MUGGIA
15km south of Trieste, the town of Muggia definitely deserves a visit: you can walk through the small alleys and squares of the historical centre, up to the castle and the Santa Barbara promontory, with its magnificent view on the Gulf of Trieste. People from Trieste and Muggia haven't always been the best of friends, since they were rival port cities. In 1400 Muggia was part of the Most Serene Republic of Venice, and that's why the atmosphere is still now very venetian: both in architecture, dialect, costumes and culinary traditions.
You can reach it by car, bus (n. 20) and by Delfino Verde boat.