Images of Trieste on the Adriatic coast of Italy - close to the Slovenian border. Hover over a picture to see its caption and click on it to enlarge it.

• Opicina Tram

  The old tram still climbs up from Piazza Oberdan to the village of Opicina on the limestone karst high above Trieste (photo © hidden europe).

• Opicina Tram

  The old tram still climbs up from Piazza Oberdan to the village of Opicina on the limestone karst high above Trieste (photo © hidden europe).

• café life in Trieste

  Trieste is a city of cafés large and small. Here a small branch of Harry's, the same company that has a large restaurant in the Piazza dell'Unità D'Italia (photo © hidden europe).

• café life in Trieste

  Trieste is a city of cafés large and small. Here a small branch of Harry's, the same company that has a large restaurant in the Piazza dell'Unità D'Italia (photo © hidden europe).

• Miremare Castle

  On the shores of the Adriatic about 7 km west of Trieste, the old Habsburg castle at Miremare nicely evokes something of Trieste's complex history (photo © hidden europe).

• Miremare Castle

  On the shores of the Adriatic about 7 km west of Trieste, the old Habsburg castle at Miremare nicely evokes something of Trieste's complex history (photo © hidden europe).

• Palazzo Lloyd Triestino

  The Piazza dell'Unita D'Italia in the heart of the city faces northwest, on a good day affording views out to Miremare. Here a nightime shot of the Palazzo Lloyd Triestino on the square (photo © hidden europe).

• Palazzo Lloyd Triestino

  The Piazza dell'Unita D'Italia in the heart of the city faces northwest, on a good day affording views out to Miremare. Here a nightime shot of the Palazzo Lloyd Triestino on the square (photo © hidden europe).

• Canal Grande in Trieste

  Trieste mimics Venice in also having a Canal Grande. But there the resemblance between the two Adriatic cities stops (photo © hidden europe).

• Canal Grande in Trieste

  Trieste mimics Venice in also having a Canal Grande. But there the resemblance between the two Adriatic cities stops (photo © hidden europe).

• Chiesa de San Nicolò

  Approaching the Molo Audace from the Gulf of Trieste, the waterfront is dominated by the Greek Orthodox church - just one of several remarkable churches in the Adriatic city (photo © hidden europe).

• Chiesa de San Nicolò

  Approaching the Molo Audace from the Gulf of Trieste, the waterfront is dominated by the Greek Orthodox church - just one of several remarkable churches in the Adriatic city (photo © hidden europe).

• The Riva in Trieste

  Trains once rumbled along the main waterfront boulevard in Trieste (called the Riva), but nowadays it has been redeemed for recreation. Embellished with a number of monuments, the Riva walk is a favourite with the Triestini (photo © hidden europe).

• The Riva in Trieste

  Trains once rumbled along the main waterfront boulevard in Trieste (called the Riva), but nowadays it has been redeemed for recreation. Embellished with a number of monuments, the Riva walk is a favourite with the Triestini (photo © hidden europe).

• Chiesa di San Spiridione

  The Serbian Orthodox Chiesa di San Spiridione brings a dash of neo-Byzantine style to the very heart of Trieste, and is a mark of the cultural and confessional pluralism that is a feature of the city (photo © hidden europe).

• Chiesa di San Spiridione

  The Serbian Orthodox Chiesa di San Spiridione brings a dash of neo-Byzantine style to the very heart of Trieste, and is a mark of the cultural and confessional pluralism that is a feature of the city (photo © hidden europe).