Part 63

=Gondolas=, the famous and picturesque boats which are the cabs of Venice, have their chief station on the Molo (Pl. H, 6; p. 422). Tariff: in the town, per hour, 1–2 pers. 1½, 3–4 pers. 2, 5–6 pers. 2½ fr. (after dusk ½ fr. extra); half these charges for each addit. ½ hr.; from the _Molo_ to the sea-going steamers, or the reverse, 20 c. each passenger; trunk 20, small packages 5 c.—A boat with two _gondolieri_ costs double. (As a rule one, ‘basta uno’, is enough.) In case of dispute with the boatmen, often insolent and especially towards ladies travelling alone, a _vígile municipale_ (policeman) may be applied to.

The =Local Steamers= (_Vaporetti Comunali_), which do not carry luggage, ply (except in fog) on the main line through the Canal Grande every 10–15 min., from 6 a.m. till midnight; fare 10, to the Lido 20 c. (money changed on board; fare paid on landing). The chief landing-stages (_Pontoni_), beginning from the station, are: 1. _Scalzi_ (Pl. D, 3), near the exit from the station; 2. _Cerva_, Riva del Carbón (Pl. G, 4), for the Rialto bridge (p. 421) and streets (p. 421) leading to St. Mark’s; 3. _San Tomà_ (Pl. E, 5), for the church of the Frari (p. 422); 4. _Accadémia_ (Pl. E, 6), for the picture-gallery (p. 422); 5. _San Marco_ (Pl. G, 6; near the Calle Vallaresso), for St. Mark’s; 6. _San Zaccaria_ (Pl. H, 5), for the Riva degli Schiavoni and St. Mark’s; 7. _Giardini Pubblici_ (Pl. L, 7); 8. _Lido_ (p. 424; April-Oct. only). In the reverse direction the steamers call at the _Riva del Carbón_ (Pl. G, 4) instead of Cerva, and at _Santa Lucia_, close to the entrance to the railway-station (see above), instead of Scalzi.

A minor line connects the Riva degli Schiavoni (comp. Pl. H, 5, 6) with the islands of _San Giorgio Maggiore_ (Pl. H, I, 7; p. 424) and _Giudecca_; in April-Sept. every ½ hr., in winter hourly.

A third line plies from the Riva degli Schiavoni (dep. near the Ponte della Paglia, Pl. H, 5, 6) direct to the _Lido_, every 20–30 min. Ticket 15, return 25 c.; or, incl. adm. to bath-house 40 c., incl. bath 1 fr. 30 c.

=Post Office.= Fóndaco dei Tedeschi (Pl. G, 4; p. 421), near the Rialto bridge, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.; poste restante in the court, on the left.—=Telegraph Office= (Pl. G, 6; also branch post-office), Bocca di Piazza, behind the W. side of St. Mark’s Piazza.

=Banks.= _Banca Commerciale Italiana_, Via Ventidue Marzo 2188; _Società Bancaria Italiana_, San Marco, Bocca di Piazza 1239; _Guetta_ (_American Express Co._), Campo San Moisè; _Thos. Cook & Son_, see below.—BOOKSELLER. _Istituto Veneto di Arti Gráfiche_, Piazza San Marco 40.

=Tourist Agents.= _Thos. Cook & Son_, Piazzetta dei Leoni 289 (N. side of San Marco); _P. Faerber_, in Hôt. d’Italie (p. 419), also town-agent for the railway.

=Steamboat Agents.= _North German Lloyd_, Piazza San Marco 118; _Hamburg-American_ (for winter pleasure-cruises by ‘Meteor’), P. Faerber, see above; _Società Nazionale_, Campo Morosini 2802; _Austrian Lloyd_, for the Venice and Trieste Line (p. 425), in the Piazzetta (p. 423); _Hungarian Croatian Co._, Thos. Cook & Son (see above).

=Consuls.= British, _E. de Zuccato_, Traghetto San Felice, Grand Canal.—United States Consul, _J. V. Long_, Campiello Querini Stampaglia 5257.

=Churches.= _English_ (_St. George’s_), Campo San Vio 731; _Presbyterian_, Piazza of St. Mark 95.

