A Guide to Trieste

Trieste is the provincial capital and is located in the southern most corner of the province. It is one of the oldest cities in the whole of Italy as well as being the birth place of a number of well known names including Italo Svevo, Susanna Tamaro, Umberto Saba, Ave Ninchi, Giorgio Strehler, Teddy Reno and Nino Benvenuti.

The sites include the Vittoria Lighthouse, the Grotta Gigante, the Cathedral of St Giusto, Duino Castle, Miramare Castle, the Castle of St Giusto, the Grotte of st Canziano, the Miramare Nature Reserve, the group of Anti-aircraft tunnels 'Kleine Berlin', Palazzo del Governo, Foiba di Basovizza.

As well as being an ideal spot for historians it will certainly not disappoint gastronomists. The cuisine consists of a range of Austrian, Venetian and Friulian dishes with the most delicious varieties including 'jota', 'gnochi de pan', 'gnochi de susini', accompanied by sweets such as 'struccalo de pomi', 'struccalo cotto', 'krapfen', 'fritole' and 'pinze'.