Seaside castle 01 Miramare Harbour

Seaside castle

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July 26th 2006
Geo: 45.8189, 13.176This morning I caught a bus to Credavagno, then a train to Trieste. Once in Trieste I caught a bus to Montemare, which is 7kms out of Trieste. I was here to see Maximillian's cliff top castle- excellent castle, love it, great location, has its own beach. Then caught the bus back to Trieste. Walked around the city, didn't appear to be much to see or do. Had lunch at a ... read more

Europe » Italy » Friuli-Venezia Giulia » Trieste

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more