Trieste Hotels - Friuli
10 - 16 °C
Saturday Nov 21
temperature 10 - 16 °C
Sunday Nov 22
temperature 10 - 14 °C
Monday Nov 23
temperature 11 - 15 °C
Tuesday Nov 24
temperature 11 - 13 °C
Wednesday Nov 25
temperature 11 - 14 °C
Trieste lies in a territory which extends from the highlands to the sea, in a land of ancient settlements.
The city is amongst the oldest in the whole of Italy. Here one can admire the Vittoria Lighthouse, the Grotta Gigante, the Cathedral of St Giusto, Duino Castle, Miramare Castle, the Castle of St Giusto, the Grotte of st Canziano, the Miramare Nature Reserve, the group of Anti-aircraft tunnels "Kleine Berlin", Palazzo del Governo, Foiba di Basovizza.
Trieste is the birthplace of a number of famous people: Italo Svevo, Susanna Tamaro, Umberto Saba, Ave Ninchi, Giorgio Strehler, Teddy Reno and Nino Benvenuti, to name just a few.
The local cuisine has Venetian, Austrian and Friulian influences. First courses include "jota", "gnocchi de pan" and "gnochi de susini", whilst the best known desserts are perhaps the "struccalo de pomi", "struccalo cotto", "krapfen", "fritole" and "pinze".
Friuli other destinations
Trieste towns in the vicinity
Ads and useful links.
Caffé Tommaseo Trieste
Trieste
From the tradition of Viennese literary cafés, immense mirrors and the artworks of Gatteri.
www.caffetommaseo.com
Barcolana
Barcolana
Where professional and amateur crews compete to win what has become Europe's largest sailing race.
www.barcolana.it
