Editing Trieste (section)

==Culture==
[[File:Libreria Antiquaria Umberto Saba.jpg|thumb|Libreria Antiquaria Umberto Saba]]
[[File:San Nicolo dei Greci Trieste.jpg|left|thumb|Church of San Nicolò dei Greci]]
[[File:Caffe-stella-polare-trieste-2020.jpg|thumb|James Joyce, Umberto Saba and their friends were guests of the still-existing Caffè Stella Polare.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kleinezeitung.at/service/triest_barcolana/5693199/Nero-ein-starkes-Elixier-mit-Kultstatus|title="Nero", ein starkes Elixier mit Kultstatus|date=September 20, 2019|website=www.kleinezeitung.at}}</ref>]]
The literary-intellectual centre of Trieste is mostly located in the downtown area: "Libreria Antiquaria Umberto Saba" located at the ground floor of Via San Nicolò No. 30, where [[James Joyce]] lived (where his son Giorgio was born and where Joyce wrote some of the short stories from Dubliners and Stephen Hero); the house in Via San Nicolò No. 31, where [[Umberto Saba]] spent his breaks at the cafe-milk shop "Walter" and the house in Via San Nicolò No. 32, in which the Berlitz School was located and where James Joyce came into contact with and subsequently taught  [[Italo Svevo]], are all of literary relevance. Around this area, at the end of Via San Nicolò, a life-size statue of Umberto Saba has been placed by the city government. Having Via San Nicolò become Trieste's high street, numerous cafes and restaurants that used to be located there, most notably the Berger beer hall at No. 17, which later became the Berger Grand Restaurant, have now ceased operations. Via San Nicolò No. 30 is also the symbolic centre of the homonymous novel by Roberto Curci.<ref>Roberto Curci "Via San Nicolo 30" (2015), {{ISBN|8815254102}}.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lavoceditrieste.net/2015/11/11/via-san-nicolo-30-il-passato-di-trieste/|title="Via San Nicolò 30", il passato di Trieste}}</ref> One of the most important [[Art Nouveau]] buildings in Trieste, the "Casa Smolars", completed in 1905, stands in Via San Nicolò No. 36.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://trieste-di-ieri-e-di-oggi.it/tag/casa-smolars/|title=Casa Smolars – TRIESTE – DI IERI E DI OGGI|website=trieste-di-ieri-e-di-oggi.it}}</ref> Eppinger Caffè has been located nearby since around 1946.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ilpiccoloinclasse20182019-ilpiccolo.blogautore.repubblica.it/2019/03/07/eppinger-storia-di-una-passione/|title=Eppinger, storia di una passione|date=March 7, 2019}}</ref> The former "Palazzo della RAS", located in Piazza della Repubblica, has been completely renovated and is now an hotel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ilpiccolo.gelocal.it/trieste/cronaca/2019/12/03/news/l-hotel-hilton-si-svela-alla-citta-1.38048092|title=Taglio del nastro all'Hilton: il nuovo hotel si svela alla città|date=December 3, 2019|website=Il Piccolo}}</ref>

The [[Greek Orthodox Church of San Nicolò dei Greci]], which is dedicated to [[Saint Nicholas]], the patron saint of seafarers and whose interior inspired James Joyce, is located by the sea in Piazza Tommaseo, next to the historic Caffè Tommaseo. This coffee house, also located at the beginning of Via San Nicolò, was opened in 1830. It is the oldest coffee house still in operation in Trieste and is still a meeting place for artists and intellectuals today.<ref>Giuliapaola Ruaro (2005): Triest, p 65.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://italicsmag.com/2021/05/17/joyce-and-svevo-lives-and-writings/|title=Joyce And Svevo: Art Borrowing From Life|first=Frances|last=Fahy|date=May 17, 2021}}</ref>

Caffe Stella Polare is located in Piazza Ponterosso. This cosmopolitan coffee house was also frequented by Saba, Joyce, Guido Voghera, Virgilio Giotti and in particular by the former German-speaking minority from Trieste. With the end of World War II and the arrival of the Anglo-Americans in the city, this café became a hangout place of many soldiers and a famous ballroom to meet local young women.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discover-trieste.it/code/19918/Caffe-Stella-Polare|title=Caffè Stella Polare|website=Discover Trieste}}</ref>

Trieste has a lively cultural scene with various theatres. Among these figure [[Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi]], [[Politeama Rossetti]], the Teatro La Contrada, the [[Slovene theatre in Trieste]] ({{lang|sl|Slovensko stalno gledališče}}, since 1902), Teatro Miela, and several smaller ones.

