Trieste – the largest and most important port of the Habsburg monarchy

Trieste City Hall, Italy

Trieste is a city situated at the border between Italy and Slovenia. Its history is long, experienced periods of growth but also decline, independence or occupation. Trieste is located right in the place of never-ending conflicts among the west, the east and the north, in the most recent history influenced by the Italian, Slovenian and Austrian. This is also reflected

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Pordenone – another smaller Venice just few kilometres of Venice

Corso Vittorio Emanuele, Pordenone, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy

Of all the towns located in the region of Friuli – Venezia Giulia, it is Pordenone which is closest one to Venice, and not only because of the geography. When you explore this town better, you’ll realize that Pordenone is very similar in the overall culture and mentality to Venice. Palazzo comunale and tower of Duomo di San Marco, Pordenone,

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