Trieste Off The Beaten Path

 3 Reviews  In the park that surround the Miramare's Castle is possible to try scubadiving bare foot and without getting wet....how?There is another building in the park, called "Castelletto"in which is held the... 

 2 Reviews  The tram de Opcina is a 105-year-old rack-railway line that connects Piazza Oberdan in Trieste to the suburb of Villa Opicina. It correspond to line 2 of the public transport network. The track is... 

 2 Reviews  Villa Revoltella is a park located on the city's outskirts. Inside there is a beautiful chapel; built around 1860 and a beautiful chalet. It was the summer residence of Baron Revoltella (XIX... 

 croisbeauty Says:  The city center doesnt look alike average Italian town, in fact Trieste is very atypical. Trieste is much more alike to the town of Graz, which in the... 

 Maurizioago Says:  There are two castles in Duino. The old and the new one.The new castle was built around 1400. What we see today is a set of buildings constructed in different... 

 Maurizioago Says:  Muggia is a nice village at the border with Slovenia. It is only some 24 km far from Trieste.It has a small harbour; a maze of narrow streets (calli) and a... 

 paogg Says:  Not far from Trieste, at Borgo Grotta Gigante, a BIG underground cave can be visited.There are thousands of caves in the area, but this is by far the largest.... 

 Mikebond Says:  SSLMIT means "Scuola Superiore di Lingue Moderne per Interpreti e Traduttori" ("High School of Modern Languages for Interpreters and Translators"). It's Italy's... 

 sourbugger Says:  The beach of La Lanterna is unique in Europe. A local described it as 'unique in all the world', but I doubt that. It's uniqueness stems from it's practice of... 

 Mikebond Says:  The Museo d'Arte Orientale ("Museum of Oriental Art") is located in the Palazzetto Leo, a 18th-century building just outside Piazza Unità d'Italia.The museum... 

 Mikebond Says:  The Marian Temple rises on Mount Grisa, 350 m above sea level. Trieste's Archbishop had vowed to build a church to thank the Virgin for protecting the city... 

 Mikebond Says:  The square in front of the railway station is called Piazza della Libertà ("Freedom Square"). It is an enjoyable place thanks to the many trees that shades you... 

 Mikebond Says:  The square in front of the Main Post Office was remade in 2004 when Trieste was a candidate to host the EXPO2008 (won by Zaragoza). An underground parking was... 

 Mikebond Says:  The Main Post office was built by architect Friedrich Setz between 1890 and 1894. The building was meant to house the post and telegraph offices as well as the... 

 Maurizioago Says:  Grado is an island situated 52 km from Trieste. It is linked to the mainland by two bridges. Its old core has calli (i. e. narrow streets), campielli (small... 

 Maurizioago Says:  This palace was donated to the town by a wealthy family at the end of the XVIII century.Here you are offered a guided tour.When I visited this house it seemed... 

 Ekaterinburg Says:  This was about as far off the beaten track as I got in Trieste and I didn't know where I'd been until later when I checked the location on the map. Sounds... 

 mikey_e Says:  Umberto Saba is perhaps Trieste's most cherished native poet, despite being less famous than the city's other resident writer, James Joyce. Saba's life is... 

 paoseo Says:  During the Cranival time almost all young people move from Trieste to Muggia that is near the Slocenian border.There are clear signs that date back the Carnival... 

 Arcenciel Says:  Thalassotherapy 'Aquamarina':An avant garde sports and rehabilitation centre with warm sea water10 minutes from Piazza Unita , is this thermal institution .It... 

 gmg61 Says:  Miramare station was built to serve the close up castle, built by Maximilian of Absburg. It's located along the railroad from Trieste to Venezia, but it is... 

 gmg61 Says:  An old and not anymore used station, along the "Transalpina" railroad that during the times of the Austrian empire connected Trieste with Wien.Nowadays it has... 

 Sunnyspring Says:  During the 2nd World war some tunnels were built under the town. Since few year ago you couldn't visit them , now they organize visits in some tunnels but you...