There are also a number of museums. Among these are:
* Diego de Henriquez war museum
* [[Museo Sartorio]]
* [[Revoltella Museum]] modern art gallery
* [[Civico Museo di Storia Naturale di Trieste]] (natural history museum) containing fossils of [[Hominidae|Hominids]].
* [[Civico Orto Botanico di Trieste]], the municipal [[botanical garden]]
* [[Orto Botanico dell'Università di Trieste]], the [[University of Trieste]]'s botanical garden

Two important national monuments:
* The [[Risiera di San Sabba]] (Risiera di San Sabba Museum), a [[national monument]] commemorating [[the Holocaust]]. It was the only [[Nazi]] concentration camp with a crematorium in Italy.
* The [[Foibe massacres|Foiba di Basovizza]], a National monument. It is a reminder of the killings of Italians by Yugoslav partisans after World War II.

The Slovenska gospodarsko-kulturna zveza—Unione Economica-Culturale Slovena is the umbrella organisation bringing together cultural and economic associations belonging to the [[Slovene minority in Italy|Slovene minority]].

Trieste hosts the annual ITS ([[International Talent Support]] Awards) young fashion designer competition.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/internationa-talent-support-award-2020-winners|title=Get to Know the Young Winners of the 2020 International Talent Support Awards|date=October 28, 2020|website=Vogue}}</ref> The power metal band [[Rhapsody of Fire|Rhapsody]] was founded in Trieste by the city's natives [[Luca Turilli]] and [[Alex Staropoli]].

=== Media ===
;Newspapers
* {{Lang|it|[[Il Piccolo]]}}
* {{Lang|sl|[[Primorski dnevnik]]}}
* ''La Gazzetta Giuliana''

;Broadcasting
;Television
* ''[[RAI]]'' Friuli-Venezia Giulia
* ''[[Tele Quattro]]''

;Radio
* Radioattività Trieste
* Radio Fragola
* Radio Punto Zero

;Publishing
* ''[[Asterios Editore]]''
* ''[[Lint Editoriale]]''

===Sports===
The local [[association football|football]] club, [[U.S. Triestina Calcio|Triestina]], is one of the older clubs in Italy. Notably, it was runner-up in the [[1947–48 Serie A|1947–1948 season]] of the Italian first division ([[Serie A]]), losing the championship to [[Torino F.C.|Torino]].

Trieste is notable for having had two football clubs participating in the championships of two different nations at the same time during the period of the [[Free Territory of Trieste]], due to the schism within the city and region created by the post-war demarcation. [[U.S. Triestina Calcio|Triestina]] played in the Italian first division ([[Serie A]]). Although it faced relegation after the [[Serie A 1946-47|first season]] after the Second World War, the [[FIGC]] modified the rules, as it was deemed important to keep the club in the league. The following year the club played its best season with a 3rd-place finish. Meanwhile, Yugoslavia bought [[Circolo Sportivo Ponziana 1912|A.S.D. Ponziana]], a small team in Trieste, which under the new name Amatori Ponziana Trst, played in the [[Yugoslav First League 1946-47|Yugoslavian league]] for three years.<ref name="Calcio by John Foot">{{Cite book| title = Calcio | publisher = Harper Perennial| id = {{ASIN|0007175744|country=uk}} }}</ref> Triestina went bankrupt in the 1990s, but after being re-founded, it regained a position in the Italian second division ([[Serie B]]) in 2002. Ponziana was renamed "[[Circolo Sportivo Ponziana 1912]]" and currently plays in Friuli-Venezia Giulia Group of [[Promozione]], which is the 7th level of the [[Lega Calcio|Italian league]].

Trieste also has a well-known basketball team, [[Pallacanestro Trieste]], which reached its zenith in the 1990s under coach [[Bogdan Tanjević]] when, with large financial backing from sponsors [[Stefanel]], it was able to sign players such as [[Dejan Bodiroga]], [[Fernando Gentile]] and [[Gregor Fučka]], stars of European basketball. At the end of the 2017–18 season, the team, now trained by coach Eugenio Dalmasson and sponsored by Alma, won promotion to the [[Lega Basket Serie A]], Italy's highest basketball league, 14 years after its last tenure.

Many sailing clubs have roots in the city which contribute to Trieste's strong tradition in that sport. The [[Barcolana regatta]], first held in 1969, is the world's largest sailing race by number of participants.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}

Local sporting facilities include the [[Stadio Nereo Rocco]], a [[UEFA]]-certified stadium with seating capacity of 32,500; the [[Palatrieste]], an indoor sporting arena sitting 7,000 people, and Piscina Bruno Bianchi, a large Olympic size swimming pool.

