Trieste, located between the Adriatic coast and Slovenia’s border is the capital city of the Friuli Venezia Giulia region in northeast Italy.
We take you to explore the city itself and this incredible region of Friuli Venezia Giulia!
Full of charm and poetry, home to countless poets and writers, Trieste brings with it the harsh and barren characteristics of the Karst land and the sweet calm of the sea embraced by its rocky coastline. A region where many differences live side by side, gathered in a narrow territory between the Alps and the Adriatic sea.
In such a setting the concept of multiculturalism and coexistence between a variety of so many different people, arriving from land and sea, was born thanks to an economic dream and the great vision of the Austrian Empire. Above all with Maria Theresa, built the Port of Trieste granting it the status of “porto franco” in 1719 with unique privileges in the world that still exist today.
Astonishing symbols of Trieste multiculturalism are the Serbian-Orthodox, the Greek-Orthodox, the Evangelical, the Methodist and the Valencian churches, one of the largest synagogue in Europe, bearing witness of tens of communities that have been part of the history of this city above the boarders.
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Below are many more unique experiences allowing you to explore the best of Trieste and this beautiful region.
Private Tour of the highlights of FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA
UNFORGETTABLE PRIVATE TOUR OF THE HIGHLIGHTS of FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA
Get ready to discover the highlights of Friuli Venezia Giulia: a treasure chest nestled between sea and mountains, blessed with an immense cultural heritage resulting from the influence of different cultures and peoples, cosmopolitan and modern, the region will also seduce you with its temptations of wines and foods.
Stop 1 – Visit a winery in Collio DOCG wine region and taste local wines Learn the history, explore the vineyards and visit the wine cellar before starting a private wine tastings matched carefully with farm to fork local cheese.
Stop 2 – Visit and light lunch at San Daniele del Friuli San Daniele, the city of Prosciutto, is also a charming town rich in history and art with a historic, elegant and well-preserved center. Visit a Prosciutto Laboratory, the room where seasoning and aging take place before starting a delicious tasting of prosciutto, typical cheese samples of the area, side dishes with sweet and sour veggies and the best regional wines.
Stop 3 – Explore Cividale del Friuli Cividale del Friuli has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1990 when the Gastalgalda and Episcopical complex were included in the list of Longobard Places of Power because during the 6th century the town was the capital of the Lombard kingdom. Cividale is a quiet, provincial town with an attractive medieval center and bucolic views across river Natisone.
This is an 8 hour day with departure from your hotel in Trieste
Services included:
- English-speaking local guide 8 hrs
- Mercedes V-class at disposal 8 hrs
- Wine tasting 4 wines
- Prosciutto tasting – light lunch
Lake Bled in the Julian Alps of the Upper Carniolan region of northwestern Slovenia
LJUBLJANA AND LAKE BLED
Ljubljana is the smallest capital of Europe, cultured and cosmopolitan. Featuring a lively university life, contemporary artists and a centuries-old architectural heritage, Ljubljana is a clear synthesis between her past and the desire for an innovative future. The Slovenian capital is a fascinating political, scientific and commercial center. The city lies below the hill from which the Ljubljana Castle stands out. Ljubljana boasts a vibrant cultural life, with numerous theaters, museums, art galleries and one of the world’s oldest philharmonics.
Departure to Lake Bled, the Alpine pearl of Slovenia. Nestled in a spectacular natural setting and with its fairy-tale island that rises from the water in the center of the lake, Lake Bled attracts tourists from all over the world seeking relax and adventures alike. Two-hour free time to walk on the panoramic path around the lake or visit the Gothic church on Bled island experiencing a trip on the typical wooden rowing boats or visit the Castle that dominates the entire valley and offers a spectacular panorama.
- Includes departure from Trieste, experience a full day with an English speaking local guide and Luxury vehicle at disposal
Private City Tour & Wine Tasting in Trieste
TRIESTE CITY TOUR & WINE TASTING
Trieste is an amazing Italian city with a vibrantly rich historical and cultural background that played a strong role in the economy of the Hapsburg Empire and later Austro-Hungarian monarchy. During our walking tour you’ll see beautiful Catholic and Orthodox churches and one of the best synagogues in Middle Europe, built in Syriac style. You’ll also see buildings of remarkable architectural value in Neo-Classical style and Italy’s largest square overlooking the sea, Piazza Unità d’Italia.
