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Trieste being named one of Italy's top 10 most livable cities shouldn't come as a surprise. This ancient port city, which has changed hands countless times throughout history and weathered the fierce Bora winds, is truly captivating. While it spent time under Roman rule, Trieste isn't traditionally Italian. The Austrian Habsburg influence is partic...

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I thought I knew everything there was to know about Italian coffee. I’m a three-cup-a-day man, and my standby is a single shot with a bit of foamed milk: a classic macchiato. When in Rome, I frequent Caffè Sant’Eustachio, where the baristas make a gossamer crema, masking their technique behind a hulking Cimbali machine. In Naples, I make sure to as...

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If you’re keen to visit Italy but you’re reluctant to deal with the hordes that swarm Rome and Venice, there’s always the region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, writes Penny Sadler. From the sparkling Adriatic Sea to the Austrian Alps, Friuli Venezia Giulia is an Italian gem hiding in plain sight. Blissfully free of crowds found in nearby Venice and Vero...

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“So, what is it?” Moreno Faina wafts the perfume towards me. I inhale. Tropical fruit is my first guess, and I’m wrong. Then, suddenly, my nose knows — it’s jasmine. I’m with the director of Illy’s Università del Caffè in Trieste, and we’re sniffing out the 16 notes that comprise the Italian coffee’s signature scent. “We worked with ‘The Nose’ — Ve...

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There is a pretty Italian seaside city with an airport that gets way less tourists than Venice and Florence.. Trieste is a city and seaport in northeast Italy. It is the capital of the autonomous region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia between the Adriatic Sea and Slovenia, and can be reached from London Stansted Airport in just a couple of hours. Located...

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Brimming with history and beauty it is no wonder that Rome is one of the most popular tourist destinations but if you are looking to escape the crowds then there is one gorgeous untouched Italian city that is just as good. Named one of the “most underrated” cities in Europe, Trieste is jam-packed and full of history and culture, as well as deliciou...

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The overpriced pasta and insolent pigeons of St Mark’s Square in Venice are fading from my mind as the train glides through the evening light. We’re travelling east towards the Italian city of Trieste. Approaching by rail feels right. After all, the spirit of the Orient Express lingers here. Yet I have my doubts about Trieste: can this little-menti...

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Trieste is a true and authentic city at a crossroads, a crossroads of paths, cultures, peoples and national identities that come together in this beautiful and well-kept city. Actually, the true personality of Trieste is plural because Romans, Byzantines, Lombards, Venetians, Austrians, Slovenes, Germans, Croats passed through it and, more recently...

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This gorgeous Italian city is just as good a location for a city break as Rome or Venice, but without the crowds, and boasts the largest seaside piazza in Europe. Trieste, Italy was named one of the "most underrated" cities in Europe, jam-packed full of history and culture, as well as delicious Italian food. Visitors can wander the ancient Roman Am...

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Trieste, the Italian port city at the head of the Adriatic Sea, is a pivotal link in Europe’s commercial and economic outreach toward the Indo-Pacific region. Historically serving as the Austro-Hungarian Empire’s maritime gateway, Trieste’s proximity to major European cities like Vienna, Munich, and Milan, along with its access to Europe’s industri...

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