Palazzo Carciotti on the Trieste waterfront in the late-afternoon light

Rive di Trieste · since 1805

Palazzo Carciotti opens its doors once again.

Your name belongs here.

Restaurant and retail spaces for lease in Palazzo Carciotti, one of Trieste’s most iconic historic buildings.

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The grand staircase of Palazzo Carciotti with its neoclassical statues

A history of commerce

A palazzo made to welcome.

Demetrio Carciotti was a merchant. When he built his palazzo on the waterfront, he intended the ground floor for trade: warehouses and shops for the goods that arrived by sea. Along the balustrade he set the figures of Commerce, Abundance and Fortune.

1798: Demetrio Carciotti, a merchant from Smyrna, commissions the design from the architect Matteo Pertsch.
1805: The Palazzo is completed, with its Ionic columns, copper dome and a ground floor open to the trade of the port.
1832: The first offices of Assicurazioni Generali, founded in Trieste the year before, are established here.
Today: Generali is bringing Palazzo Carciotti back to life. Its ground floor is returning to the purpose for which it was originally conceived.

The rotunda beneath the dome, with visitors silhouetted against the light

Via Bellini, on the Canal Grande

An old doorway becomes a shop window.

An entrance sealed long ago will open once again. A simple yet powerful gesture: Palazzo Carciotti opens itself to the city, to the canal and to all who arrive. Beyond this threshold, a new space awaits your business.

The ground floor

Four shopfronts on the waterfront.

Two restaurants overlooking Trieste’s Canal Grande: a lounge bar for lunch and aperitivo, and a fine-dining restaurant. Two corner retail spaces, perfectly positioned along the city centre’s shopping streets, where the flow of the city meets the waterfront.

The façade of the Palazzo with outdoor tables along the canal, where the 486 m² restaurant is located

Restaurant 486 m²

A lounge bar connected to the Innovation Hub: lunch for those who work in the Palazzo, aperitivo for those strolling along the waterfront.

Via Bellini · Canal Grande

The façade of the Palazzo with outdoor tables along the canal, where the 691 m² restaurant is located

Restaurant 691 m²

Vaulted dining rooms overlooking the canal, and an inner courtyard to be enjoyed as a winter garden.

Via Bellini · Via Cassa di Risparmio

The façade of the Palazzo along the canal, where the 225 m² shop is located

Shop 225 m²

A light-filled corner unit with display windows facing the Canal Grande.

Via Bellini · Via Cassa di Risparmio

The corner of the Palazzo where the 238 m² shop is located

Shop 238 m²

The Palazzo’s second corner, facing Via Genova and the heart of the city centre.

Via Trento · Via Genova

The floor plan

From the canal to the city, four spaces.

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Via Bellini · Canal GrandeRiveVia Cassa di RisparmioVia Genova

Indicative ground-floor plan of Palazzo Carciotti with the four spaces numbered

Indicative plan, not to scale. Detailed floor plans are included in the private presentation.

The images shown are illustrative renderings and do not necessarily reflect the current condition of the property. Furnishings, finishes, materials and the layout of the spaces may differ from the actual premises.

Breakdown of rooms

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1805The year the Palazzo was completed

4Ground-floor spaces

2+2Food & drink and retail

≈2yearsExpected handover

The location

Where Trieste welcomes Central Europe.

Trieste cannot be measured by its residents alone. Every day the city welcomes shoppers from Austria, Slovenia and Croatia in search of quality, along with visitors who stroll along the waterfront down to the sea.

Palazzo Carciotti stands exactly there, where the Canal Grande meets the waterfront: the point at which the city reveals itself to all who arrive.

Canal GrandeRivePiazza Unità a short walk awayPonte Curto

Aerial view of the Palazzo on the Canal Grande, with outdoor tables along the quay and the sea beyond

Where we are

On the waterfront, where the Canal Grande meets the sea.

Palazzo Carciotti looks out over the gulf on one side and the Canal Grande on the other, in the heart of the Borgo Teresiano. Piazza Unità d’Italia, the Teatro Verdi and the main shopping streets are just a few minutes’ walk away.

Aerial view of Palazzo Carciotti between the Canal Grande and the Gulf of Trieste — The Palazzo between the Canal Grande and the gulf

On foot from the Palazzo

1Teatro Verdi opera house3 min
2Ponte Rosso3 min
3Piazza della Borsa and Corso Italia4 min
4Piazza Unità d’Italia5 min
5Molo Audace pier5 min
6Church of Sant’Antonio Taumaturgo7 min
7Stazione Marittima cruise terminal9 min
8Trieste Centrale railway station11 min

Further afield

Trieste Airportabout 40 min by car
Ljubljanaabout 1 h 15 min by car
Veniceabout 2 h by car

Riva Tre Novembre, on the corner of Via Bellini · Trieste
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Walking times are approximate.

Landmark photos from Wikimedia Commons, cropped: Zapping (CC BY 2.5), Luca Aless (CC BY-SA 4.0), Diego Delso (CC BY-SA 4.0), Diego Delso (CC BY-SA 4.0), Tiesse (Public domain), Tiesse (Public domain), Tiesse (CC BY-SA 4.0), Simon Legner (CC BY-SA 4.0).

The main façade with its colonnade, dome and statues — The waterfront façade

Aerial view of the Palazzo along the Canal Grande — The Palazzo on the Canal Grande

The statues on the grand staircase — The grand staircase

Frequently asked questions

Everything you need to know about the spaces.

Which spaces are available to let at Palazzo Carciotti?

Four ground-floor units are available to let. Two are for food and drink: Restaurant 486 m² (402 m² net) and Restaurant 691 m² (573 m² net, with two inner courtyards totalling 99 m²). Two are for retail: Shop 225 m² (173 m² net, with a 155 m² sales area) and Shop 238 m² (187 m² net, with a 174 m² sales area).

Where is Palazzo Carciotti?

On the Trieste waterfront, on Riva Tre Novembre at the corner of Via Bellini, between the Canal Grande and the gulf, in the Borgo Teresiano district. The Teatro Verdi and Ponte Rosso are a three-minute walk away, and Piazza Unità d’Italia five minutes.

What kind of business are the spaces suited to?

The two units on the canal are designed for food and drink: a lounge bar for lunch and aperitivo, connected to the Palazzo’s Innovation Hub, and a fine-dining restaurant with vaulted dining rooms. The two corner units are shops with display windows onto the pedestrian streets of the city centre, suited to quality retail.

How can I receive the rent, floor plans and terms?

Full floor plans, terms and timelines are set out in a private presentation. You can request it with the form at the bottom of this page or by writing to info@carciotti-retail.com, and we will be in touch to arrange a viewing.

Who is handling the letting?

The letting is handled by Tirabora Industriale, for the project through which Generali Real Estate is bringing Palazzo Carciotti back to life, the historic first home of Assicurazioni Generali.

The private presentation

Come and see it for yourself.

Your name belongs here.

Full floor plans, terms and timelines are set out in a private presentation. Tell us what you have in mind, and we will be in touch to show you the spaces in person.