Travel Guide Europe Italy Trieste
Trieste is a city in the northeast of Italy and is the capital of both the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia as well as Trieste Province. It's located at the head of the Gulf of Trieste on the Adriatic Sea and has a little over 200,000 inhabitants.
Trieste has a nice climate with mild Mediterranean characteristics. It's cooler compared to places to the south but it rarely gets cold in winter when daytime temperatures average around 8 degrees Celsius and nights around 4 degrees (December and January). July and August are the warmest with 28 degrees Celsius during the day and around 20 degrees at night. Unlike places in the south of Italy, precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year, though October to April sees some more days with rain, while summer rain tends to be in heavy downpoors, though on less days on average.
Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) near Trieste offers a range of flights.
Most are with Ryanair to/from Birmingham, Bristol, Brussels, Cagliari, Pisa and London. Other airlines serve Belgrade, Munich, Tirana, Rome, Naples, Olbia and Paris.
Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), Italy's national railway company, provides trains to numerous other cities in the country, including Venice (2 hours) and Rome (7 hours).
Buses go to a number of places, both in Italy as well as to other countries like Croatia and Slovenia. To Ljubljana, buses take about 2,5 hours and to Zagreb 5 hours. There is one daily bus all the way to Dubrovnik, taking 15 hours. Belgrade (10 hours) and Sofia (16 hours) have services as well. To the latter two, services are provided by Florentia Bus.
Anek Lines travels between Trieste and Patras, Corfu and Igoumenitsa in Greece. There are also twice-weekly car ferries to Durres in Albania.
In summer, there are services to destinations in Istria, Croatia.
| Property | Address | Type | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Affittacamere Alla stazione | Via della Geppa 4 | Guesthouse | 76 |
| Affittacamere Ghega | Via Carlo Ghega 3 | Guesthouse | 79 |
| B&B Chiara | Via Cisternone 9 | Guesthouse | 86 |
| Carma Bed&Breakfast | Via Tor. S.Piero n.6 | Guesthouse | 93 |
| Hotel Alabarda | Via Valdirivo 22 | Hotel | 82 |
| Hotel Italia Trieste | Via della Geppa, 15 | Hotel | 75 |
| La Mariposa | Via della Guardia n.42 | Guesthouse | 93 |
| Nuovo Albergo Centro | Via Roma 13 | Hotel | 82 |
| Residence Sara | Via Capitelli 4 | Apartment | 80 |
| Villa Robinia | Via di Conconello, n.29/4 | Apartment | 85 |
| B&B Petra | via Mazzini 44 Trieste Italy | Guesthouse | 99 |
| Hotel Centrale | Via Ponchielli Amilcare, 1 | Hotel | 81 |
| Albergo Ristorante Sonia | Domio 47 Trieste | Hotel | - |
| Hotel Roma | Via Carlo Ghega, 7 | Hotel | 81 |
| The Park Muggia | Via dei Bonomo 1 | Guesthouse | - |
| Feel Trieste Apartment | Via Cadorna, 3 | Apartment | 89 |
| Apartment Campanelle 54 | Via Campanelle, 54 | Apartment | - |
| Mare Pineta Camping Village | Sistiana 60/D Duino-Aurisina (Trieste) | Campsite | - |
See also International Telephone Calls
Post Italiane is the national postal services of Italy and has quite an efficient network of postal offices and reliable postal services. Standard letters and postcards (up to 20 grams) cost €0.39 to send within Europe and the Mediterranean countries outside Europe and €0.41 to all other destinations throughout the country. Up to 50 grams, prices start at €0.52 for Europe, €0.62 for other areas. Packages start at €1.55 within Europe, and around €2.50 for other countries. Post office business hours in Italy are from 8:30am to 2:00pm from Monday to Friday, with closing times at Saturday and the last day of the month at 12 noon.
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