On 26 August 1985  American basketball player [[Michael Jordan]] dunked so hard that the backboard shattered during a Nike exhibition game played in Trieste. The signed jersey and shoes (including one of the tiny shards of glass in the sole of the left shoe) that the player wore during the famous shattered backboard game were later auctioned. The moment the glass broke was filmed and is often cited as a particularly important milestone in Jordan's rise.<ref>[https://www.essentiallysports.com/nba-when-michael-jordan-shattered-more-than-just-minds-through-his-performance-in-italy/ When Michael Jordan Shattered More Than Just Minds Through His Performance in Italy ]; Alex Green "Michael Jordan's 'shattered backboard' jersey to go under the hammer" In: Independent - Ireland, 18 November 2020; [https://eu.usatoday.com/story/gameon/2013/02/18/michael-jordan-shattered-backboard/1927833/ USA Today: Michael Jordan shatters backboard in 1985 exhibition]; Barbara Kutscher "Sportschuhe von Promis werden zu Luxusobjekten in einem wachsenden Markt" In: Handelsblatt 27.08.2020; Elliott Bretland "From A £500,000 Classic To Eminem, These Are The Rarest Air Jordans Around" In: The Sportsman 10.01.02021; Flavio Vanetti "Michael Jordan e l’Italia: quella volta che giocò a Trieste nel 1985 (e ruppe un tabellone con una schiacciata)" In: Corriere della Sera 21.05.2020; Shlomo Sprung "Christie's Unveils Auction Of Michael Jordan Game-Worn Sneakers" In: Forbes 23.07.2020; "«C’est le Picasso du sport»: les sneakers de Michael Jordan pourraient faire flamber les enchères" In: Le Parisien 30.07.2020; Maitreyee Joshi "When Michael Jordan Shattered More Than Just Minds Through His Performance in Italy" In: Essentially Sports 25.03.2020; Ricky O'Donnell "The time Michael Jordan shattered a backboard during a game in Italy" In: SB Nation - Vox Media 10.04.2020; "La impresionante jugada de Jordan en la cara de un ex-Olimpo" In: La Nueva 18.05.2020; Fabrice Auclert "Souvenirs: le jour où Michael Jordan a explosé un panier" In: Basket USA 19.10.2011.</ref>

===Film===
Trieste has been portrayed on screen a number of times, with films often [[Location shooting|shot on location]]. In 1942 the early [[Italian neorealism|neorealist]] ''[[Alfa Tau!]]'' was filmed partly in the city.

Cinematic interest in Trieste peaked during the height of the "Free Territory" era from 1947 to 1954, with international films such as ''[[Sleeping Car to Trieste]]'' and ''[[Diplomatic Courier]]'' portraying it as a hotbed of espionage. These films, along with ''[[The Yellow Rolls-Royce]]'' (1964), conveyed an image of the city as a [[multicultural|cosmopolitan]] place of conflict between [[Great Powers]], a portrayal which resembles ''[[Casablanca (film)|Casablanca]]'' (1943). Italian filmmakers, by contrast, portrayed Trieste as unquestionably Italian in a series of patriotic films, including ''[[Trieste mia!]]'' and ''[[Ombre su Trieste]]''.<ref>Pizzi, Katia. ''A City in Search of an Author''. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2001. p.61-62</ref>

In 1963 the city hosted the first International Festival of Science Fiction Film (Festival internazionale del film di fantascienza), which ran until 1982. Under the name Science Plus Fiction (now [[Trieste Science+Fiction Festival]]), the festival was revived in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sciencefictionfestival.org/archivio-edizioni/festival-internazionale-del-film-di-fantascienza/fiff-1963/|title=Trieste Science+Fiction – Festival della Fantascienza » FIFF 1963|access-date=16 September 2015|archive-date=9 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709150745/http://www.sciencefictionfestival.org/archivio-edizioni/festival-internazionale-del-film-di-fantascienza/fiff-1963/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://scifiportal.eu/trieste-international-film-festival/|title=Trieste International Film Festival|access-date=16 September 2015|archive-date=2 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502002956/http://scifiportal.eu/trieste-international-film-festival/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

An interest in the city has been sparked by movies such as ''[[The Invisible Boy (2014 film)|The Invisible Boy]]'' (2014), its sequel ''The Invisible Boy—Second Generation'', and the TV series ''La Porta Rossa''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ilpiccolo.gelocal.it/tempo-libero/2018/03/04/news/il-sequel-della-porta-rossa-apre-il-set-a-trieste-1.16552272|title=Set porta rossa a Trieste|date=4 March 2018}}</ref>