Trieste is a lively and beautiful city on the sea in the north of Italy, surrounded by the mountains. It is the most “Mittel European” city in Italy, with a rich history and a glorious past of “Little Vienna by the Sea”. Historically Trieste was a meeting point for many literary figures (e.g., James Joyce lived in Trieste for more than 10 years) and is nowadays one of the cities with the highest density of academic researchers in Europe. Besides the University of Trieste, many academic institutions, including SISSA (International School for Advanced Studies), ICTP (International Centre for Theoretical Physics), INAF (Astrophysics observatory), OGS (Oceanography and Geophysics institute), and Area Science Park (technological park and tech transfer), form the so-called “Trieste System”. Trieste was the European City of Science in 2020.
Major tourist attractions
Pictures by the local organizer team.