La Costiera Triestina
Sitting on a rocky outcrop 7km from Trieste, Castello di Miramare is the city's elegiac bookend, the fanciful neo-Gothic home of the hapless Archduke…
La Costiera Triestina
Trieste sits with its feet literally in the sea, looking out into the deep, blue Bay of Trieste. To either side a scenic coastline unfurls characterised by small swimming coves, charming villages, protected marine reserves and thick pine forest. Connected by summer ferries, frequent trains and buses, Triestini treat it as an extension of the city, decamping en-mass during summer evenings and at the weekends to the beaches, bars and restaurants of Grignano, Sistiana and Muggia.
Attractions
Must-see attractions
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La Costiera Triestina
After 40 years of wrangling and €400 million, this immaculate, whitewashed resort has finally emerged from what was an abandoned quarry. Come for a day of…
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La Costiera Triestina
Fourteen kilometres northwest along the coast from Miramare, this 14th- and 15th-century bastion picturesquely marches down the cliff, surrounded by a…
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Parco Archeologico di Muggia Vecchia
La Costiera Triestina
Above the old fishing port of Muggia, at the top of Monte Castellier (170m), is a small archaeological park with the ruins of the original Roman castrum…
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La Costiera Triestina
The Immersive Museum of Miramare Marine Protected Area, located at the former Miramare stables, showcases the marine biodiversity of the Gulf of Trieste…
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