Caffè San Marco
Caffè San Marco is a historic café in Trieste, Italy founded in 1914[1] that became famous as a rendezvous for intellectuals and writers including Italo Svevo, James Joyce and Umberto Saba, a tradition that continues to date with Claudio Magris. It is located in via Battisti 18. A meeting point for Trieste's irredentists, the café was destroyed by Austro-Hungarian troops during the first World War but was reopened when hostilities ended.
The interiors reflect the Vienna Secession style popular when the café was founded. Part of the frescos are attributed to Vito Timmel.
The café is owned by Italy's largest insurance company (also based in Trieste), Assicurazioni Generali.
Italians campaigned to save the historic café in 2013 and it has now been restored, incorporating a bookshop.[2]
References
External links
- Brief History of Caffè San Marco (in Italian)
- Youtube video detailing the cafè's history (in Italian)
- Caffé San Marco website (in Italian and English)
45°39′10″N 13°46′51″E / 45.6527°N 13.7807°E / 45.6527; 13.7807
- v
- t
- e
- Timeline
- Jewish community
- Imperial Free City of Trieste (1849–1922)
- Governors (1918–54)
- Morgan Line
- Free Territory of Trieste (1947–54)
- Treaty of Osimo
- Province of Trieste
surrounding area
- Gulf of Trieste
- Duino Castle
- Grotta Gigante
- Sistiana
- Val Rosandra
- Altura
- Rozzol
- Caffè San Marco
- Kleines Berlin
- Miramare Castle
- Piazza Unità d'Italia
- Piazza Venezia
- Savoia Excelsior Palace
- Trieste Astronomical Observatory
- Trieste Botanical Garden
- Trieste Commodity Exchange
- Victory Lighthouse
- Canal Grande
- Catholic: Trieste Cathedral
- Temple of Monte Grisa
- Jewish: Trieste Synagogue
- Serb Orthodox: St. Spyridon Church
- Newspapers: Il Piccolo
- Primorski dnevnik
- Radio: Radio Trst A
- Current: Stadio Nereo Rocco
- PalaTrieste
- Former: Stadio Littorio (1932–92)
This Italy-based restaurant or restaurant chain article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e
This coffee-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e