ONE DAY may suffice for a hurried glance, but a week or more should if possible be devoted to this unique city. Sail through the _Grand Canal_; inspection of the piazza and the church of _St. Mark_ and the _Doges’ Palace_ (p. 423).—Of the _Churches_ St. Mark’s (p. 423) is open throughout the day, Santi Giovanni e Paolo (p. 424) and Frari (p. 422) save from 12–2 (adm. in the afternoon, till their restoration is completed, 50 c.). The _Doges’ Palace_ is open on week-days, 9–3 (adm. 1 fr., or incl. visit to the Archæological Museum and the Prigioni 2½ fr.), on Sun. and holidays 10–2, free. _Academy_ (p. 422) on week-days 9–4 (adm. 1 fr.), on Sun. and holidays 10–2, free.

_Venice_, Ital. _Venezia_, once the most brilliant commercial city in the world, now a provincial capital, with 148,500 inhab., of whom one quarter are practically paupers, is a commercial and naval port. It lies 2½ M. from the mainland in the lagoons, a shallow bay 25 M. long by 9½ M. broad, separated from the Adriatic by narrow sandy strips of land (_lidi_). The city is built on piles, on 117 islets, and is intersected by over 150 canals, which are crossed by 378 bridges. The interior of the town consists of a labyrinth of narrow streets and lanes, some of them scarcely 5 ft. wide. The centre of traffic is the _Piazza San Marco_ (‘la Piazza’), with the adjacent _Piazzetta_. The other open spaces are called _campi_ or _campielli_. The local name for a street is _calle_ or _salizzada_, and for a narrow canal _rio_.

The tribe of the _Veneti_, the ancient inhabitants of N.E.Italy, were of Illyrian race, but became Romanized in the 3rd cent. B. C. The havoc committed on the mainland by the barbarian Huns compelled the inhabitants of the coast to seek refuge in the islands of the lagoons, where in 697 they formed the Venetian League, headed by a doge (_dux_). In 811 _Rivoalto_ (now Venice) became their capital. Aided by its close connection with the Byzantine Empire (p. 541), the town rose to be a rival of Genoa in its important traffic between East and West. In its art also Venice was under Oriental influence throughout the middle ages. After the conquest of Constantinople by the great doge _Enrico Dandolo_ in 1204, the lion of St. Mark laid his mighty talons on the coasts and islands of Greece and Asia Minor. On the Italian continent also the republic gradually extended its conquests to Bergamo.

The 15th cent. saw the zenith of the republic’s glory, when her fleet commanded the whole of the E. Mediterranean. But after their capture of Constantinople in 1453 the Turks began to menace the Venetian supremacy. The discovery of America and of the new sea-routes to India carried the world’s traffic into new channels, while her continental possessions involved her in the wars between the rival powers of France, Austria, and Spain. Her protracted conflicts with the Turks led in 1718 to the final loss of all her Oriental possessions, and in 1798 her political independence was destroyed by the French. From 1814 to 1866 Venice belonged to Austria, and since 1866 has formed a part of the kingdom of Italy, under whose auspices her trade has somewhat revived.

The *=Canal Grande= or _Canalazzo_, the main artery of Venice, intersects the city from the _Railway Station_ (Pl. C, D, 3) to the harbour (_Canale_ or _Bacino di San Marco_, Pl. G-K, 6, 7), from N.W. to S.E., and resembles an inverted _S_ in shape. The voyage through it by steamer (p. 419; 25 min.) or by gondola (p. 419; 1 hr., preferable) conveys a most striking impression of the magnificence of mediæval Venice. The canal is bordered with fine old guild-houses, sumptuous churches, and stately palaces of the 12–18th cent., and each of its bends reveals a new and picturesque vista.

LEFT. │ RIGHT. │ _Chiesa degli Scalzi_ (Pl. D, 3; │ church of the barefooted friars), │ in the highly ornate baroque style │ (1649–89). │ │ │_Fóndaco dei Turchi_ (Pl. E, 3; │‘trade hall of the Turks’), a late │Romanesque edifice (11th cent.), │restored in 1861–9, now the _Museo │Civico_. *_Palazzo Vendramin-Calergi_ (Pl. │ E, F, 3), the most beautiful │ early-Renaissance palace in Venice │ (1509), in which Richard Wagner │ died in 1883. │ │ │_Palazzo Pésaro_ (Pl. F, 3), the │most brilliant example of │late-Renaissance (1679), now the │_Gallería d’Arte Moderna_. *_Cà Doro_ (Pl. F, 3), the most │ elegant Gothic palace (15th cent.).│ │ _Fóndacodei Tedeschi_ (Pl. G, 4; p.│ 420), once the warehouse of the │ Germans (1505). │

The *_Ponte di Rialto_ (Pl. G, 4; ‘Rivo Alto’, the ancient name of Venice; comp. p. 420), is a marble arch of 29½ yds. span and 74 ft. in breadth, flanked with shops (1588–92).

