San Sabba Rice Mill National Monument & Museum

A really good museum, telling the story from WW2 Nazi activities in Trieste. San Sabba Rice Mill was used by Nazi Germany to extinguish enemies and unwanted persons in the Nazi regiemes view. San Sabba Rice Mill contained a crematorium oven. Findings shows around 1000-4000 people can have need kolied at this site. Today the museum is telling the story from that time. The situation in the East Italian region in 1943-45. San Sabbatn Rice Mill is worth a visit. It can he seen as a mix of a museum and a memorial (church like) site where a certain dignity and silence provides good room for thoutghys and reflection of the crual stories in the original but gently rebuild site. The entrance is free. (Gratis)

Very worthwhile, thought-provoking visit. I had not realised the extent of WW2 history in Italy until now. The architecture of the museum is stunningly starkly done. Several respectful school parties touring. I liked the fact that the staff are strict on decorum during the visit.

Be prepared to bring handkerchiefs whit you because this place not will let your eyes stay dry. Free entry to the monument which guides you through the madness and horror of the nazi activity. There is a museum part and you can walk around I different parts of the former "police retention camp". Items, journals, weapons, testimonials and buildings remembers what can happen if madness prevails instead of common humanity. There is a monument of the former chimney of the crematorium.

Not a light experience, but I considered it as a must, visiting the nearby. Free entrance (I took audioguide for 3 Eur, but even without it, the museum provides enough information in Italian and English). This is part of history, not so long time ago.

It is a place of pain and sorrow. But it is necessary to remember. It is well kept and respectable. Needs better directional signage before entering.

This is a less known, yet very important site to visit. A remarkable monument of an era that should not be forgotten. For 2 euros only you can buy an audio guide which I really recommend to do so, as otherwise you won't understand what to look at and you won't have all the background information. If you get there by car the most convenient is to park at the supermarket's parking lot nearby.

An unexpected little gem. Another sad point of reflection on WW2, and how grim it must have been. It's not a very big museum and there is a lot of reading. For me the map of the transition locations across Germany shows the systematic scale of the operation that was being undertaken. In spite of being close to the town, people did not realise what was going on until late in the war. Entry is free, but a donation is welcome.

Interering place to visit but not much to see. A bit off the beaten track though easy to get to by bus. History is tragic and we hope it will not happen again. This is why it is important to visit such landmarks

My husband and I visited the Risiera di San Sabba when we were in Trieste for a day earlier this summer. Trieste is a fascinating place. At different points in its history, it has been a part of the Roman Empire (pre 935), the Byzantine Empire (476-567), the Republic of Venice (1368-1369), the Holy Roman Empire (1382-1806), the First French Empire (1809-1814), and the Austro-Hungarian Empire (1814-1922). After being a free territory from 1947-1954, it joined Italy. But a visit to the Risiera di San Sabba taught me a lot about one period of Trieste's history that I knew practically nothing about - Trieste was a part of the Operational Zone of the Adriatic Littoral (OZAK), a Nazi-occupied territory that included parts of present-day Italy, Slovenia, and Croatia from 1943-1945. The Risiera was first used as a rice-husking facility. But when Trieste was part of OZAK, German occupation forces used the Risiera as a concentration camp for the detention and killing of political prisoners and a transit camp for Jews, most of whom were deported from San Sabba to Auschwitz. The Risiera is now a national monument and museum. They have audio guides in many languages, and we spent a few hours learning from the audio guides and the museum as well. It was incredibly moving, and I learned a lot from our visit. I'm so glad we made time to visit the Risiera, because without visiting it, I might not have learned so much about what life was like for the residents of this area during WWII. If you have time, I recommend you make time for a visit here. As survivors and veterans of WWII age and pass away, places like the Risiera become ever more important to visit and experience and learn from.

What used to be a rice processing plant turns into a working/concentration camp during WW2 This museum is well worth a visit. It is number 20 bus from town or a 5 km walk A sad experience but something we need to remember

The sole extermination nazi kamp in Italy, now national monument. On april 1944 nazy posted a crematory pant. It's very sad to see, terrific. You can see the death room, and prisoners cells.

Moving experience! Well restored and maintained facility. High walls give a feeling of being in prison. Of course, nothing can replicate the actual experience. But a visit here is worthwhile.

Museum showing a Nazi extermination camp. Painful exhibits tell the story of what actually happened in Trieste. A bit of a journey to get here, but worth the effort.