Kleine Berlin
Air-raid shelter system from the Second World War in Trieste, with a German and an Italian section, open to visit with volunteer guides.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
Kleine Berlin is a complex of underground shelters from the Second World War in Trieste, made up of a German section and an Italian one. The German section was a shelter for military personnel: its original entrance, a concrete hood, was demolished in 1948 by the Gruppo Rastrellatori Bombe e Mine di Trieste, which also buried the main entrance. A well with a spiral staircase connected the shelter to General Globocnik’s villa and to his workplace at the Tribunale (law courts).
The Italian section is a municipal air-raid shelter about 250 metres long, built by the firm Emilio Colombo for the Comune di Trieste. In its last part the tunnel was not lined with concrete, and nature has formed stalactites, stalagmites and small concretion basins.
Since 1995 the complex has been granted by the Comune di Trieste to the Club Alpinistico Triestino, which runs it with volunteers and opens it to the public with guided tours.
Highlights
- German military shelter with an entrance reserved for soldiers
- Municipal air-raid shelter about 250 metres long
- Stalactite and stalagmite formations in the last section
- Well with spiral staircase towards the Villa Globocnik
- Operated by
- Club Alpinistico Triestino (in concessione dal Comune di Trieste dal 1995)
- Visitors per year
- approx. 6,400
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €5 |
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| Reduced | €3students and young people from the age of 6 |
Payment in cash only; card payment (POS) is not available.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 2 hrs |
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| Good to know | The visit starts at the fourth entrance, the one reserved for German soldiers. Booking is compulsory by e-mail (kleineberlin@cat.ts.it) or by telephone on 351 3901205, stating the names of the participants and the chosen time. The last section of the tunnel is often flooded and is normally not walked. |
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