sarabeth

Is Trieste worth going to? Why or why not? Things to do and see? hotel? restaurants?

Also, anyone know of a small village in either Tuscany or north where we could stay in a working farm?
thanks, all.

PalenQ

http://www.agriturismo.net/tuscany/?...FYef4AodRBwAAQ

I loved Trieste - a unique place that melds Austrain/Germanic influences with Italian. a nice harbor and a recently restored old town with lots of wooden buildings.

Tree-estuh is how it is pronounced or similar to that!

samoca

More like Tree-es'-teh in Italian (have studied Italian for several years).

Grassshopper

I liked Trieste a lot and thought it was a great place to visit on my way to Croatia. But if you were asking should you visit Venice or Rome or Florence or Trieste, I wouldn't include it if it meant cutting something else out.

PalenQ is right, it has many Austrian influences.

TDudette

In March of 2004, DH and I made Trieste a long day trip from Venice via train. We took a tour of Maximillian's castle (it was fascinating and he was a brilliant Jefferson-like person) and walked along the water and into the biggest square nearby. We did not get to the 2 larger churches. Nor did we find a single place for gelato.

My suggestion is to look in a guide book to see if Trieste is of interest to you. I can't help with hotel or foods.

I've never said we could have done without seeing a town or city but I'd agree with Grassshopper--don't sacrifice it for the 'big three'!

PalenQ

ditto to grasshopper and Tdude - I did a long day trip there to from Venice - it was quite an interesting train ride itself - right along the coast which even though scarred at places by heavy industry and refineries was at many points very pleasant.

But in no way sacrifice time from Venice itself unless you are going to be there for more than a few days.

worldinbetween

Going to Trieste next month. I recommend you read Trieste and the Meaning of Nowhere by Jan Morris.

Fantastic book by one of the best "travel writers" ( which so trivializes her writing)

PalenQ

which so trivializes her writing) or is it "his writing" - was he/she a man or a woman when that book was writ? curious.

isabel

I stopped there for one day last summer between Slovenia and other points in Italy. I agree with the others that if you are passing by and have plenty of time it is worth a stop but not if it means skipping someplace else in Italy, or going out of your way. Have you been to Italy before? Where else have you been? Where else are you going on this trip?

Here are my photos (keep clicking next, there are quite a few)
http://www.pbase.com/annforcier/image/145706802

SusannahT

Fabulous photos!

sarge56

yes, nice pics isabel!

sarabeth

Thanks everyone. The circumstances of our trip is a river cruise on the Po round trip out of Venice. We are also going to Florence before the cruise. I just don't want to go home right after the boat, so we thought, what's near Venice for a couple of extra days....
we have already been to the "big 3" as well as other places in Italy, so this is a specialized trip this time.

sarabeth

Plus, after seeing those beautiful photos, I really want to go there...

worldinbetween

Great question PalenQ.... Jan was a woman when she wrote this one. Very touching... She compares the history of the city to her life at the end of the book.

Throughout her/his life, Trieste has played a big role.

She claims in the book it will be her final one ( and thankfully changed her mind )

violetduck

isabel-great pix! Thanks for sharing.

gertie3751

Trieste is one of those cities where cultures collide. Makes it even more intersting.
It seems the further east you go in Europe the more of these cities there are.
And your pics are great Isabel!