The Gulf of Trieste and Miramare Castle (Italy)

Beginning in the town of Opicina, behind the hills of Trieste, we trekked to the suburb of Miramare and paid a visit to the historical Miramare Castle, an edifice that symbolises the Habsburg’s influence and power over the region up until the early 20th Century. Along the way we also came across the village of Prosecco, which apparently gave its namesake to the now famous wine that we know today as Prosecco. Our last leg of the walk took place several kilometers away from Miramare in the town of Sistiana, where we walked along the Rilke-Weg to Duino Castle.