Three days in Trieste: Five Itineraries in and around town

The antique side of the book, Three days at Trieste (1858), recalls the golden age of the town, reborn under the patronage of the Austro-Hungarian Habsburg monarcy. It praises the efficient blend, concocted "as if by magic rivalry", of public and private investment, thanks to Trieste’s well-educated elite, passionate in its civic engagement, working for profit but always keen on the growth of all social classes, and constantly aware that even for the wealthy it is much easier to prosper in a healthy urban environment.