🇮🇹 Trieste, Italy in a day or weekend
Trieste is great for a weekend getaway or a day trip! It's also unique in Italy for its position so close to Austria and Slovenia.
Trieste has changed nationalities a ton in its two-thousand-year history. While Roman during the Roman empire, it transitioned into the Byzantine empire and then was Austro-Hungarian until after WWI. You'll see that Austrian influence reflected in the architecture and food, making Trieste unique within Italy.
Getting There
Trieste is a day trip option from Venice. It’s on the longer side of what I’d recommend if you’re traveling by train for a day trip, but it’s still doable if you’re short on time! If you have access to a car it’s a very easy day trip. If you have time, make it a weekend and add in a day trip to a nearby spot or give yourself time to sunbathe and swim!
My recommendation is to go by train. There’s options almost every hour, and they can get you there quickly and easily. It’s around a 2.5 hour train ride, so long for a day trip but easy for a 1-2 night overnight.
If you'd rather, driving is a good option. It's 1 hour 45 minutes from Venice. Having a car makes it easy to do things like see Miramare Castle, add on a day trip, or build it into a larger road trip including Slovenia and Croatia!