Near the bridge are the │ steamboat-piers of Cerva and Riva │ del Carbón (p. 419), whence the │ _Mercería_ (Pl. G, 4, 5), a street │ of shops, and the Calle dei Fabbri │ (Pl. G, 5) both lead in 5 min. to │ _St. Mark’s_. │ │ _Pal. Loredan_ (Pl. F, 5) and _Pal.│ Farsetti_, once Dándolo, both │ Romanesque (12th cent.). │ │ *_Pal. Grimani_, high-Renaissance, │_Pal. Papadópoli_ (16th cent.). Sanmicheli’s masterpiece (16th │ cent.). │ │ │_Pal. Pisani_ (_a San Polo_), │Gothic (15th cent.). │ _Pal. Corner-Spinelli_, │_Pal. Grimani_, high-Renaissance early-Renaissance, in the style of │(16th cent.). the Lombardi. │ │ │Near it is steamboat pier San Tomà │(Pl. E, 5; p. 419), for the old │Franciscan church *_Frari_ (Pl. E, │5; adm., see p. 420; ticket valid │also for San Tomà), in the Gothic │style (1380–1417), the │resting-place of many eminent │Venetians, with admirable │altar-pieces by Giov. Bellini and │Titian (temporarily in _San Tomà_, │close by; adm. 9–5, ticket 50 c. │admitting also to the Frari │church). │ │*_Pal. Fóscari_ (Pl E, 5), Gothic │(15th cent.). │ │_Pal. Rezzonico_ (Pl E, 6), built │in 1680. Robert Browning died here │in 1889.

Between the Campo San Vitale (Vidal) and the Campo della Carità is the _Ponte di Ferro or dell’Accadémia_ (Pl. E, 6).

│Near the bridge is steamboat pier │Accadémia (p. 419) for the │*_Accadémia di Belle Arti_ (Pl. E, │6), containing admirable Venetian │pictures (G. Bellini, Carpaccio, │Titian, P. Veronese). Adm., see p. │420. │ _Pal. Cavalli_ (Pl. E, 6), now │ _Franchetti_, Gothic (15th. cent.).│ │ _Pal. Corner della Cà Grande_ (Pl. │ F, 6), by Jac. Sansovino (1532). │ │ _Pal. Contarini-Fasan_ (Pl. F, G, │*_Santa Maria della Salute_ (Pl. F, 6), Gothic (14th cent.). │G, 6), by Bald. Longhena (17th │cent.); fine pictures by Titian in │the sacristy. │ │_Dogana di Mare_ (Pl. G, 6), │custom-house (1676–82), on the │point between the Grand and the │_Giudecca_ canals. │ _Giardino Reale_ (Pl. G, 6), or │ royal garden, behind the Procuratie│ Nuove (p. 423). │ │ _Molo_ (Pl. H, 6), adjoining the │ Piazzetta (p. 423). │

From the Molo, or from one of the steamboat-piers (p. 419) of San Marco (Pl. G, 6) or San Zaccaria (Pl. H, 5), we next visit the **=Piazza di San Marco= (Pl. G, 5), the centre of the traffic of the city. Even now this far-famed piazza (182 yds. long, 100 yds. wide at the E. end, 61 at the W. end; paved with slabs of trachyte and marble) conveys an admirable idea of the ancient glory of Venice.

On the N. and S. sides of the piazza rise the PROCURATÍE, once the residences of the nine procurators or highest officials of the republic. The _Procuratíe Vecchie_, on the N. side, were erected in 1480–1517. The _Procuratíe Nuove_, now used along with the adjacent old Library (see below) as a royal palace, were begun by Vinc. Scamozzi in 1584. The _Atrio_ or _Nuova Fábbrica_, on the W. side, dates only from 1810. The groundfloors of these buildings, flanked with arcades, are now occupied by cafés (p. 419) and shops.

The old CAMPANILE DI SAN MARCO, at the corner of the Old Library, collapsed in 1902, but has been rebuilt. The top of the tower (adm. 15 c.) commands a fine and extensive *View. The _Torre dell’ Orologio_, a clock-tower built in 1496–9, adjoining the Old Procuratie, forms the entrance to the _Mercería_ (p. 421).

