Trieste - Miramare CastleTrieste (Italian: Trieste; Slovene and
Croatian: Trst; German: Triest; Hungarian: Trieszt) is a city and
port in northeastern Italy very close to the Slovenian
border. It is the capital of the Autonomous Region Friuli
Venezia Giulia.
Trieste is located at the head of the Gulf of Trieste on the
Adriatic Sea. Throughout its history, it has been influenced by its
geographic position at the crossroads of the Germanic, Latin and
Slav culture. The population is an ethnic mix from the
neighboring regions.
A multicultural city...
An "international" city at the heart of the enlarged
Europe. Trieste is marked by the presence of Slovenians,
Greeks, Serbs, Jews and Armenians and, of course,
Italians. Trieste hosts many religious communities and by
walking down the city you can see several religious buildings
representing each religious community: Catholic, Jewish, Greek
Orthodox, Serbian Orthodox, Swiss Waldensian, Augustan Evangelical,
Methodist and Adventist.
For more information on Trieste you can consult the websites
listed below and read the webpage "Living and
social life".
Source: Trieste
municipality; Wikipedia; Chamber of
commerce of Trieste; Agenzia
Turismo FVG
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