Arco di Riccardo

Arco di Riccardo.

In Trieste, in the middle of the oldest part of town, you almost have to go out of your way in order to find it. The city has grown a lot around it, and some have forgotten it is there.

It was built, they say, in the mid-first century AD, when a Roman colony called "Tergeste" was founded by order of the Roman emperor Augusto.

Sections of the Arc are now part of the buildings around it, it kind of melted in to the city, common fact in Italy. On one side, there is a restaurant that under different names, has been there for a long time.

I wonder how may people the Arc has seen walk by, how many changes in the city. If you are in Trieste, go and see it, it is worth it. And while you are there, go for a walk in old town Trieste. Walk up and down the old cobblestone narrow streets, turn a corner, and you might discover a different Trieste.

Have a great week you all.

VDP.