There is a city on the border between sea and mountain, made of wide streets, beautiful buildings, and some daring hills.
There is a city where, still in these days, different cultures meet,
from the Italian to the Greek-Orthodox,
from the Slovenian to the Hebrew.
Piazza Unità d’Italia and Molo Audace
The beauty of the trip starts from the arrival by train, that follows the coast and shows you a breathtaking landscape. The same landscape that, as soon as you get to the train station, you’ll admire walking to Piazza Unità d’Italia, to Molo Audace, the infinity and beyond!
The Barcolana
And if you’re lucky, you get there during the Barcolana, an annual event that this year broke the world record for the number of participants.
A meeting point for the citizens of Trieste and the neighbour cities, with different stands for aperitives, craftsmanship, and some other touristic and local specialties.
San Giusto’s Castle
And in a couple of minutes, with a laboured breath and, if you’re not that trained, sweating, you’ll suddenly find yourself in steep and narrow streets.
Slowly and slowly you’ll get to the stone-coloured castle, right on top of the hill.
It is San Giusto’s Castle, with its incredible view.
You can visit the armory inside the castle, or even just walk along the wall and admire the 360 degrees city panorama.
Parco della Rimembranza and Scala dei Giganti
When there still wasn’t Google Maps, and the only navigators were the maps, lived those who are remembered in the park at the bottom of San Giusto’s Castle. Young and less young soldiers dead during the war, to whom are dedicated the stops inside the park.
And for sure there weren’t maps, like the above mentioned, that show the Scala dei Giganti where it actually isn’t…
What to do, then? Well, look for it, and with some luck you’ll find it,
or ask to the pedestrians, walk down some steps, stop to take some photos and keep going down the steps, and continue walking in the city.
Wandering in the city
Wandering in the city is for sure the part I love the most about travelling, and on Sunday, when the traffic changes and the pavements are full of stands and little curiosities, its beauty is incredibily increased.
And that’s how, along the walk, we ran into a ballerina, a secondhand dealer, an African masks seller, and several streets I couldn’t help but taking a photo…
Sinagogue, San Spiridone’s Temple and the Red Bridge
As I said at the beginning, Trieste is a city that has always been coloured by several different cultures, that gave to the city itself plenty of curious spots.
For this reason, when you least expect it, around the corner, you’ll bump into an Orthodox church with Greeks writings and decorated with amazing golden mosaics,
and a couple of neighbourhoods further, you’ll see a sinagogue and its bizarre geometric shape.
(By the way, I was actually wondering why a bridge should be called Red Bridge
even if it is not red…)
Wow, I can’t believe you fitted so much into a day! Looks beautiful – I love the architecture
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Thank you, Mattea.
There actually are more things to see in Trieste, but you definitely need more than a day to visit them all!
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Trieste looks like an underrated traveler destination! I’ve only ever been to Rome in Italy (sad, I know), but I’m keen on exploring more of the country. Trieste seems like such a melting-pot of cultures, it’s amazing! Your photo of the ballerina is lovely:) Thanks for introducing me to this marvelous place:)
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Thanks to you, Helene!
There are many cities in Italy worth visiting, I’ll be posting more soon 😉
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What a gorgeous town. I love the history and the architecture. Thank you for sharing with us!
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Thank you, Michelle, for stopping by 😉
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I have not been, it does look beautiful. I love those steps and so neat that you ran into a ballerina.
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Thank you, Anisa.
You should definitely come over and visit Trieste, then!
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Yay, this looks like an amazing trip. I would definitely include this on my itinerary when we go.
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Yes, it is!
Let me know if you need help in planning, or if you come to Venice 😉
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What an incredible picture of the ballerina. I especially love the architecture of Trieste!
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Thank you, Victoria!
Trieste is amazing, and so are its inhabitants!
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I haven’t been to Trieste but you did a great job highlighting its best features, I would love to explore San Giusto’s Castle!
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Thank you very much, Steph!
I’m sure you’d like the view from there. As I said in the post, inside you can visit the armory, but the wall around it have an amazing panoramic on the city 😉
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wow this is beautiful! Im planning on going back in June, definitely adding this to my list!
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Get in touch with me if you, I’m living in Venice and I’d love to show you around 😉
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This was by far my favourite line: “And that’s how, along the walk, we ran into a ballerina, a secondhand dealer, an African masks seller.” Sounds like it was great fun!
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Ahah, it was! I mean, they are elements I would have never expected to see in the same place. We had a blast, though!
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It’s a long time since I’ve been to Italy… this has inspired me to put it back on my travel bucket list!
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I’m so happy about it! Italy has many many great places to visit, you never get bored!
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I spent one day in Trieste a few years ago and had a pretty similar experience 🙂
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I have never been to Trieste but it seems like you had a fantastic day trip. I am certainly adding to my bucket list. Great photos. Thank you for sharing this 🙂
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Hi Polly!
Thanks for commenting 🙂
Yes, Trieste is a nice little city and there actually are more things to visit, especially if you have a car.
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