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La Foiba di Basovizza

341 Reviews

#11 of 406 things to do in Trieste

Monuments & Statues, Sights & Landmarks

Trieste, Italy

+39 040 365343

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“Average monument about terrible moments of history”

Area is arranged as a monument with lot of political influence. Each killed man here was victim of... read more

Reviewed 25 August 2017

Miha P

Maribor, Slovenia

“Stark and chilling monument”

This is a very simple but significant monument. It would have helped to have had information in... read more

Reviewed 21 August 2017

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341 reviews

Excellent62%
Very good28%
Average8%
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21 Aug 2017

“Stark and chilling monument”

25 Aug 2017

“Average monument about terrible moments of history”

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Trieste, Italy

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+39 040 365343

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Miha P

Maribor, Slovenia

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Reviewed 25 August 2017

Average monument about terrible moments of history

Area is arranged as a monument with lot of political influence. Each killed man here was victim of fascism and all effects after, till the communist revenge. Visitor needs to go to Bazovica and see the monuments to the first victims of fascism, too. It...More

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WBeeW

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Reviewed 21 August 2017

Stark and chilling monument

This is a very simple but significant monument. It would have helped to have had information in other languages please, instead of just Italian

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Stefano A

Reggio Emilia, Italy

12145

Reviewed 4 January 2017

the mess of Yugoslavian army in Italy at the end of the II WW

Basovizza is an important place for the italian history. many people were killed by Tito's army. it's important do not forget it.

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Maria H

Reviewed 2 September 2016

I was on holiday and just going around in Monrupino.

It was very interesting and thinkfull. How people turn devil this massacres of Foiba show us. After tha massacres the bodies dropped in the deep mine.

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PeppeinVespa

Province of Lodi, Italy

2217

Reviewed 17 August 2016

People killed after the end of the II World War by the Yugoslavian Army

This place shows you what the Yugoslavian Army did during and especially after the II World War. The Basovizza Foiba is a cavity in the mountain (around 250 m deep) closer to Trieste used as waste dump in the past. the first time in the...More

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Marco S

London, United Kingdom

10252

Reviewed 22 April 2016

Historically very intereseting

Very interesting place and makes you think about the effect of was and civil wars. It is just off the main road and is really worth a short detour

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daniele5551

Washington

16134

Reviewed 27 March 2016

A must if you are interested in cold war

It is a grim place. Hundreds or bodies of mostly innocent people were thrown by Tito's partisan . A black hole in the history of the Italian-Yugoslav relations for decades . Need taxi or your own car.

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daniele5551

Washington

16134

Reviewed 21 November 2015

Trieste is full of historical places. This is another must visit.

Foiba di Basovizza is a place where memory of hate and nationalist sentiments became drama. At the crossroad of different people and ideologies.

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EAJJ2015

Community of Madrid, Spain

2416

Reviewed 2 August 2015

Historians will understand its significance, not for pleasure

The story behind this controversial monument that remembers war crimes against Italians during and after WWII is fascinating if you like to learn about European history. We visited on our last day and took bus 39 up the green mountains and it was a bit...More

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Giacs

Mississauga, Canada

357

Reviewed 21 September 2013

Harsh reminder of the cruelties of war

A reminder of the extent of history surrounding the area, the excesses of war. A place to visit to ensure similar things never happen again.

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