20240417 8346 PhotosITrieste_02 Caffè degli Specchi

            Il Caffè degli Specchi è un locale storico sito a Trieste, in Piazza Unità d'Italia. Si trova all'interno di Palazzo Stratti, fatto costruire dal commerciante di origine greca Niccolò Stratti.

Fondato nel 1839, è l'unico rimasto tra i quattro caffè di quella che un tempo si chiamava Piazza Grande. Nell'Ottocento il Caffè degli Specchi fu ritrovo degli irredentisti e durante il secondo dopoguerra divenne quartier generale della Royal Navy. È chiamato così poiché, fin dai tempi della sua apertura, era tradizione incidere gli avvenimenti storici più importanti su specchi o lastre di vetro. Di questi si sono conservati solamente tre esemplari.
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Trieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, as well as of the regional decentralization entity of Trieste.
Trieste is located at the head of the Gulf of Trieste, on a narrow strip of Italian territory lying between the Adriatic Sea and Slovenia; Slovenia lies close, at approximately 8 km (5 mi) east and 10–15 km (6–9 mi) southeast of the city, while Croatia is about 30 km (19 mi) to the south of the city.
The city has a long coastline and is surrounded by grassland, forest, and karstic areas. In 2022, it had a population of 204,302.[2]
Trieste belonged to the Habsburg monarchy from 1382 until 1918. In the 19th century, the monarchy was one of the Great Powers of Europe and Trieste was its most important seaport. As a prosperous trading hub in the Mediterranean region, Trieste grew to become the fourth largest city of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (after Vienna, Budapest, and Prague). In the fin de siècle, it emerged as an important hub for literature and music. Trieste underwent an economic revival during the 1930s, and the Free Territory of Trieste became a major site of the struggle between the Eastern and Western blocs after the Second World War.
Trieste, a deep-water port, is a maritime gateway for northern Italy, Germany, Austria and Central Europe. It is considered the end point of the maritime Silk Road, with its connections to the Suez Canal and Turkey. Since the 1960s, Trieste has emerged as a prominent research location in Europe because of its many international organisations and institutions. The city lies at the intersection of Latin, Slavic and Germanic cultures, where Central Europe meets the Mediterranean Sea, and is home to diverse ethnic groups and religious communities.
Trieste has the highest percentage of researchers in Europe in relation to population. Città della Barcolana ("City of the Barcolana"), Città della bora ("City of the bora"), Città del vento ("City of Wind"), "Vienna by the sea" and "City of Coffee" are epithets used to describe Trieste.

   

Taken in: Italy / Friuli Venezia Giulia / Trieste / Città Vecchia (show map)

Taken on: April 17, 2024

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