What to do in Trieste when it rains
When the rain sets in, Trieste sends you happily indoors — world-class museums, galleries, covered markets and warm cafés to wait out the weather.
Museums
Spend a few hours in the city's museums — many are free, and a rainy day is the perfect excuse to take your time.
- Castello di San Giusto P.za della Cattedrale, 3, 34131 Trieste TS, Italy
- San Sabba Rice Mill National Monument & Museum Via Giovanni Palatucci, 5, 34148 Trieste TS, Italy
- Revoltella Museum Via Armando Diaz, 27, 34123 Trieste TS, Italy
- Civic Museum of Natural History Via dei Tominz, 4, 34139 Trieste TS, Italy
- Salone degli Incanti - Ex pescheria centrale di Trieste Riva Nazario Sauro, 1, 34123 Trieste TS, Italy
- Science Center Scientific Imaginary Trieste Magazzino 26, 34135 Trieste TS, Italy
Art galleries
Duck into the art galleries; they're quiet, warm and rarely busier than on a wet day.
- KATASTROFA, TheSecondLifeStore Via dell'Annunziata, 5, 34124 Trieste TS, Italy
- Quadricolor Via Armando Diaz, 4, 34121 Trieste TS, Italy
- Galleria Rettori Tribbio 2 Piazza Vecchia, 6, 34121 Trieste TS, Italy
- Galleria Torbandena Projects Via di Tor Bandena, 1, 34121 Trieste TS, Italy
- EContemporary (Elena Cantori Contemporary) Via Francesco Crispi, 28, 34125 Trieste TS, Italy
- Cavò Via S. Rocco, 1/a, 34121 Trieste TS, Italy
Historic sites
Explore the indoor historic sites and their covered galleries.
- Unity of Italy Square Piazza Unità d'Italia, 34121 Trieste TS, Italy
- Roman Theatre of Trieste Via del Teatro Romano, 34121 Trieste TS, Italy
- Molo Audace 34121 Trieste, Province of Trieste, Italy
- Faro della Vittoria Str. del Friuli, 141, 34136 Trieste TS, Italy
- Caffè degli Specchi Piazza Unità d'Italia, 7, 34121 Trieste TS, Italy
- Arco di Riccardo Piazza del Barbacan, 34121 Trieste TS, Italy
Covered markets
Browse the covered market — street-food stalls, local makers and somewhere dry to graze for an hour.
- Mercato Coperto Trieste Via Giosuè Carducci, 36/I piano, chiosco 28, 34125 Trieste TS, Italy
- Autodemolizioni Casale Via Brigata Casale, 2, 34149 Trieste TS, Italy
- Araqua’ Il mercatino dell’usato Via Giuseppe Lorenzo Gatteri, 12, 34125 Trieste TS, Italy
- La Forneria di Maurizio Mancini Via della Fonderia, 12/B, 34129 Trieste TS, Italy
- Second Hand Campo S. Giacomo, 9/1b, 34137 Trieste TS, Italy
- Sunday flea market Piazza di Cavana, 34121 Trieste TS, Italy
Cafés
Claim a window seat in a cosy café and watch the rain instead of walking in it.
- Caffè San Marco Via Cesare Battisti, 18, 34125 Trieste TS, Italy
- Caffè degli Specchi Piazza Unità d'Italia, 7, 34121 Trieste TS, Italy
- Pasticceria La Bomboniera Via Trenta Ottobre, 3, 34122 Trieste TS, Italy
- Pasticceria Maritani Trieste Piazza Nicolò Tommaseo, 3, 34121 Trieste TS, Italy
- Caffè Vatta Via Nazionale, 38, 34151 Trieste TS, Italy
- Mug Piazza Attilio Hortis, 6, 34124 Trieste TS, Italy
Indoor shopping
Hit the covered shopping streets and centres — everything under one roof.
- Torri D'Europa Via Bartolomeo D'Alviano, 23, 34144 Trieste TS, Italy
- Il Giulia Via Giulia, 75/3 a, 34126 Trieste TS, Italy
- Galleria Rossoni Corso Italia, 9, 34121 Trieste TS, Italy
- Supermercati Bosco Maxì Largo S. Tommaso, 2, 34151 Opicina TS, Italy
- Supermercato Despar Via Mascagni Trieste Via Pietro Mascagni, 2, 34148 Trieste TS, Italy
- Supermercati Bosco Maxì Via Ruggero Manna, 1, 34134 Trieste TS, Italy
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