AND FOR THE WINE
At the end of our walking tour, we’ll take some time to enjoy a wine experience; you’ll get the opportunity to taste fine wines and local produce typical of Friuli Venezia Giulia region. You will experience all of this in an innovative wine shop and bar, right in the city center of Trieste, where you’ll be introduced to regional sparkling, white and red wines, as well as extra-virgin olive oil and vinegar, wisely selected by the manager.
We have carefully designed this experience for anyone who wants to discover wines and other produce typical of Friuli Venezia Giulia region while touching all the major cultural spots of the city of Trieste, with an easily enjoyable testing session. This particular corner of Italy is certainly famous all over the world for white wines, but you will also be welcomed to discover other wines and products from the region, all of which we are very proud of.
In the three tasting sessions offered, you’ll be able to sample 3 local wines from Friuli Venezia Giulia region, from sparkling wine to intense red, through fine whites that distinguish local production of Trieste area, such as vitovska, malvasia and terrano. Your experience will also include a sampling of one pure extra virgin olive oil, one blend olive oil and one vinegar produced using only raw materials from Friuli Venezia Giulia region.
Services included:
- English-speaking local guide 3 hrs + Wine tasting 3 local wines + local cheese and cold cuts
- Supplement cost to include a one-way minivan to San Giusto (steep uphill route)
- Supplement cost for a Luxury Mercedes V Class at disposal 3 hrs
Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta in Aquileia
AQUILEIA AND GRADO
From ancient Rome to the golden island. Embark on an amazing guided tour to discover a mosaic of history, art and nature featuring Aquileia, Unesco Heritage and Grado with its evocative lagoon. Aquileia, a precious treasure of art and history. One of the largest and richest cities of the Roman Empire, has been declared UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1998.
Visit with the audio guide the archaeological area of the city, where it is possible to see the excavations of the Roman forum, the river port, the late antique markets and even a necropolis called “sepulcreto”. Then enjoy the huge patriarchal church whose mosaic floor dating back to the 4th century AD is the largest in Europe of its kind. Admire the crypt, the frescoes and excavations, where you will discover the history of Christian Aquileia of the first centuries and the so-called Holy Sepulcher.
Free time for lunch. Grado, the golden island with Venetian features, embellished by a labyrinth of islets that form its evocative lagoon. Free walk to discover the early Christian buildings of Campo dei Patriarchi and the remains of the ancient Roman settlement. Strolling along Nazario Sauro promenade you will enjoy a splendid view of the Karst Mountains, Trieste and the Istrian coast.
Services included:
- English-speaking local guide 8 hrs
- Mercedes V-class at disposal 8 hrs
Optional boat trip in the lagoon to Oasi Avifaunistica di Marano Lagunare
FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA – an exceptional treasure chest of wine
FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA: WINES OF EXCELLENCE
Departing from Friuli is one of Italy’s most unvisited wine regions making it an exceptional treasure chest for wine and vineyard lovers. These wineries are very often tiny family business creating handcrafted wines in small quantities, generally no more than 30/50k bottles a year. When we take you into the region unique vineyards and wineries, you are going to meet the people who count in the wine business, the owner and normally the enologist. This is a rarity in the Italian wine scenery but it is actually very usual in Friuli. Drawing from worthy native varieties and top international grapes, Friuli farmers have applied vineyard techniques and avant-garde enology to the production of highly distinctive whites of excellence, as well as some eminently attractive reds.
Services included:
- English-speaking local guide 8 hrs
- Mercedes V-class at disposal 8 hrs
- Wine tasting at 2 wineries of excellence
Discover Cividale del Friuli, a Unesco World Heritage Site
CIVIDALE AND GORIZIA
Discover Cividale del Friuli, a Unesco World Heritage Site and Gorizia, and the last Wall of Europe. These are two of the most symbolic places in the history of North-East Italy, right in the heart of Collio region and Friuli. Cividale, a city proud of its most precious jewels, recognized as a World Heritage Site. It is one of the most beautiful towns in Friuli which is perched on the banks of the Natisone river and surrounded by ancient medieval walls. The city was founded by Julius Ceasar, the Roman Emperor, under the name of Forum Iulii – where the name Friuli comes from. The guided tour crosses the squares and places that bear witness to a glorious and mysterious past: the evocative Devil’s Bridge, the Celtic Hypogeum, the Longobard Temple, the Cathedral and the Medieval House.
