The itinerary retraces the places that marked the history of the Jewish community of Gorizia, intertwined with the events of the philosopher Carlo Michelstaedter and his family.

Documented as early as the Middle Ages, the Jewish presence in Gorizia consolidated from the 16th century onwards, when, despite restrictions and expulsion edicts, Jews began to play an increasingly important economic role. On March 24, 1684, by order of Emperor Leopold I, a "ghetto" was established in the "contrada di San Giovanni" (district of San Giovanni). Here, Gorizia's Jews continued to carry out their activities, particularly silk and wax production, money lending at interest, and trade. Beginning in the late 18th century, with the "patent of tolerance" issued by Joseph II, which abolished all discrimination based on religious grounds, Jews were granted the opportunity to attend university and pursue any profession. However, it was only at the beginning of the 19th century, during the brief French rule, that they obtained full civil rights and the abolition of the ghetto. These rights were later confirmed after the return of the Austrians. In the 19th century, the Jews of Gorizia became fully involved in the city's civil and economic life, expanding their activities towards the commercial area, then located in Via Rastello and Via dei Signori (today's Via Carducci), and settling in the new "residential areas" of Via Giardino and Corso Francesco Giuseppe (now Corso Verdi and Corso Italia).