The church of **=San Marco= (Pl. H, 5), which is said to contain the bones of St. Mark, was begun in 830, rebuilt after a fire in 976, and restored after the middle of the 11th cent. in the Byzantine style. The ground-plan (83½ yds. long, 56¾ yds. broad in front) is in the form of a Greek cross (with equal arms), crowned with five domes. The front arm of the cross is flanked with a colonnade. Outside and inside the church is adorned with over five hundred marble columns, mostly Oriental, and with mosaics, chiefly of the 10–16th centuries. The Gothic additions to the façade (15th cent.) enhance its fantastic charm. Over the main portal are four antique bronze-gilt horses from Constantinople.

The INTERIOR is wonderfully impressive. The beauty of the outlines and the magnificence of the decoration are equally striking. The priceless _Pala d’Oro_, which forms the altar-piece, from Constantinople (1105), is shown on week-days (11–2; ticket, 50 c., admits also to the _Tesoro_ in the right transept, 11–2).

Adjoining the Piazza of St. Mark, on the side next the lagoon, is the *=Piazzetta= (Pl. H, 5, 6). The *_Librería Vecchia_, or old library, now part of the royal palace (see above), by Jac. Sansovino (1536–53), is one of the most beautiful secular buildings in Italy. The adjacent _Zecca_ (mint) now contains the famous library of San Marco. On the opposite (E.) side of the square rises the—

**=Doges’ Palace= (_Palazzo Ducale_; Pl. H, 5), which is said to have been founded in 814 as the residence of the first doge. It was rebuilt after the fires of 976 and 1105, and has since been repeatedly restored and altered. The Gothic exterior is flanked with two superb arcades with pointed arches; the W. front dates from 1423–8; the S. front, next the lagoon, is of the 14th century.

The _Porta della Carta_, the late-Gothic chief portal, next to the church, leads into the quadrangle of the palace, where the façades, though still partly Gothic, show the influence of the new Renaissance style. In the interior (adm., see p. 420) we visit the central and upper floors, containing the state-apartments which were redecorated after the fires of 1574 and 1577, a brilliant example of the Venetian late-Renaissance and rococo art. The countless pictures by Titian, Paolo Veronese, Jac. Tintoretto, and other masters, proclaim the ancient glory of Venice. (Guide unnecessary. Catalogues for public use on week-days.) The groundfloor contains the _Archaeological Museum_ (antiques, Renaissance sculptures, etc.).

At the E. end of the Molo (p. 422) the _Ponte della Paglia_ (Pl. H, 5, 6), which crosses the _Rio di Palazzo_, affords a good view of the ‘Bridge of Sighs’ (_Ponte dei Sospiri_; Pl. H, 5), specially interesting to readers of Childe Harold. The latter bridge connects the Doges’ Palace with the _Prigioni di San Marco_.

The contiguous =Riva degli Schiavoni= (Pl. H, I, 5; ‘quay of the Slavonians’) forms the sunniest promenade in the town. To the left, nearly opposite the _Monument of Victor Emmanuel II._, a narrow lane leads to the church of _San Zaccaria_ (Pl. H, I, 5; adm. in the afternoon 50 c.), built in 1458–1515. Over the second altar on the left is a Madonna by Giov. Bellini (1505).

A few paces to the W. of the church is Campo San Provolo. The street of that name to the right, the first bridge to the left, and then the Calle Corte Rotta and the Ruga Giuffa (Pl. H, 5) lead to _Santa Maria Formosa_ (Pl. H, 4; knock at W. portal; gratuity 25–30 c.), with the famous *St. Barbara by Palma Vecchio.

From the Campo Santa Maria Formosa we follow the Calle Lunga to the E., and near the end of it the Calle Bragadin to the left (N.) to the—

Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo, with the *_Monument of Colleoni_ (Venetian condottiere, d. 1475), the grandest equestrian statue of the Italian Renaissance, by the Florentine Andrea Verrocchio.

The church of *_Santi Giovanni e Paolo_ (Pl. H, 4; adm. see p. 420), once the church of the Dominicans and the burial-church of the doges, erected in the Gothic style in 1330–90, is quite a museum of Venetian sculpture. The finest monument is that of Andrea Vendramin (d. 1478; in the choir, on the left), by Tullio and Ant. Lombardi and Al. Leopardi.

On the S. side of the _Canale di San Marco_ (p. 421), reached by ferry from the Molo (‘traghetto’, 1–2 pers. 15, 3–4 pers. 20, 5–6 pers. 30 c.), or more quickly by steamer from the Riva degli Schiavoni (see p. 419), are the island and the Benedictine church of =San Giorgio Maggiore= (Pl. H, 7; if closed, ring on the right), built by Palladio (1565) and Ant. Palliari. The _Campanile_, 197 ft. high (ascent to the left of the choir; easy wooden stairs), offers a superb **View of the city, the lagoons, and the sea, embracing in clear weather the Alpine chain far away to the N. (finest in the early morning or just before sunset).

[Illustration: TRIESTE]

[Illustration: CHIARBOLA]

The =Lido=, the most fashionable sea-bathing place in Italy (height of season July and Aug.), is reached either by the direct steamers or by those coming from the railway-station (p. 419, 420). An electric tramway connects the pier with the _Bath Establishment_ (café-restaurant) and with the large hotels on the shore.—See also _Baedeker’s Northern Italy_.

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=Trieste.=—=Railway Stations=, 1. _Stazione Meridionale_ (S. Station; Pl. B, C, 2; buffet), 10 min. to the N. of the Piazza della Borsa, for Vienna, Abbazia and Fiume, and Cervignano (Venice).—2. _Stazione dello Stato_ or _di Sant’ Andrea_ (State Railway Station; Pl. A, 6), at the S. end of the Old Harbour (p. 426), 15 min. to the S.W. of the Piazza della Borsa, for the Tauern Railway, and for Assling and Vienna. Cabs, see below; hotel-omnibus 1 _K_.

=Arrival by Sea.= The _Austrian Lloyd_ steamers anchor in the New Harbour (p. 426), at Moles I-III, near the Dogana (Pl. B, 2, 3) and the S. Station, or at the Molo San Carlo (Pl. B, 4; excursion-steamer ‘Thalia’).

=Hotels.= GRAND-HÔTEL, Riva dei Mandracchio, adjoining the Lloyd Palace (p. 426), a first-class house, to be opened in 1911; HÔT. DE LA VILLE (Pl. a; C, 4), Riva Carciotti, with first-class restaurant, high charges, variously judged; HÔT. VOLPICH ALL’ AQUILA NERA (Pl. d; C, 4), with good café-restaurant, R. 3–8 _K_, B. 1 _K_ 20 _h_, D. 3 _K_, HÔT. TONIATO (Pl. h; C, 4), R. 3–10 _K_, both Via San Nicolò, good; HÔT. BALKAN (Pl. c; C, 3), Piazza della Caserma, R. from 3 _K_, B. 70 _h_, D. 2 _K_ 80 _h_; HÔT. VANOLI (Pl. k; B, 4, 5), Piazza Grande 2; HÔT. DELORME (Pl. b; C, 4), Via del Teatro 5; HÔT. CENTRAL (Pl. f; C, 4), Via San Nicolò 15, R. from 2 _K_ 50–4 _K_ 50 _h_, B. 1 _K_ 20 _h_.

=Cafés.= _Caffè degli Specchi_, _Caffè al Municipio_ (in the town-hall), _Orientale_ (in the Lloyd Palace), all in Piazza Grande; _Stazione_, Piazza della Stazione.

=Restaurants= at the hotels. Also, _Restaurant Dreher_, Via della Cassa di Risparmio (Pl. C, 4), near the Old Exchange (p. 426); _La Cooperativa_, Piazza San Giovanni 5 (Pl. D, 3, 4).

=Cabs.= From or to the stations 1 _K_ 60 _h_ (9 p.m. to 6 a.m. t2 _K_); in the inner town per drive with one horse 1 _K_ (at night 1 _K_ 20 _h_), farther out 1 _K_ 40 or 1 _K_ 60 _h_; by time: ½ hr. 1 _K_ 20 _h_, at night 1 _K_ 60 _h_, ¾ hr. 1 _K_ 60 or 2 _K_ 20 _h_, 1 hr. 2 _K_ or 2 _K_ 80 _h_, each ¼ hr. more 50 or 60 _h_ (with pair, 1 _K_ 40 or 1 _K_ 60 _h_; 2 _K_ 20 or 2 _K_ 40 _h_; 2 _K_ 80 or 3 _K_ 20 _h_; 70 or 80 _h_). Trunk 50 _h_; small articles carried inside free, outside 20 _h_.

