Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Entertainment
OPERA
Teatro Verdi
( 040 672 21 11;
www.teatroverdi-trieste.com
; Riva III Novembre 1)
Trieste's opera house is a
little bit Scala and a little bit Fenice (thanks to a pair of duelling architects), but wears the
mix well. Don't miss a chance to see a performance here; the Triestini are passionate op-
era lovers and make a great audience.
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
COFFEE, TRIESTE-STYLE
This coffee capital has its own, often confounding, terminology. For an espresso ask for
unnero,
for a
cappuccino, order a caffe latte, for a macchiato order a
capo
- a cappuccino - and, for either in a
glass, specify '
unb'
- the 'b' short for
bicchiere,
a glass.
Tours
Walking Tours
(€7/free with FVG card;
WALKING TOUR
10.30am daily Apr-Sep, Sat & Sun Oct, Sat Nov-Mar)
Book through the
tourist office.
Information
Hospital
(
0403 99 11 11; Piazza dell'Ospedale 2)
Police station
(
0403 66 111; Via Genova 6)
Tourist office
(
0403 47 83 12; turismofvg.it; Via dell'Orologio 1;
9am-6pm Mon-Sat, to 1pm Sun)
Getting There & Away
AIR
Friuli Venezia Giulia airport (
Click here
; aka Ronchi dei Legionari or Trieste No-
Borders) has direct daily flights to and from Rome, London, Munich and Frankfurt, and
less-frequent services for Belgrade and Tirana. Venice's Marco Polo airport is around 1½
