Trieste tra le prime dieci città più fascinose

Trieste fra la dieci città più belle al mondo dal fascino sconosciuto secondo Lonely Planet.

Some places stay persistently off the beaten track, despite their many charms. Here’s a sampling of places overlooked because of geography, chance and the presence of more glamorous neighbours.

1. Trieste, Italy

Why isn’t this anomalous Italian city top of a must-visit list? It’s a cultural melting pot, on a sea-thrusting prong of land, almost in Slovenia. It was the key port of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and retains an enticing, elegiac sense of the past. Former resident James Joyce began writing Ulysses not in Dublin, but here. It’s full of Hapsburg splendour, from its Viennese cafes and central European cuisine to its sweeping neo-classical waterfront.