Val Rosandra

Friuli Venezia Giulia

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Southeast of Trieste is this natural wilderness, shaped by the passage of the Rosandra stream, which starts in Slovenia, tumbles off the Karst plateau and empties into the Bay of Muggia. The reserve is popular with climbers, hikers and botany enthusiasts who are attracted by its unique flora. One of the best hiking and cycling routes is the 16-kilometre Pista Cottur, which traces the old railway line from Trieste to Draga Sant'Elia in Slovenia. Ask the tourist office for details.

The village-suburb of Bagnoli is the best access place for the valley and can be reached by buses 40 or 41, direction Dolina, from central Trieste.

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  • Postojna Cave

    Postojna Cave

    20.9 MILES

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    Škocjan Caves

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    Touring the huge, spectacular subterranean chambers of the 6km-long Škocjan Caves is a must. This remarkable cave system was carved out by the Reka River,…

  • Predjama castle

    Predjama Castle

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    Predjama Castle, 9km from Postojna, is one of Europe's most dramatic castles. It teaches a clear lesson: if you want to build an impregnable fortification…

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    Church of the Holy Trinity

    7.44 MILES

    What attracts most people to this little church is the famous Dance of Death or Danse Macabre, a fresco that shows 11 skeletons leading the same number of…

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    Lipica Stud Farm

    4.23 MILES

    The stud farm can be visited on very popular, 50-minute guided tours. The interesting, informative tours are available in a number of languages; a tour…

  • Euphrasian Basilica.

    Euphrasian Basilica

    29.16 MILES

    Top billing in Poreč goes to the 6th-century Euphrasian Basilica, a World Heritage Site and one of Europe’s finest intact examples of Byzantine art. Built…

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    Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta

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    The entire floor of the Latin cross-shaped basilica, rebuilt after an earthquake in 1348, is covered with one of the largest and most spectacular Roman…

  • Miramare castle, Trieste, Italy.

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    Sitting on a rocky outcrop 7km from Trieste, Castello di Miramare is the city's elegiac bookend, the fanciful neo-Gothic home of the hapless Archduke…

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