In the square is the Fountain of 4 Continents.

Trieste is known for its large main square, Piazza Unita d’Italia, with one end opening to the sea. The castle sits in a nature reserve and has English and Italian style gardens. Just don’t ask for wine, as this is a beer and spirits-only locale. Ask anyone here – teenagers, mums with kids, retired people – no one would ever get rid of the wall. © 2005-2020 ArrivalGuides, A Lonely Planet Company. Trieste Tourism: Tripadvisor has 181,061 reviews of Trieste Hotels, Attractions, and Restaurants making it your best Trieste resource.

Near Grado are the Roman ruins at Aquileia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Roman Theatre was built between the first and second century AD, on behalf of Quinto Petronio Modesto from Trieste and it can hold about 6,000 spectators. There are a dozen locales around town but Da Giovanni is a special place, where I always bring my class for a celebratory end-of-year party. Looking at the sea, on your right you will find Palazzo Modello, Casa Stratti and Palazzo del Governo. This museum provides an interesting opportunity to get an overview of the history of Trieste as a city born of the sea. The Italian port city has blossomed from being a frontier post at the edge of the Balkans into vibrant cultural hub – with excellent seafood, Last modified on Thu 16 Aug 2018 11.41 EDT, Discovering Trieste also means discovering The Carso, a steep limestone plateau that follows the Gulf of Trieste and the Slovenia border, is perfect for picnicking, hiking, biking (including e-biking) and rock climbing or just picnicking. Some 45 years ago, this was the first Italian city to end the forced enclosure of mentally ill people, opening the hospital gates to all in the 1970s.

Browse Guardian Holidays now to find a range of fantastic trips. Highly recommend. Wine lovers should head to Enoteca Nanut, a hole-in-the-wall cantina near the canal, with over 50 wines served by the glass.• 24 via Felice Venezian, on Facebook, A visit to Trieste has to include a boat trip, and a good option is the Delfino Verde ferry that links Trieste and the Venetian port of Muggia.

The park and its famous rose gardens are easily reached on the number 12 bus from the city centre.

Round the corner the chic Urban hotel has doubles from €96 B&B.

This Astronomical Observatory is a great place to visit if you love science.

Trieste is on the rail line, a 2 to 3 hour train ride from Venice. | Tumbling down to the Adriatic from a wild, karstic plateau and almost entirely surrounded by Slovenia, Trieste is physically and psychologically isolated from the rest of the Italian peninsula. Inside you will find furniture from the rococo and neo-gothic style. The town holds regular festivals including a Sardine festival with live bands every night (until 19 August), and the spectacular Barcolana regatta, which attracts about 25,000 sailors each year and is celebrating its 50th year on 14 October 2018. Trieste tourist office publishes a useful map of the network of numbered footpaths in the Carso; it shouldn’t be used for serious navigation but is a good guide.

On the sea between Trieste and Venice, the lagoon town of Grado is one of the top places to go. Trieste is famous for its cold, gale-force Bora wind, and indeed, all manner of creatures and people have blown through the seaside city in Italy’s far northeast, next to the Slovenian border. Here architects and judges sit next to students and building workers at long communal tables, talking in Triestine dialect rather than Italian, and tucking into a €3.50 crusty roll of cooked ham covered with grated horseradish accompanied by a foaming beer or local wine straight from the barrel at €1 a glass.

An indeed unusual excursion into what looks like another world. With its rustic wooden tables and sunny terrace, the friendly Trattoria alla Sorgente is an excellent for lunch choice, but popular with locals, so call first to book. Though beautiful, this castle holds a tormented story behind it: Massimiliano was killed in Mexico in 1867, and Charlotte died insane in a Belgian castle, sixty years later.

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