Trieste

Trieste, the city of Umberto Saba and Italo Svevo, is a crossroads of cultures and religions, a consequence both of its geographical position as a "frontier" and of the historical vicissitudes that have made it a meeting point for many peoples it overlooks the gulf of Trieste, a few kilometers north of the city, and was built at the behest of Maximilian of Habsburg, archduke of Austria and emperor of Mexico and was later the residence of Duke Amedeo of Aosta. Also visit the Grotta Gigante which opens onto the Carso Triestino, the plateau located behind Trieste. The show is impressive due to the exceptional proportions of the cavity and the skilful lighting that highlights all that nature has been able to create.

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