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Museum
San Giovanni in Tuba
Church building in Duino-Aurisina, Italy
At a glance
- Type
- Museum
- Dedicated to
- John the Baptist
- Area
- 400 m²
- Protection
- Italian national heritage
- Coordinates
- 45°47′18″ N, 13°35′25″ E
- Address
- San Giovanni di Duino, 34013 Duino-aurisina
About
San Giovanni in Tuba (Slovene: Cerkev sv. Janeza Krstnika) is a church in San Giovanni di Duino (Slovene: Štivan), a hamlet which forms part of the comune of Duino-Aurisina (Slovene: Devin - Nabrežina) in the Province of Trieste, north-east Italy. It is located at the resurgence of the Timavo and is notable for the remains of a palaeo-Christian basilica.
There are remains indicating that in the beginning it was a pagan temple dedicated to god Diomedes, Temavus, Hercules and Saturn.
In 568 with the arrival of the Lombards in 610, or with the invasion of the Avars, the relics that had been laid under the altar were hidden in another place. The invasion of the Hungarians completely destroyed the Benedictine Monastery.
In 1112 the patriarch Vodolrico ordered the reconstruction work of the church. In mid-1400 the lords of Walsee, feudal lords of the Timavo and its port, added a Gothic apse. Further damage to the structure of the church were caused in the 15th and 16th centuries by the Turks, and a restoration was undertaken in 1519 by Giovanni Hoffer, Captain of Duino in 1642, when the bell tower was built in Venetian style.
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Getting there
MonfalconeTrain, nearest
4.2 km as the crow flies
San Giovanni in TubaSan Giovanni di Duino, 34013 Duino-aurisina
Port800 m
Trieste Airport10.4 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Nearby
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Frequently asked questions
Where is San Giovanni in Tuba?
San Giovanni in Tuba is in Duino-Aurisina, in the province of Trieste (Friuli Venezia Giulia), Italy. Address: San Giovanni di Duino, 34013 Duino-aurisina. GPS coordinates: 45.78839, 13.59033.
What else is there to see near San Giovanni in Tuba?
Nearby you’ll find: Duino Mithraeum (700 m away), Castello di Belforte (1.1 km away), Duino Castle (2.1 km away).
Sources and licences
Text. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 9 photos
- Church San Giovanni di Duino — Rasevic, CC BY 3.0
- Duino Aurisina - chiesa di San Giovanni in Tuba - 2026-09-24 11-50-11 001 — Satthy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Detail on the wall of basilica San Giovanni i Tuba — No machine-readable author provided. Rasevic assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY 3.0
- Gothic eyes of the church San Giovanni in Tuba — Rasevic, CC BY 3.0
- San Giovanni in Tuba — Zilath, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bench outside the church of San Giovanni di Duino — Rasevic, CC BY 3.0
- Carved inscription in the church of San Giovanni di Duino — Rasevic, CC BY 3.0
- San Giovanni di Duino Timavo-Ursprung 02112013 353 — Johann Jaritz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- TimavaSpring — No machine-readable author provided. Žiga assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences