Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Trieste Trasporti ( 800 016675; www.triestetrasporti.it ) Bus 30 connects the train station with
Via Roma and the waterfront; bus 24 runs from the station to Castello di San Giusto; bus
36 links Trieste bus station with Miramare. One-hour tickets cost €1.25, all-day €4.15.
TAXI
Radio Taxi Trieste ( 040 30 77 30; www.radiotaxitrieste.it ) Operates 24hours; from the train
station to the centre will cost around €7.
There's a €3 flag fall and €2 surcharge between 10pm and 6am, €2 surcharge on public
holidays.
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Muggia
POP 13,400
The fishing village of Muggia, 5km south of Trieste, is the only Italian settlement on the
historic Istrian peninsula. Slovenia is just 4km south and Croatia (the peninsula's main oc-
cupant) a score more. With its 14th-century castle and semi-ruined walls, the port has a
Venetian feel and its steep hills make for lovely views back towards Trieste.
Locals gather over jugs of wine and groaning platters of deer or boar salami at Pane,
Vine e San Daniele (Piazza Marconi 5; 8am-2pm & 8pm-2am Mon-Sat) on the main square be-
hind the port, or there are a number of same-ish seafood restaurants along the waterfront.
Ferries shuttle between Muggia and Trieste.
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Il Carso
If Trieste is known for its cultural idiosyncrasy, its hinterland is also fittingly distinct. Dra-
matically shoehorned between Slovenia and the Adriatic, the Carso (Karst in German,
Kras in Slovenian) is a windswept calcareous tableland riddled with caves and sinkholes.
This wild landscape has long inspired myths and legend, not to mention those of a ro-
mantic inclination, while its geology has lent its name - karst - to geologically similar ter-
rain around the world. It's a compelling place to visit in any season but is particularly
pretty in spring, when the grey-green hills are speckled with blossom, or in autumn, when
the vines and ruje (smoke trees) turn crimson and rust.
 
 
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