Private Tour: Jewish Heritage Tour of Trieste
Trieste, Italy
Trip Type: Jewish Tours
Duration: 3 hours
Discover the Jewish Trieste in an interesting 3-hour walking tour of the local community. The culture of the Jewish community of Trieste goes back to the 13th century and during the 19th century that the first navigation and insurance companies developed such as Lloyd Adriatico and the Generali which were both founded by members of the Jewish middle class. See the Jewish Museum on this excellent tour by foot.
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Discover the Jewish Trieste in an interesting 3-hour walking tour of the local community. The culture of the Jewish community of Trieste goes back to the 13th century and during the 19th century that the first navigation and insurance companies developed such as Lloyd Adriatico and the Generali which were both founded by members of the Jewish middle class. See the Jewish Museum on this excellent tour by foot.Your itinerary to discover the history and traditions of the Jewish community in Trieste begins from Piazza Unità d’Italia and then passes into the former Jewish ghetto, rich in antique dealers and knickknack shops.
Then you will head onto the “Carlo and Vera Wagner” Museum of the Jewish Community in which many objects of Jewish ritual art are on display along with documents and books which testify to the life of the Jews in Trieste. These artifacts are indeed one of the most important heritages of the Jews in Italy.
When the visit has finished, you proceed on foot down San Nicolò where you can still find the Antique Bookshop which used to be run by Umberto Saba and still has many rare and precious volumes on display. Walk by the historical Pasticceria, “La Bomboniera” founded by a Hunarian Jewish family. The tour will end at the Synagogue of Trieste, a magnificent building which dates back to the beginning of the 19th century and still has importance in Europe today.
*Neither the synagogue nor the museum open for visits on Fridays, Saturdays or doing religious celebration.
Then you will head onto the “Carlo and Vera Wagner” Museum of the Jewish Community in which many objects of Jewish ritual art are on display along with documents and books which testify to the life of the Jews in Trieste. These artifacts are indeed one of the most important heritages of the Jews in Italy.
When the visit has finished, you proceed on foot down San Nicolò where you can still find the Antique Bookshop which used to be run by Umberto Saba and still has many rare and precious volumes on display. Walk by the historical Pasticceria, “La Bomboniera” founded by a Hunarian Jewish family. The tour will end at the Synagogue of Trieste, a magnificent building which dates back to the beginning of the 19th century and still has importance in Europe today.
*Neither the synagogue nor the museum open for visits on Fridays, Saturdays or doing religious celebration.
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