What to do and see in Province of Trieste, Friuli Venezia Giulia: The Best Neighborhoods

Reviewed By Rumples - Tucson, United States

We came to Trieste on a day trip from Venice and wished we had made plans to stay longer, because there was not enough time to see everything that we wanted in the Old Town. The interesting architecture, beautiful squares, Roman ruins, lovely churches, statues, coffee houses, inviting restaurants and more combined to make our brief stay truly worthwhile. We especially liked the massive main square with its palaces and seaside location and the relatively small 1st-century A.D. Roman gate. It took about 15 minutes to walk from the train station to the main square. A side street there held a Tourist Information office, where we picked up an audio tour of the city. This proved to be extremely helpful, because no information existed at most of the sites we visited. Though the office also provided us with a map, we found it a bit difficult to follow and sometimes got lost. Many of the Old Town streets are pedestrian. They are both flat and hilly, depending on destination. For example, we headed up San Giusto Hill toward the cathedral and encountered narrow, steep, twisting thoroughfares, made exceeding slippery because of the heavy December rain that fell that day. I strongly recommend good walking shoes for explorations here at any time of year. In winter, we also needed coats that blocked a howling, cold wind that seemed intent on sending us into the sea.