Living in Barriera Vecchia, Trieste
Barriera Vecchia is an area of Trieste with about 8,272 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 58 out of 100 (fair): better than 17% of Trieste residents, ranked 34 of 37 areas.
Strengths
- Services on foot: food shop 2 min walk, pharmacy 2 min walk, doctor 3 min walk
- Playgrounds on foot: playground 7 min walk
- Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 6 min walk
Weaknesses
- Tree canopy: 8.8% tree canopy within 500 m
Who Barriera Vecchia suits
| Profile | Score | Rank in the city |
|---|---|---|
| Student | 81 · excellent | 5 of 37 |
| Family | 63 · good | 14 of 37 |
| Over 65 | 64 · good | 33 of 37 |
| Working from home | 30 · poor | 34 of 37 |
| Commuter | 67 · good | 13 of 37 |
Services on foot
Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).
| Service | Typical distance | On foot |
|---|---|---|
| Food shop | 167 m | 2 min walk |
| Pharmacy | 167 m | 2 min walk |
| Doctor | 212 m | 3 min walk |
| Nursery school | 440 m | 6 min walk |
| Primary school | 433 m | 5 min walk |
| Bus, tram or water bus stop | 91 m | 1 min walk |
| Metro or train station | 1,699 m | 21 min walk |
| Public green space | 272 m | 3 min walk |
| Large park (≥ 10 ha) | 1,924 m | 24 min walk |
| Playground | 544 m | 7 min walk |
| Protected cycle lane | 447 m | 6 min walk |
Greenery, air and transport
- 8.8% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 18.7%)
- 11.1 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
- High density
Streets and squares in Barriera Vecchia
Corso Umberto Saba · Largo Giambattista Niccolini · Largo Sidney Sonnino · Largo della Barriera Vecchia · Piazza Carlo Goldoni · Piazza Edmondo Puecher · Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi · Piazza dell'Ospitale · Via Adolfo Leghissa · Via Alberto Nota · Via Alessandro Manzoni · Via Alfredo Oriani · Via Antonio Caccia · Via Antonio Canova · Via Capitolina · Via Casimiro Donadoni · Via Conti · Via Enrico Toti · Via Filippo Corridoni · Via Gabriele Foschiatti · Via Gabriello Chiabrera · Via Giacomo Matteotti · Via Giorgio Vasari · Via Giosuè Carducci · Via Giovanni Pascoli · Via Giuseppe Caprin · Via Giuseppe Lorenzo Gatteri · Via Giuseppe Parini · Via Giuseppe Vidali · Via Jacopo Cavalli · Via Massimo D'Azeglio · Via Molino a Vapore · Via Panfilo Castaldi · Via Pio Riego Gambini · Via Pondares · Via San Maurizio · Via San Servolo · Via Sant'Apollinare · Via Silvio Pellico · Via Tiziano Vecellio · Via Tommaso Luciani · Via Ugo Foscolo · Via Vittorio Alfieri · Via dei Leo · Via dei Piccardi · Via del Bosco · Via del Muraglione · Via del Rivo · Via della Fonderia · Via della Guardia · Via della Madonnina · Via della Maiolica · Via della Pietà · Via della Raffineria · Via della Scalinata · Via della Sorgente · Via delle Erbette · Via delle Lodole · Via delle Zudecche · Via dello Sterpeto
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Areas are named after OpenStreetMap neighbourhoods and have approximate boundaries: each hexagon goes to the nearest name. Values are residents' medians. Data updated on 2026-11-02. Method and sources