgo, is the main religious building in the Borgo Teresiano in the centre of Trieste as well as the city's largest Catholic church. It stands on a square also known as Sant’Antonio Nuovo, at the end of the Grand Canal.
0.7 miNE
Historic WWII tunnels with guided tours
Kleines Berlin, Trieste
17 min walk • Kleines Berlin is the complex of underground air-raid tunnels dating to World War II, which still exists in Trieste, Italy.
~1610 ftSW
Museum, Art museum
Museo Revoltella, Trieste
8 min walk • The Revoltella Museum is a modern art gallery founded in Trieste in 1872 by Baron Pasquale Revoltella. The baron, after he left his house to the city and all the works, furniture and books it contained.
~350 ftNE
Convention center, Theater, Concerts and shows
Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi, Trieste
2 min walk • The Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi is an opera house located in Trieste, Italy and named after the composer Giuseppe Verdi. Privately constructed, it was inaugurated as the Teatro Nuovo to replace the smaller 800-seat "Cesareo Regio Teatro di San Pietro" on 21 April 1801 with a performance of Johann Simon Mayr's Ginevra di Scozia.
~1470 ftNE
Canal, Historical place
Canal Grande, Trieste
8 min walk • The Canal grande is a navigable canal located in the heart of the Borgo Teresiano, in the very center of the city of Trieste, approximately halfway between the railway station and Piazza Unità d'Italia.
0.6 miE
Synagogue
Synagogue of Trieste, Trieste
17 min walk • The Synagogue of Trieste is a Jewish house of worship located in the city of Trieste, northern Italy.
~1780 ftSW
Museum, Specialty museum, Art museum
Museo Sartorio, Trieste
9 min walk • The Civico Museo Sartorio is a museum in Trieste, northern Italy. Set in an urban villa, it exhibits ceramics, majolica, porcelain and pictures, typical equipment of Trieste's villas at the end of the 19th century.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Piazza Unità d'Italia?

Nearby attractions include Fontana dei Quattro Continenti, Trieste (1 min walk), Palazzo del Lloyd Triestino, Trieste (2 min walk), Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi, Trieste (2 min walk), Civico museo d'arte orientale, Trieste (2 min walk).

How to get to Piazza Unità d'Italia by public transport?

The nearest stations to Piazza Unità d'Italia:

Bus

Piazza Unità • Lines: 17, 24, 30, 8, 9, A (2 min walk)
via Diaz 1 • Lines: 24 (3 min walk)

Ferry

Molo Audace • Lines: Trieste - Grado (3 min walk)
Molo dei Bersaglieri • Lines: Ferry (5 min walk)

Tram

Piazza Oberdan • Lines: 2 (13 min walk)
Piazza Casali • Lines: 2 (18 min walk)

Train

Trieste Centrale (15 min walk)
Trieste Campo Marzio Smistamento (22 min walk)