Departure to Gorizia, symbol of the history of the two world wars in Friuli Venezia Giulia. Lying along the Isonzo river and framed between the Karst hills and the Collio slopes, the German painter Max Klinger defined Gorizia as “the most beautiful open door to Italy”. A frontier town dotted by the Habsburg charming atmosphere, where one can still breathe the history of the Great War and the Cold War. Discover the symbolic places of the ancient and modern history of the city: the Gorizia Castle, the historic center and the Transalpina Square where Europe has no borders.
Services included:
- English-speaking local guide 8 hrs
- Mercedes V-class at disposal 8 hrs
DISCOVER POSTOJNA CAVE
POSTOJNA CAVE
The largest cavity in the classic Karst, one of the most beautiful work of art by Mother Nature in the world and now the most visited tourist cave in Europe featuring an amazing and safe track deep in the heart of the Earth. An electric train takes you into the karstic subsoil where a fantastic world of caves, passages and large rocky rooms awaits you, adorned with stalactites and stalagmites of the most varied shapes and shimmering colors that water has created, drop by drop, in millions of years.
Services included:
- English-speaking local guide 4 hrs
- Mercedes V-class at disposal
- Entrance fee to the cave
MIRAMARE CASTLE
TRIESTE & MIRAMARE CASTLE
Trieste is an amazing Italian city with a vibrantly rich historical and cultural background that played a strong role in the economy of the Hapsburg Empire and later the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. During our private walking tour you’ll see beautiful Catholic and Orthodox churches and one of the best synagogues in Middle Europe that was built in Syriac style. You’ll also see buildings of remarkable architectural value in Neo-Classical style and Italy’s largest square overlooking the sea, Piazza Unità d’Italia.
After discovering the heartbeat of the city, we’ll continue just few minutes off the city center to the castle of Miramare, the romantic residence of Maximilian from Hapsburg and his wife Charlotte from Belgium. Surrounded by a wonderful park of 22 hectares with rare botanical species, the castle is a rare example of a noble residence of the mid-seventeenth century with astonishing view on Trieste bay and blessed by the sea breeze.
Services included:
- English-speaking local guide 5 hrs
- Mercedes V-class at disposal 5 hrs
- Tickets to Miramare castle
TRIESTE COFFE TOUR : PRIMO – AROMA ROASTING FACTORY
Trieste is the first Mediterranean seaport for coffee traffic and the second in Europe. The extend network of Trieste coffee industry is known worldwide as being the only district in the world able to embrace all the stages of the coffee market.
Importers, freight forwarders, roasters, bars, scientific researches and daily culture describe a city strongly devoted to the development of the coffee business. Thus one which has always been flourishing and has accompanied the major events of the city through the centuries.
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PALMANOVA
PALMANOVA
The fortress-city, Unesco Heritage and elected among the most beautiful villages in Italy. Thanks to its peculiar nine-pointed star shape, Palmanova is one of the most important models of military architecture in the modern age. A fortified structure organized on three defensive circles, an urban district is arranged on the radial axes. Access to the city is allowed only by three gates: Porta Aquileia (once called Marittima), Porta Udine and Porta Cividale.
Palmanova was founded in 1593 by the Serenissima Republic of Venice with the aim of opposing the expansionist ambitions of the Habsburgs of Austria and the raids of the Turks. Two defensive lines were built around, consisting of embankments supported by stones and bricks. Among them, you will find a moat and a network of underground tunnels that allowed troops to move between the various lines. Inside the walls the urban plan of the city was built. A third city wall, composed of nine lunettes, was added in the Napoleonic era.
Services included:
- English-speaking local guide 6 hrs
- Mercedes V-class at disposal 6 hrs
Additional 2 hrs at disposal can be added for shopping at the Palmanova Outlet Village
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