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p Trieste museums containing Roman
mosaics, and a collection of
* 218,000. k V @ n Via
dell’Orologio 1 (040 347 83 12). weapons and armour.
( Tue–Sat. ∑ turismofvg.it
R Basilica Paleocristiana
Trieste is an atmospheric city Via Madonna del Mare 11. Tel 040 426
next to Slovenia, with a long, 14 11. Open 10am–noon Wed; other
bustling harbour lined with times by appointment only.
hand some buildings and lapped Beside the castle lie the
by the waves of the Adriatic Sea. substantial ruins of the Roman
Basilica or law court built
E Acquario Marino around AD 100. Note the stone
Molo Pescheria 2, Riva Nazario Sauro magistrates’ bench and throne.
1. Tel 040 30 62 01. Open 9am–7pm
Thu–Tue (Nov–Mar: to 1:30pm). & 7 R Duomo 13th-century mosaics in the apse
The aquarium, one of Trieste’s Piazza Cattedrale 2. Tel 040 322 45 75. of San Giusto, Trieste’s Duomo
most popular attractions, contains Open daily. 7
examples of the fascinating In the church of San Giusto, the Environs
marine life in the Adriatic. city’s Duomo, magistrates’ bench From Villa Opicina, just north of
and throne of the Roman Basilica Trieste, sweeping views may be
+ Castello di San Giusto were reinterpreted to become had over the city, its bay and
Piazza Cattedrale 3. Tel 040 30 93 62. the seat of the bishop and south down the coast of
Open Castle & Museums: 10am–5pm clergy. Because the building was Slovenia. A little beyond, at
Tue–Sun (May–Sep: to 7pm); Grounds: formed in the 14th century by Borgo Grotta Gigante, lies the
9am–5pm daily (May–Sep: to 7pm). & linking two 5th-century churches Grotta del Gigante, a huge
Up above the harbour stands a that stood side by side, there are cavern filled with stunning
hilltop castle built by Trieste’s two thrones and benches here. “organ pipe” formations and tall
Venetian governors from 1368. The two apses are decorated columns of stalagmites.
It is set on a terrace that offers with very fine 13th-century At Grignano, 8 km (5 miles)
sweeping views over the Gulf of mosaics in the Venetian style. northwest of the city, stands the
Trieste. The castle houses two Castello di Miramare, a white
E Museo di castle set in lush green gardens
Storia ed Arte ed beside the sparkling blue
Orto Lapidario Adriatic. It was built by the
Pza della Cattedrale 1. Habsburg Archduke Maximilian
Tel 040 31 05 00. Open in 1856–60 as his summer retreat,
10am–1pm, 4–7pm a few years before he was
Tue–Sat; 10am–7pm assassinated in Mexico. It is still
Sun (Nov–Mar: 10am– furnished in contemporary style.
5pm daily). Closed
1 Jan & 25 Dec. & } Grotta del Gigante
The archaeological Borgo Grotta Gigante 42a.
collection here Tel 040 32 73 12. Open Tue–Sun
documents Trieste’s (Jul & Aug: daily). & 8
extensive trade links + Castello di Miramare
with the ancient Viale Miramare, Grignano. Tel 040 22
The Castello di Miramare on the bay of Trieste Greek world. 41 43. Open daily. 7 & (castle).

The tortoise hiding in his shell ICHTHUS, or fish, was an Colourful birds, such as
represented darkness and acronym for Iesous CHristos peacocks, symbolized immor-
ignorance, while the cockerel, THeou Uios Soter – Jesus tality and the glorious
who crows at dawn, signified Christ, Son of God, Saviour, in transformation of the soul
light and enlightenment. ancient Greek. when it arrives in Heaven.

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