Trieste
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- Introduction
- Neighbourhoods
- Sights and Activities
- Events and Festivals
- Weather
- Getting There
- Getting Around
- Eat
- Drink
- Sleep
- Work
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Introduction
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.
Neighbourhoods
Sights and Activities
- Miramare Castle
- Castle of San Giusto
- The Cathedral of San Giusto.
- The Serb-Orthodox Temple of Holy Trinity and St. Spiridio
- Basilica of San Silvestro
- Church of Santa Maria Maggiore
- Church of San Nicolò dei Greci
- Israelite Temple
- Arch of Riccardo
- Basilica Forense
- Palaeochristian basilica
- Roman Age Temples
- Roman theatre
- Risiera di San Sabba Museum
- Natural History Museum
- Municipal Botanical Gardens
Events and Festivals
Weather
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.
Getting There
By Plane
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.
By Train
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).
By Car
By Bus
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.
By Boat
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.
Eat
Drink
Sleep
Budget
| Property | Address | Type | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Affittacamere Alla stazione | Via della Geppa 4 | Guesthouse | 79 |
| Affittacamere Ghega | Via Carlo Ghega 3 | Guesthouse | 70 |
| Albergo Alla Valle di Banne | Loc. Banne, 25 | Hotel | 93 |
| B&B Chiara | Via Cisternone 9 | Guesthouse | 79 |
| Carma Bed&Breakfast | Via Tor. S.Piero n.6 | Guesthouse | 76 |
| Hotel Alabarda | Via Valdirivo 22 | Hotel | 79 |
| Hotel Italia Trieste | Via della Geppa, 15 | Hotel | 85 |
| La Mariposa | Via della Guardia n.42 | Guesthouse | 100 |
| Luna Rossa Venezian | Via Felice Venezian, n.2 | Guesthouse | 91 |
| Lungomare | Riva Grumula,n. 8 | Guesthouse | 79 |
| Nuovo Albergo Centro | Via Roma 13 | Hotel | 82 |
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