North-east Italy
September 5th 2016 Photos by Hetty
About Trieste
Trieste is a major port and the capital of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region and is near Slovenia. It was a Roman city, and later part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the end of WW1.
We followed an audio-guide from the tourist office (included in FVG card)
The Piazza dell’Unità d’ Italia is a huge square facing the sea, with grand buildings on three sides
Palazzo del Municipio (1875) city hall
Fontana dei Quattro Continenti The Fountain of the Four Continents, which was built between 1751 and 1754
Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore 17th century (left) , San Silvestro 11th/12th century (right)
Arco di Riccardo, a Roman triumphal arch
Cattedrale di San Giusto
Castello di San Giusto
1st century Roman Theatre
Monument to Emperor Leopold I/Archduke of Austria Leopold VI and behind it Palazzo della Borsa (1806) the stock exchange
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Trip details (if you are planning a visit – check times):
Train – Latisana (8.48) to Trieste (9.46)
(Next train 10.48)
Train Trieste (17.15) to Latisana (18.12) hourly
(17.02 train is dearer)