Trieste, Port city in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
Description
Trieste sits at the northeastern corner of Italy, stretching along the Adriatic coast with hills rising behind it. The waterfront remains flat while narrow streets climb upward between older buildings.
History
From 1382 until 1918, the city belonged to the Habsburg Empire and served as its main port for overseas trade. After World War I it became Italian, changing its political and economic orientation completely.
Culture
Cafés line the streets and locals gather for hours over coffee, talking about literature and politics. You hear Italian, Slovenian, and dialects blending in conversations, reflecting a place where languages coexist naturally.
Practical
The center is walkable, though climbs toward the hills can be steep. The port remains a major entry point for coffee imports, and the city functions year-round as a working commercial hub.
Did you know?
A cold wind called the bora sweeps down from the karst plateau and can reach 150 kilometers per hour (93 miles per hour). Ropes are often fixed along sidewalks so pedestrians can hold on during strong gusts.
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Friuli Venezia Giulia is found between the Adriatic Sea and the mountain peaks. This part of northeastern Italy has port cities with history from Austria-Hungary, Roman sites listed as world heritage, castles on the edge of the sea, and villages tucked in the mountains. Trieste, with its squares...
Miramare Castle
7.8 km
Metres above the Adriatic
1.4 km
Piazza Unità d'Italia
734 m
Trieste Cathedral
520 m
Grotta Gigante
6.7 km
Temple of Monte Grisa
5.3 km
Trieste National Hall
481 m
Civico museo del Castello di San Giusto
409 m
Vittoria Light
3.3 km
Caffè San Marco
429 m
Lipica Stud Farm
8.5 km
Revoltella Museum
1.1 km
Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi
682 m
Roman Theatre of Trieste
440 m
Arco di Riccardo
684 m
Synagogue of Trieste
459 m
Saint Spyridon Church
365 mVal Rosandra
8.8 km
Sant'Antonio Taumaturgo, Trieste
286 mCittà Vecchia
760 m
Kleines Berlin
666 m
Palazzo del Tergesteo
625 m
Palazzo Carciotti
622 m
Trieste City Hall
688 m
Marine Nature Reserve of Miramare
7.6 km
Scala dei Giganti
98 mMolo Sartorio
1.4 km
Greek Orthodox Church of San Nicolò dei Greci
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