Trieste is located in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy, on the Adriatic Sea, between the Gulf of Trieste and the Gulf of Muggia. The border with Slovenia is just a few kilometers from Trieste.The city of Trieste is also known for the Bora, a strong wind that can easily reach gusts of 160 km/h.
The port of Trieste, located north of the Adriatic Sea, organizes ferry traffic on 12 km of docks.
Today it is recognized as the first port dedicated to freight traffic on European corridors. The ferry docking area for Trieste also welcomes vessels for passenger traffic for the coasts of Croatia and Slovenia.
Ferries from Trieste provide runs to Rovinj, Parenzo, Lošinj, and Piran, with 7 runs per week operating mainly in the summer months and ranging in length from 40 minutes to 4 hours depending on the destination. The shipping company operating the routes is exclusively Liberty Lines.
The ferry terminal is an imposing structure, has 3 large waiting rooms also used for conferences, equipped with restrooms, with air-conditioning facilities in summer and heating facilities in winter, also the premises offer wi-fi connection.
The ferry terminal operates several paid and free parking lots, moreover in front of the embarkations the parking space such as cars, campers is well managed due to the large parking spaces.
➜ Interesting facts about Trieste:
• There is not just one type of bora, there are up to 3 different types: dark, light and ancient bora. Each has different characteristics.
• Confetti, typical of carnival, was invented in Trieste by Ettore Ferrel, who was too poor to afford the decorations on the market at the time created with colored pieces of paper the confetti we know today.
• Trieste was the birthplace of the famous Italo Svevo, author of 'Zeno's Conscience'
