Travel to Trieste

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Geography:

Trieste name: (Italian Trieste, Latin Tergeste, Slovenian and Croatian Trst, German and Friulian Triest). Trieste is a city and port in northeastern Italy, capital of the autonome region (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) and Trieste province. The number of population about 211,184 (in 2001). Trieste is a city in north eastern Italy in Adriatic coast, closely to the border of Slovenia. Trieste city, It was one of the first populated cities in Italy, with an area of 82 square miles (about 212 square km). It has an economy based chiefly on the activities of its port.

Trieste has its own language called (Triestine) and this, along with Italian, Slovenian and German are all spoken there. The Piazza also offers a view of the sea, and every tourist to Trieste will enjoy with the Italian cappuccino and a Slovenian pastry while taking in the dramatic of the Adriatic Sea.

History:

The history of Trieste may help explain why more than 70% of Italians didn’t know that Trieste was part of Italy in a recent opinion poll. In the thirteenth century Trieste was forced to swear allegiance to Venice. It was a great importance seaport in the Hapsburg Empire, and by 1719 it was made a Freeport under Italy maintain in the reign of Charles VI. Trieste was occupied by Italian troops in 1918, at the end of the First World War, and later lost most of its maritime trade because it was cut off by a political frontier from its natural hinterland. In September 1943, when Italy withdrew from the Second World War, Trieste was taken over by the German Third Riech. It was contested by Yugoslavia and Italy and remained under Western occupation until 1954 when divided between Italy and Yugoslavia.

Tour and Museums in Trieste:

Trieste is also home to several neo-classical castles and many ancient ruins including a Roman amphitheater. The sea in the Gulf of Trieste is very clear and clean, with limestone cliffs and rocky beaches. The airport is about 35 kms west of Trieste. The tour by bus in Trieste is very enjoyable, that tour take about 13 stops by bus.

There are many museums in Trieste. One of the best is The Revoltella Museum, which was founded in 1872 in the home of Revoletta, the great baron who left his home and art collection to the authorities of Trieste. Trieste is the first European cities to take to coffee in. The first coffee houses in Trieste opened at the beginning of the eighteenth century.

Hotels:

The Hotel Riviera & Residence Maximilians, This is in a great location on the coast about 8 kms north of Trieste. You can enjoy with Harry's Grill restaurants, that is one of the most famous and exclusive restaurants in Trieste. Many beautiful coastal towns in Trieste such as MuggiaMuggia which can be reached from Trieste by ferry. About 300 meters from the train station you can reach to the Hotel Colombia, while the Hotel Roma which located in the heart of Trieste, is about 100 meters from the city's central train station or 500 meters from Trieste's historic city center and 3 kms from San Giusto Castle. If you prefer to stay in the hotel, a double room on a bed and breakfast basis costs form 99 euros per night.

Also Hotel Trieste in Trieste offering high standards of comfort services. Miramare Hotel present high standards of comfort and quality services. Garni Aurora Hotel Trieste which located in the heart of Duino is one of the famous hotels around the world. Urban Hotel Design which located in Trieste about 500 meters the Trieste centre's shops.

Note:

The first card is postmarked 1913 when Trieste was still part of Austria, while the second card was not used for postal purposes.

The first university in Trieste was founded in 1938.

In Trieste both of the central European and Eastern Mediterranean culture mixed together to generate wonderful influence in any writer. The Irish author James Joyce lived in Trieste during the early part of the 20th century. He went on to write "The Dubliners", and start the "Ulysses" in Trieste. In 1861, the great writer Svevo was born in Trieste. His mother was part of a Jewish family lived in Trieste, and his Father was of German descent. Jan Morris first visited Trieste by the end of the Second World War as young Welsh soldier. He said about Trieste; "natural capital of the nation of nowhere", “Trieste is the only city in Eruope which appears more often in reflective essays than in guide books of newspaper travel sections”.