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The
charms and flavors of a city full of tradition with an idyllic
setting in a limestone nook on the northeast tip of the
Adriatic Sea.
The
frontier city. The door to the South and East. Located in the
far northeastern corner of the country, Trieste is one of the
most beautiful cities in Italy.
HOLIDAYS
IN TRIESTE
Culture,
atmosphere, and a particular middle-European charm make this
city today an unicum of its kind. Declared a free port in the
1700s, an indispensable outlet on the sea for the Habsburg
Empire, it soon became the destination of merchants,
entrepreneurs and adventurers from all around the world, and
began to acquire the characteristics of a true cosmopolitan
city.
The
opening of the Suez Canal in 1869 brought the city closer to
the Indies and the far East. In the beginning of the 1900s,
Joyce, Svevo, Stuparich and Saba were just some of the most
famous regular visitors to its literary cafés.
It was a literary
and cultural center in the 20th century (opera stars and
literati spent much time here) and having been owned by the
Austrian/Hungarian Hapsburgs, the town has quite a Viennese
influence and style.
It
truly is the crossroads of Central Europe and the South. With
all of these influences, the town has some grand squares,
palazzi and churches….it’s pretty in a worn type
of way — elegant — like your grandmother.
Add
to that the port flavor and Trieste becomes more interesting
and more beautiful.
The
main square in the lower section of town is the Piazza Grande.
It is here that you see the Viennese cafes, the Palazzo del
Governo, Palazzo del Comune (town hall) with its clock tower
and the offices of the Triestino shipping line…..all
opening on to the port and sea.
All
of these buildings were built in the 19th century. It’s
a grand piazza, said to be the largest in Italy. The promenade
is a fine place to take a stroll.
Your
next stop should be the upper town, Colle di San Giusto (views
from up here are really terrific).
A
tram or taxi can get you there quickly or you can walk up (I
usually taxi up and walk back down to the harbor).
At
the top of the hill (Piazza Cattedrale) is the Castello di San
Giusto (15th century). The castle is pretty and you can roam
the grounds (great views) or go inside to the museum, which
offers a collection of arms, armory and other period items.
The
Basilica di San Giusto is really two churches that were joined
in the 14th century from earlier churches dating back to the
1st and 5th centuries.
The
Basilica has several styles including Roman and Byzantine.
Inside you should check out the frescoes depicting San Giusto
(St. Justus/Just, the town’s patron saint), the mosaics
and the lovely rose window. If you climb the campanile
you’ll be rewarded with great views.
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TOURISTIC
BUS
 Trieste
by Bus is a simple way
to discover the city, with departure and arrival at the Main
Railway Station.
This coach tour of Trieste will lead you to see most of the
city's main monuments.
The
tour includes a 30minutes stop at the hill of San Giusto ,where
you will have
the possibility of admiring the wonderful view on the town or
of visiting the castle
and the cathedral.
2 hours 30
min. -5,30 €
Kaffee
Pause in Trieste
You
can get cappuccino all over Italy. What makes Trieste so
special?
Passion and expertise. The average Triestine drinks twice as
much coffee per year as other people – which means
they're drinking around 10kg each. Today,
she's the leading coffee port in the Mediterranean; the
hometown of Illy caffè and supplier of more than 40 per
cent of Italy's coffee. It's one of the few places in the
world where you'll find every cog in the coffee-industry wheel:
importers, wholesalers, purifiers, roasters, dealers, tasters,
not to mention torrefazioni (fresh coffee shops) and hundreds
of cafés.
Trieste
and the bean go back a long way?
More than 200 years. In 1719, cunning Charles VI of Austria
declared the city, then a part of the Hapsburg empire, a duty-
and tax-free port. Suddenly Trieste was everybody's favourite
anchorage and, Austrians being notorious caffeine addicts,
coffee was one of their biggest imports. The industry took
root here, followed by some of Europe's finest coffee houses.
There are many destinations along the narrow coastal road,
with its hairpin turns and tunnels that plough right through
the steep sharp rock. Well-known Miramare appears and departs
on your left. Let the whitewashed castle pass behind you
and a glimpse of Duino's own castle will appear in the
distance.
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Bed
& Breakfast in Duino Sistiana
(Trieste)
B&B
ADRIA
Sistiana
59/V I 34019 Duino
adriasistiana@libero.it
Riviera
di Trieste - Tel.+39 328 09 77 182
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Nestled
between green hills, white cliffs and a clear-blue sea,
Trieste is one of the most beautiful cities in Italy
which has always been internationally acclaimed for
its rich history, cultural heritage and particular
middle-European charm which have merged over the
centuries to create an atmosphere simply unique to
Trieste.
Today
Trieste is a vibrant, cosmopolitan city with many
things to see and do.
City
highlights include:
-
Ancient Roman remains and a pleasant old town
- The
castle and the cathedral of San Giusto
- An
elegent seafront with stunning neoclassical palazzi
- Piazza
Unità d'Italia
- The
cosmopolitan Theresian district
- Historical
literary cafés
Attractions
in the surroundings include:
- The
imperial castle of Miramare
- The
Tram of Opicina and the Carso highlands
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The Giant Cave
- The
castle of Duino and Rilke's promenade
- Rosandra
Valley
Trieste
first flourished as a Roman colony.
In
the 13th century, its rulers opted to join the
Austrian Empire, rather than paying fealty to the
Republic of Venice 70 miles to the west.
In
1719, Trieste was declared a free port, and for
centuries it thrived as a center of international
commerce and culture. Banks and insurance companies
built grand headquarters.
Artists
and writers flocked here, and Trieste became a
destination of distinction.
Trieste
is one of the few cities nestled right between the
mountains and the sea. The rugged hill area, the Carso,
rises up close to the city and is composed mostly of
calcareous rock which quickly leaves way to the more
welcoming mediterranean climate of the coast.
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Triest
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Trieste
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Trieste
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