What to do near Duino Aurisina, TS

Church of St. John in Tuba

With mysterious and austere charm, this 15th-century Gothic-style church stands in a richly evocative natural setting. An encounter capable of bringing us back to silence and contemplation.

Free beach on the Trieste coast

Among the blue of the sky, the white of the rock, the green of the Mediterranean scrubland

Duino Castle

Where Rilke wrote his verses, before the endless blue of the sea.

Cave of the God Mithras

A small Roman temple dedicated to the pagan worship of the God Mithras, dating back to the first century B.C. and discovered only in the 1960s. It appears to be the only one in Europe placed in a natural cave.

Fisherman's Village Paleontological Site

Hunting for fossils by following in the footsteps of dinosaurs and paleontologists

Carsiana Botanical Garden

An exceptional place that preserves 8 different natural habitats typical of the Trieste karst: from coastal cliffs to mountain karst, through Mediterranean vegetation and doline forest.

The resurgences of the Timavo River

A river bubbling up from the earth has its own charm. If it is the Timavo then there is added mystery: for 40 km it flows through the bowels of the Karst and no one knows exactly where it flows.

West Prosecco Coastal Trail

Between land, sea and silence

Miramare Castle

"O Miramar to thy white towers come the clouds" (Carducci).

The Sanctuary of Monte Grisa

The Marian shrine of Monte Grisa was inaugurated in 1966. Called formaggino by locals because of its triangular shape, the view from the shrine is of the Gulf of Trieste.

Giant Cave

Not far from Trieste, the world's largest natural hall

The Karst House

A glimpse of rural Karst culture, brought to life through the domestic environments and everyday objects of a life two centuries away. A real gem in a village out of time!