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VISITING TRIESTE
w Aquileia
Parking Friuli-Venezia Giulia; 33051
Narrow streets and a one-way system Founded as a Roman colony in 181 BC,
make driving in Trieste difficult. There Aquileia was the Roman capital of
are few car parks, although many Friuli and is now northern Italy’s most
hotels have undercover parking (at important archaeological site. The
extra cost). Park in the car park on
Riva Nazario Sauro or on-street in the attractive ruins include Roman houses,
residential area between the historic a forum and an impressive ruined
centre and the cathedral/castello. harbour. What was once a great town
Check that it is not a tow-away zone. with a population of 200,000 is now
There is a big paid parking area in home to a mere 3,500 people who
Molo IV and one near the station.
live by tending their vineyards or
Tourist information catering to the tourists who come to
Via dell’Orologio 1, angolo Piazza
dell’Unità; 040 347 8312; www. marvel at the mosaics. The best of
turismofvg.it these are in the basilica, whose e Duino
extraordinary floor mosaic of 700 sq Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia; 34100
m (837 sq yards) is the largest early The star attraction here is the Castello
Christian mosaic in the West. Take a di Duino (www.castellodiduino.it;
circular walk on the Via Sacra to visit closed Tue), which has played host
WHERE TO STAY the excavations and the Museo to many illustrious guests in its time,
Archeologico Nazionale (www. notably the Austrian poet Rainer
TRIESTE museoarcheologicoaquileia.beni Maria Rilke (1875–1926). Do not miss
Hotel Albero Nascosto moderate culturali.it), a treasure trove of Roman the glorious gardens and the bunker
This small, charming hotel is part of artifacts, bas-reliefs and sculpture. constructed in 1943. To complete the
a project for the restoration of the ª Take the SS352 south to Grado, visit, take the panoramic 2-km (1-mile)
historic centre of Trieste. It has been then the SP19 towards Monfalcone. In long Rilke walk along the clifftops.
beautifully renovated using the best Monfalcone, take the SS14 to Duino. ª Take the coastal SS14 to Trieste.
quality materials and craftsmen.
Via Felice Venezian 18, 34124; 040
300 188; www.alberonascosto.it
Hotel Miramare moderate r Trieste
Near the Castello di Miramare, this grey Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia; 34100
slate, metal and glass hotel is modernist
and minimalist. Rooms have sea-facing Once the third city of the Austrian Habsburg Empire, after Vienna and
terraces and high-tech facilities. There Prague, Trieste is now a cluster of Roman, eclectic-style, Art Nouveau
is also a beach bar and restaurant. and Neo-Gothic architecture. From the bay and waterfront promenades
Viale Miramare 325/1, 34136; 040 224
7085; www.hotelmiramaretrieste.it; to the top of San Giusto hill, Trieste retains an international atmosphere
closed mid-Nov–mid-Mar among the salty breezes washing in from the Adriatic.
0 metres 100 VIA TRENTO VIA FABIO SEVERO A two-hour walking tour
CORSO CAVOUR V I A VA L D I R I V O VIA SANTO SPIRIDONE VIA DEL CORONEO Novembre towards Piazza dell’Unità
From the car park, head up Riva 3
0 yards 100
dell’Italia 1. The grand sweep of
V I A M I L A N O
VIA ROMA Via Rossini VIA CESARE BATTISTI Palazzo del Lloyd Triestino – the
Comunale, Palazzo del Governo,
Canal Grande VIA ROSSINI VIA 30 OTTOBRE V I A façades includes the 1870 Palazzo
Canale
Grande
MO LO AU DAC E
Chiesa di shipping company’s headquarters –
V I A G E N O V A
Chiesa Greco-Ortodossa San Spiridione and Casa Stratti, home to Caffè degli
di San Nicolò VIA SAN NICOLÓ Specchi, an 1839 coffee house.
RIVA 3 NOVEMBRE Piazza dell’Unità Teatro Romano for maps, before heading northeast,
V I A G I U S E P P E M A Z Z I N I
VIA DANTE
PIAZZA
ALIGHIERI
Visit the Tourist Information Office
VERDI
CO RS O I TALIA
dell’Italia
VIA SAN LAZZARO G I O S U É C A R D U C C I
PIAZZA
VIA DI DONOTA
PICCOLA VIA DEL TEATRO ROMAN O V I A D E L MONT E through the small Piazza Verdi to the
bottom of Corso Italia, the main road
RIVA NAZARIO SAURO PIAZZA San Silvestro Arco di VI A DELLA CA T TEDRALE Tor Cucherna referred to locally as “Corso”. Cross
Chiesa di
V I A L U I G I C A D O R N A
over and take the small Via Cassa di
Monumento
Foro Romano
ai Caduti
VIA F VE N EZIAN
Risparmio to Via G Mazzini. Turn left
HORTIS
Castello di
VIA DELLA MADONNINA
Riccardo
San Giusto
3 Novembre: on the corner is the Neo-
Cattedrale di VIA CAPITO LINA and rejoin the waterfront avenue Riva
San Giusto Classical Chiesa Greco-Ortodossa di
VIA SAN MICHELE
San Nicolò 2. Continue along to the
VIA DE LLA GALLEIRA
picturesque warehouse-lined strip of
Where to Stay: inexpensive, under €100; moderate, €100–200; expensive, over €200
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