Hi we’re taking a Regent cruise from Trieste next year. Due to mileage flights (and difficulty getting them on days we want thanks to World Cup, lol) we will end up in Trieste a few days before we can get on the ship. It sounds like there is a lot to do in Trieste itself (thanks for the person who posted a huge list!) but because my spouse has never been to Venice and I haven’t been there for 30 years, we thought we might spend a day doing a quick hit to Venice. It seems like it will take 2 hours from Trieste to Venice on the train each way. So if we start relatively early thinking we may have 5-6 hours.
Any tips on what to do/see? We love cathedrals, etc. and art, also food. I have read it should be easy for me to eat there (I am gluten free) because I have read Italy is very good about gluten free dining. So maybe go in, see a few things, have a nice lunch, walk around some more and take a train back. I recall Venice can be a bit confusing to get around and don’t want to make this overally stressful for us. Plus it will be summer and packed.
I know people generally hate posts like this but trying anyway. Can we skip some of the traditional sites or should we stick with those since this is his first time and my first in 30 years? The whole motivation for this trip is it ends in Istanbul where we will spend several days as it is on my spouse’s bucket list, and the small ship is a leisurely way to get there down the Adriatic.
TIA
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Hard to comment because I don’t know how many days constitute a “few.” I happen to like Trieste and it is a wonderful city to visit but Venice is unique and has much more to see. I’m supposing that you are flying in to Venice. Devote more time to La Serenissima than to Trieste. If you can spend your first two or three days there, do so. You won’t regret it.