=Tramways= from the Boschetto (beyond Pl. E, 2) viâ the Piazza della Borsa and Passeggio di Sant’ Andrea (p. 427) to _Servola_ (p. 427); from the S. Station to _Barcola_ (p. 427), etc.—ELECTRIC HILL-TRAMWAY (views on left, best to sit backward), from the Piazza della Caserma (Pl. C, D, 3) viâ (2½ M.) _Obelisco_ (80 _h_) in ½ hr. to (3¾ M.) the rail, station of _Opčina_ (p. 427; 1 M. to the S.W. from the S. Station).

=Motor Omnibus= in the forenoon, on week-days only, every hour to _Miramar_ (p. 427; return-fare 3 _K_).

=Steamboat Lines.= _Austrian Lloyd_ (offices in Lloyd Palace, Pl. B, 4) to Venice (daily in summer, in 4–6½ hrs.; in winter Tues., Thurs., Sat., returning Mon., Wed., and Frid.); quick boats to Alexandria; other lines to Syria and to Port Said (comp. p. 418); quick boats to the Piræus (for Athens) and Constantinople (R. 78), etc.; _Cunard Line_ (agents, Schröder & Co.), viâ Fiume, Palermo, Naples, and Gibraltar to New York (R. 16); _Austro-American Line_ (office Via Molin Piccolo 2) to Buenos Ayres, to Almeria, Cadiz, and Las Palmas, to New York, and to Patras (R. 78) and Palermo; _German Levant Line_ to Tunis, Algiers, and Oran; _Hungarian-Croatian Co._ (agent, Maule, Riva dei Pescatori 16) and _Croatian Steamboat Co._ to Fiume.—LOCAL STEAMERS (from Molo San Carlo, Pl. B, 4) to Barcola (p. 427), half-hourly in summer, and to Miramar (p. 427) twice daily.

=Post & Telegraph Office= (Pl. 12; C, 3), Piazza delle Poste.

=Consuls.= British Consul-General, _J. B. Spence_; vice-consul, _N. Salvary_.—United States Consul, _M. G. Hotschick_; vice-consul _O. Demartini_.—LLOYD’S AGENT, _R. Greenham_, Via San Lazzaro 15.

=English Church Services=, in the Via San Michele 1714, every Sun. at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.

_Trieste_ (pop. 221,000, Italians, Slovenians, and Germans; in 1758 about 6400 only), the Roman _Tergeste_, the chief seaport of Austria and in the E. Mediterranean, lies on the E. shore of the _Bay of Trieste_, at the head of the Adriatic and at the foot of the _Karst_ or _Carso Plateau_ (1945 ft.), which is often visited by N.E. gales (Bora). Having become the heiress of Venice Trieste was a free harbour from 1719 to 1891; in 1833 it became the seat of the _Austrian Lloyd_, the oldest and one of the greatest of the steamboat companies in the Mediterranean. The harbour is entered by ca. 12,000 vessels annually (imports 573, exports 508 million florins). The new Tauern Railway, completed in 1909, the direct route to the Baths of Gastein, the Tyrol, and thence to Germany, is expected to give a new impulse to the trade of the city.

The =Harbour= comprises the _Porto Vecchio_ (Pl. A, B, 4), sheltered by the _Molo Santa Teresa_ (Pl. A, 5; lighthouse) of 1756, the _Porto Nuovo_ (Pl. A, 1–3), with its four moles and a breakwater 1186 yds. long, constructed in 1867–83, and the _Porto Nuovo di Sant’ Andrea_ or _Francesco Giuseppe Primo_ (Pl. A, B, 7). The last, in the _Bay of Muggia_, was completed in 1910. Between the Porto Nuovo and Porto Vecchio is the _Canal Grande_ (Pl. C, 4), completed in 1756, for small vessels only.

Near the old harbour are the two busiest squares in the town, the PIAZZA GRANDE (Pl. B, C, 4) and the PIAZZA DELLA BORSA. In the Piazza Grande are a marble _Statue of Charles VI._ and the _Maria Teresa Fountain_ (1751). On its E. side rises the _Municipio_ or town-hall (Pl. C, 4). Next to the sea are pleasure-grounds; at the S. end of these is the _Lloyd Palace_ (Pl. B, 4); at the N. end is the _Luogotenenza_ (or governor’s residence; Pl. 7, C, 4).

To the N. of the Piazza Grande are the _Theatre_ (Teatro Comunale Giuseppe Verdi, Pl. C, 4) and the _Tergesteo_ (Pl. 13; C, 4), the new exchange, built in 1852. The _Borsa_, or old exchange (Pl. C, 4), is now the seat of the chamber of commerce.