Trieste and Udine

Old May 21st, 2001, 04:14 PM
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Trieste and Udine

Hi, we are planning to see these two cities in Sept. Any help with hotels ($120.00) and Rest. not fancy just good and things we should see would be appreciated. Thanks, Myra
 
Old May 21st, 2001, 06:32 PM
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what a shame to see this question on the second page
 
Old May 22nd, 2001, 03:05 AM
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still no answers?
 
Old May 22nd, 2001, 04:28 AM
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Dear Myra,

I can't help with specific hotel or restaurants recommendations because we did not overnight in the area.

However, DO NOT MISS the Grotto Gigante and the Castelo Miramare. Both are a few miles north of Trieste and can be done in one day by car as a circle route.

If you will be relying on public transport, the web sites for both give good information on getting there by bus. (So does the Lonely Planet Guide to Italy.)

We visited both in route to Klagenfurt from Venice last November, and I still can not believe that both have so little exposure in tourist literature.

We've traveled all over Western, as well as some parts of Eastern Europe, and the Grotto Gigante is very close to the top of my hit parade of Natural Wonders.

The cavern starts barely 12 feet below ground level and it is equivalent to the size of St.Peter's Basiilica. You walk down flights of steps in to bottom of this massive cavern room while admiring the most unusual rock formations we've seen anywhere. Although the tour is in Italian, the guide will turn-on voice boxes that give a summaries along the way in English. You need to be in good physical condition, for after walking down to the bottom, you must walk back up flights of steps on the other side of the grotto to the surface. (Equivalent to 30 story building in depth)

It is the kind of place you enter, your mouth opens, you utter an "Oh My Gosh", and your mouth stays open with wonder for the rest of the tour. It is amazing!

Castelo Miramare was built by Emperor Maximilliam for Carlotta --it sits on a rocky ledge overlooking the Adriatic about 3 miles north of Trieste. The baronial mansion is well-worth touring, its gardens are also worth a couple of hours and the views along the coastline are very special. There is a nice restaurant on the grounds. (It sits on a rock ledge below the castle.)

The coastline around Miramare is very similar to that of the Amalfi Coast, just not quite as dramatic.

When you come back, write and let me know your impressions of the Grotto.
 
Old Jul 25th, 2001, 09:47 AM
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Austrian-influenced Trieste in the northeast at edge of the Venetian Arc, was once the chief port of the Hapsburg empire into the early 20th century and the most important Hapsburg metropolis after Vienna and Prague. The neoclassic architecture, which Empress Maria Theresa of Austria masterminded in the 18th century, still defines much of the magnificent city.
Italy annexed Trieste in 1919, but within 35 years the city would be occupied at various points by the Germans, the Yugoslavs and Anglo-American forces before finally re-joining Italy in 1954. Perhaps Winston Churchill best described the city’s geo-political position in his historic 1946 speech, when he declared that “an Iron Curtain [had] descended across the Continent” from “Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic.”
Trieste became the shopwindows of Occidental world.
Apart from its complex history, Trieste is distinctive for its beauty. It’s a rough, ragged sort of beauty, like a precious but neglected stone. Though the city lacks the self-confidence of a Florence or Venice, it has its own great rewards. Riding into Trieste on the train from Venice is like breathing a sigh of relief.The coast is breathtaking.
One of Trieste's most lovely spots, is the great Miramare Castle with its famous palms’ garden. Located on a point five km north of the city center and overlooking the Bay of Trieste, Miramare Castle was built as a showpiece for Maximilian, the brother of the Austrian Emperor Franz Josef. Built in a grand style with beautiful grounds and mediterranean gardens surrounding it, the Castle is one of Trieste's most beautiful attractions.
Trieste is known as one of the coffee capitals of Italy, and thus of Europe. The influence of three separate cultures - Italian, Austrian, and Turkish - each of which take coffee very seriously, has ensured that Trieste remains a "coffee town." As one of the important ports open to trade with the Turks in the east, a lot of coffee was imported to Trieste. The Austrians added their custom of grand cafés (and cakes !!!!)in which sipping coffee became practically a vocation. The Italians - famous for their espresso and cappuccino - have refined coffee drinking to an extreme art form. All of these cultures have been brought together in Trieste where you can drink the best coffee in europe.
The Piazza Grande of Trieste, with several monuments,historic buildings and coffee- bars, is the largest european square directly on the sea.
To visit the main historical attractions without walking too much there is also a Turistic Bus, which provides a 3 hours sightseeing-tour for 5 euros.
The town preserves interesting Roman, Medieval and neo-classic monuments, and is an important center for artistic, historical and scientific collections with great museums.
In the downtown you’ll find several elegant shopping avenues,extremely cheap italian fashion clothes and great departement stores.
Among other attractions, here you can also find literary itinerary of famous writers who lived in Trieste(James Joice, Ettore Schmitz, Rainer M.Rilke, Sigmund Freud, Johannes Winckelmann)
 
Old Jul 25th, 2001, 09:49 AM
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In the surrounding Karst Plateau there is the world’s largest visitable caves (Guinness)the Giant Cave, scenic cable-tramway from downtown, then the Rosandra Valley (a true incredible Alpine landscape with waterfall,only 30 mn. bus from downtown !!)
From May to October wonderful sunbathing and swimming in the cristal clear mediterranean water (Blue Flag of EU)
From the harbour a lot of regular boat lines to Muggia (typical venetian town 25 mn. ferryboat, 1.50 euro), to Grado (typical venetian town, a lot of romanic monuments, 1 hour ferryboat for 3 euro ) to Sistiana bay and Duino Castle (seaside,fish restaurants, 50 mn. by ferrryboat ,4 euro ) then to Barcola (seaside and a 5 km. long scenic walkpath , 20 mn. boat, 1 euro) to Miramare castle and Grignano Bay (30 mn. by boat 2.50 euro) .In a single day you can visit more destinations.
Finally to (passport required) venetian towns of former Yugoslavia as Pirano, Capodistria,Parenzo ,Rovigno and so on ……each one a real little Venice (but now substituted with slavic inhabitants) in miniature, 1 to 2 hrs. by boat, 10 to 20 euro) Pay attention because the prices in former Yugoslavia are nowadays extremely expensive.

For a good italian journey including Trieste:
http://www.goaheadvacations.com/dest...TMI_body01.asp

I suggest Hotel Continentale, in the commercial pedestrian area, near to sea and harbour,inexpensive
 

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