Trieste
This jewel-box pastry shop and cafe was one of Joyce's favourites. Its nutty, spicy, boozy Triestine speciality cakes – putizza, presnitz and pinza – are…
Must-see shopping in Friuli Venezia Giulia
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Trieste
This very lovely sugary boutique sells every imaginable sweet treat from its period vitrines. Engage in the impossible task of choosing between fruit…
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Trieste
Founded in 1777 by a Swiss immigrant who was on to the potential of Trieste's free-port status, Bischoff is one of Trieste's – and the world's – longest…
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Udine
The one-stop menswear shop stocks everything a sartorially inclined man could want: clothes, scarves, belts, bags, hats and a range of shaving creams and…
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Trieste
Windows full of vintage treasures lure curious passersby into this Aladdin’s cave where you can find 1950s signage, good-as-new Artemide lamps, pinball…
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Friuli Venezia Giulia
Levi Gregoris' prosciutto is known for its sweetness and perfume and you can buy as much as your heart and stomach desire at his Bottega del Prosciutto,…
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Friuli Venezia Giulia
Working with ancient Roman and Middle Eastern techniques, local ceramic artist Stefania Zurchi creates sculptures, reliefs and beautifully decorated…
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Trieste
Marco and Michele's handprinted textiles are inspired by traditional Balkan scarves. In fact, their workshop has revived a family business that once…
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Trieste
The streets of Trieste's Jewish ghetto were once filled with antique shops and a few remain among the bars and cafes that have sprung up more recently…
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Trieste
A former screen-printing factory, with beautiful original architecture, is home to this interesting textiles workshop and retail shop. Triestine designers…
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Trieste
Come and do your daily shop with the good Triestini at this multipurpose covered market (produce on the ground floor, clothing and homewares above). It…
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Trieste
The shop of a local artisan, Vud showcases the rich tradition of wood craft in the region, along with a nice contemporary simplicity. You might not be in…
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Trieste
Possibly the most beautiful of the Eataly family of food and wine superstores, set in an old dockside warehouse, with two floors of windows overlooking…
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Trieste
Part bookshop, part Slovenian cultural hub, this is a fascinating place to explore the cultural fluidity of Trieste; it has a particularly engaging…
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Udine
This small but beguiling shop warrants a peer in the window, even if you're not shopping. A collection of amazing 20th-century furniture and objects …
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Trieste
Eppinger does the usual, if ever compelling, pantheon of Triestine cakes, but best of all it can do the favourite nut-filled pastries presnitz and putizza…
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Trieste
Beautiful supple moccasin shoes in rainbow colours, soft leather sandals and slouchy bags and made-to-last (and love) briefcases fill the windows of…
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Trieste
Five times a year this top-notch craft market sets up in Piazza Barbacan. Stalls display the work of established and up-and-coming designers, artists and…
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Trieste
This bookshop has revitalised literary life in the historic San Marco. Most of the books as well as the talks are in Italian but there's a good…
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Trieste
Ludovika, a jewellery designer, and Nika, a photographer, showcase the work of Trieste's young creatives in this beautifully bohemian shop front. Their…
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Friuli Venezia Giulia
Regional fruit, vegetables and flowers are all on sale at Gorizia's historic covered market, including the Rose of Gorizia, a vibrant red chicory…
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Friuli Venezia Giulia
Hand-loomed rugs, tapestries, scarves and shawls in wool, hemp and linen bearing traditional geometric patterns.
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Udine
This elegant 1940s covered shopping arcade links the market on Via Zanon with the historic centre and is lined with big-brand shops.
