Trieste

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)

Canal Grande

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The Piazza dell’Unità d’ Italia is a huge square facing the sea, with grand buildings on three sides

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Palazzo del Municipio (1875) city hall

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s1050197-copys1050198-copys1050199-copyFontana dei Quattro Continenti The Fountain of the Four Continents, which was built between 1751 and 1754

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Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore 17th century (left) , San Silvestro 11th/12th century (right)

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Arco di Riccardo, a Roman triumphal arch

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Cattedrale di San Giusto

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Castello di San Giusto

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1st century Roman Theatre

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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)

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