The front part of the canal is lined with beautiful palaces, such as the palazzo Gopcevich, built by a Serbian merchant, or the palazzo by Demetrio Carciotti, who came from Corfu. Countless commercial and residential buildings of old families that continuously expanded the wealth of Trieste.
The Grand Canal is the heart of the Borgo Teresiano. It leads from the shore road into the city at right angles and fits into the street-like streetscape of the …