Let's travel to the extreme northeastern part of Italy in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region to a coastal city named Monfalcone. Situated on the Gulf of Trieste, Monfalcone has been a major industrial city since the early 1900s. There is so much to see and do ...

Almost everyone on earth has tasted, or at least heard of, one of the most famous and delicious desserts on the entire planet: the one, the only- tiramisù. Most people don't know that the word tiramisù literally means 'pick me up'. Let's find out what all ...

Whether you happen to be traveling during late October and early November, or any other time of year, Italy's Friuli region will astound you. The "Devil's Bridge" and nearby castles are home to mystical worlds of ancient legends and enchanted tales. These unique locations will ...

Visits to holy places and pilgrimages in the name of faith are perhaps the most ancestral forms of tourism known. Enriched by the spirit of devotion, the yearning for prayer and penance, churches, abbeys, hermitages, and sanctuaries have crossed the millennia with the same baggage ...

52 years of the Barcolana, coined "the largest sailing race in the world", returns to Trieste from October 3 through 11, 2020.  History of the Barcolana ©barcolana.it The Barcolana began in 1969, and since, has been named the "the largest sailing race in the world" by the ...

Exploring Trieste: set in the extreme north-eastern part of Italy just kilometers away from the Slovenian and Croatian borders, lies the city of Trieste. On the splendid gulf on the Adriatic Sea and among the green hills, Trieste has always represented a true crossroads of ...

The Gulf of Trieste is a shallow bay that is part of the Adriatic Sea and shared by Croatia, Slovenia, and Italy. Miramare Castle in Grignano is a stunning 19th-century building situated directly on the gulf. This is a beautiful coastline that is often much ...

There are dozens of castles in Friuli Venezia Giulia as far as the eye can see. They are camouflaged among the lush, rolling hills and waterways and serve as reminders of how this territory has been crossed far and wide by foreign peoples over the ...

Every now and again, you need to unwind, get away from the chaos and decompress in a quiet place: a new destination with a wake of colors and scents that overcome and refresh you. On this particular occasion, we're in the Friuli region, in the ...

Why should my anxious breast repine, Because my youth is fled? Days of delight may still be mine; Affection is not dead. In tracing back the years of youth, One firm record, one lasting truth Celestial consolation brings; Bear it, ye breezes, to the seat, Where first my heart responsive beat, - "Friendship is ...