Acquario, Trieste

Name: Acquario
Address: Riva Nazario Sauro 1, Trieste, 34123, Italy
Telephone: +39 040 306201

#25 among attractions in Trieste

Aquarium, Park, Zoo

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Facts and practical information

The Trieste Marine Aquarium was established in Trieste in 1933 in one side of the former Central Fish Market building.

The aquarium has 25 tanks, reconstructing different marine environments, in which it houses mainly Adriatic species. Also on the ground floor are a large octagonal tank housing sharks and rays and one that housed some penguins from South Africa. One penguin specimen, known as Marco, lived in the aquarium for an impressive 31 years.

The second floor is occupied by the vivarium where numerous species of amphibians, reptiles and freshwater fish are housed. There is also a large terrarium where a karst pond is reconstructed in which common toads, green frogs and ululons breed.

Elevation: 7 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 45°38'54"N, 13°45'46"E

Address

Riva Nazario Sauro 1Trieste 34123 Italy

Contact

+39 040 306201

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Trieste

Day trips

Acquario – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Trieste Cathedral, Railway Museum Trieste Campo Marzio, Piazza Unità d'Italia, Saint Spyridon Church.

0.5 miE
Mosaic-filled cathedral on Roman ruins
Trieste Cathedral, Trieste
13 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.
0.4 miW
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Railway Museum Trieste Campo Marzio, Trieste
10 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.
~1450 ftNE
Public square with landmark fountain
Piazza Unità d'Italia, Trieste
7 min walk • 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.
0.6 miNE
18th-century Serbian Orthodox church
Saint Spyridon Church, Trieste
15 min walk • Saint Spyridon Church is a Serbian Orthodox church in Trieste, Italy.
0.4 miNE
Church
Greek Orthodox Church of San Nicolò dei Greci, Trieste
11 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.
0.6 miE
Church
Sant'Antonio Taumaturgo, Trieste
17 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.
~460 ftS
Museum, Art museum
Museo Revoltella, Trieste
3 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.
~1800 ftNE
Convention center, Theater, Concerts and shows
Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi, Trieste
9 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.
0.5 miNE
Canal, Historical place
Canal Grande, Trieste
15 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.
0.9 miNE
Synagogue
Synagogue of Trieste, Trieste
24 min walk • The Synagogue of Trieste is a Jewish house of worship located in the city of Trieste, northern Italy.
~710 ftS
Museum, Specialty museum, Art museum
Museo Sartorio, Trieste
4 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 Acquario?

Nearby attractions include Museo Revoltella, Trieste (3 min walk), Borgo Giuseppino, Trieste (3 min walk), Museo Sartorio, Trieste (4 min walk), Metres above the Adriatic, Trieste (5 min walk).

How to get to Acquario by public transport?

The nearest stations to Acquario:

Bus

Piazza Venezia • Lines: 17, 8, 9, A (2 min walk)
Via San Giorgio • Lines: 30 (3 min walk)

Ferry

Molo dei Bersaglieri • Lines: Ferry (3 min walk)
Molo Audace • Lines: Trieste - Grado (8 min walk)

Train

Trieste Campo Marzio Smistamento (17 min walk)
Trieste Centrale (21 min walk)

Tram

Piazza Oberdan • Lines: 2 (20 min walk)
Piazza Casali • Lines: 2 (24 min walk)