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TRAVEL APRIL 30, 2013 BY: JOHN MADRIC RELATED TOPICS Travel Illy

Straddling the border with Slovenia, the sweeping drive along the tree lined forest road from the Alte Piano or upper plateau, gives rise to some of the most breath taking sea views you are likely to see in this part of central Europe. Trieste comes into view through the moving haze of centuries old trees, its sprawling mass covering every inch of its waterfront land, locked tight between the ranges that still form a distant part of the Italian Alps. Here in this valley of wind - famed for the incessant Bora (north wind) that descends from the nearby icy alpine slopes - resides a city of some 250,000 inhabitants, most of whom prefer to be known as Triestini, rather than Italian. With a heritage that includes Austrian, German, Italian, Slovenian and even Croatian, this is a city with as much diversity of peoples, as it is of architecture and culture. Streets narrow and steep, many of the sidewalks sport metal and chain rails for pedestrians to cling to in times of sever wind. Fortunately for most visitors to this city - merely an hours train ride to Venice - the Bora mostly subsides in late winter, giving way to the gentle breezes of early spring. Dating back to Roman times this town has been an outpost for every major European power at one time or another. And as Trieste lays claim to the northern most port on the Mediterranean Sea, its location served as an attractive summer home to wealthy Austrians during their empires rule over these lands. The Austrian tourists continue to verge on this prized city, as do Europeans and even the odd American. It takes but a stroll of the city streets to see all of its peoples locals and visitors alike - indulging as much of Triestes culture and atmosphere, as they do of its fine

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So if you find yourself there in the month of August when the town is all but deserted, just ask where everyone is. The one word reply is always, Barcola. To most, it defines a small strip of beach along the Strada Miramare (named after the famed waterfront castle to which the road leads), but for the Triestini, Barcola refers to the endless beaches that stretch for dozens of miles in both directions.
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John Madric, Fort Lauderdale Travel Examiner A traveler most of his life, John has ventured across five continents, absorbing the often ignored elements and lives of peoples as varied as villagers residing atop of active volcanoes, Mediterranean hermit Islanders, European's endless cultural evolutions, and even Australian outback dwellers....