We’ll be staying in Venice for 5 days and thinking of taking train to Trieste to stay for 2 days. Is the trip worth it? Or would it be better to take train to Milan?
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Twin Cities of MN
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Just to clarify, 2 days in Trieste in addition to the 5 in Venice?
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Gettysburg PA
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Depends on your interests and where you are going next
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Wilmington, DE, USA
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Trieste was a wonderful surprise for us! There is plenty to see and do in those 2 days. It's a great place to walk, stop for a coffee, or just stop to sit and enjoy the views (in front of you and behind you). Highly recommended!
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Firenze, Italy
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Trieste has spent a few centuries as the main port of the Austrian Empire, it is surrounded by Slovenian territory, so the city has an individual vibe, somewhat closer to Austria than Italy. I would not take days out of Venice, but a couple of additional days in Trieste can be a surprising addition. Be sure to have lunch at Buffet Da Pepi.
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We visited Trieste decades ago and it was good, but not one of my top places every visited.
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Trieste feels like a border town, very different from the rest of Italy. We visited Risiera di San Sabba, the only concentration camp in Italy. Personally, I did not like Trieste at all.
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Boise, ID, USA
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I think it depends on how many times you've been to Italy and what other places you have visited as well as where you're going next. I've been to Trieste but I think there are many other places I would put ahead of it as well as ahead of Milan: Padua, Verona and Bergamo are all more or less on the route to Milan.
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Denver, CO USA
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Ate lunch at https://www.yelp.com/biz/baracca-e-burattini-trieste on our way to Piran.
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Northamptonshire, England
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was it good? bad? What did you have?