Castello di Miramare
The Castello di Miramare is a 19th-century castle on a cliff above the Adriatic, built for Archduke Maximilian of Habsburg. The park and grounds are free.
Square in Trieste
Piazza Unita d'Italia
Piazza Unita d’Italia is the largest seafront square in Europe, an open rectangle facing the Adriatic with grand Austro-Hungarian facades on three sides and the sea on the fourth. Free. The square feels more Viennese than Italian, reflecting Trieste’s centuries as the main port of the Habsburg Empire. Budget travelers sit on the Molo Audace pier extending into the sea from the square and look back at a city that cannot decide if it is Italian, Austrian, or Slovenian.
Practical
Before you go
- Address
- Piazza Unità d'Italia, Trieste
- Good to know
Nearby
More in Trieste
Other places worth the walk, and what each one costs.
Trieste Old Town
Trieste's old town climbs the hill behind Piazza Unita to the Castello di San Giusto (free grounds, modest museum fee) and the Roman Theater (free to see from the street). The literary cafes (Caffe San Marco, Caffe degli Specchi) where James Joyce wrote parts of Ulysses and Italo Svevo drank coffee are part of the city's identity.
Working out what Trieste costs?
The whole of Trieste