Two-day trip to Trieste, overnight stay in a 4* hotel

Enjoy the beauty of Trieste and visit the magnificent Grotta Gigante cave and the famous Miramare Castle with its luxurious garden and fountain.

If you take the coastal promenade towards the city center, you will quickly notice numerous palaces that are reminiscent of Vienna or other Austrian cities. No wonder, considering that Trieste was part of the Habsburg Empire for most of its modern history. More precisely, with short interruptions, it spent almost six centuries under Habsburg rule and developed into the most important port and one of the largest cities in the Monarchy.

Soon, the view opens up on the left towards the Canal Grande, a canal that shares its name with the much more famous version in Venice. Although it is not nearly as large and famous, it is one of the most charming parts of the city. Several bridges that intersect the water flow, restaurants and cafes lined up along it, and the church of Sant’ Antonio Taumaturgo, which is located at the end of the canal, are one of the most beautiful views of Trieste.

At the Canal, the coastal promenade becomes wider, and the bay suddenly opens up, and your view suddenly stretches for kilometers into the distance. If you continue along the coast a little further towards the very center of the city, you will come to the passenger part of the Port of Trieste, the largest cargo port on the Adriatic. This is precisely one of the city’s special features – the passenger terminal is located directly opposite the main city square – Piazza dell’Unita d’Italia (Square of Italian Unity). Since the main square is shaped like the letter ‘u’, the entry of a cruiser into the port acts as a joyful welcome for a guest arriving in your living room, just as the merchant ships that brought Trieste immense wealth were once joyfully welcomed.

One of the places you should visit is the iconic cafe “Illy”, where the culture of producing and drinking coffee is at its peak. In Trieste, coffee has a special terminology when ordered: espresso – “nero”, macchiato – “capo”, cappuccino – “caffelatte”.