{"id":857,"date":"2010-12-06T08:00:10","date_gmt":"2010-12-06T07:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.traveleurope.com\/en\/?p=857"},"modified":"2013-11-04T10:14:10","modified_gmt":"2013-11-04T09:14:10","slug":"christmas-in-trieste-a-city-of-several-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.traveleurope.com\/en\/christmas-in-trieste-a-city-of-several-features\/","title":{"rendered":"Trieste, a city of several features!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most magical periods for visiting <strong>Trieste<\/strong> is certainly <strong>Christmas<\/strong>. In this period and up to New Year&#8217;s Eve, this border town is filled with diverse colors and sounds, showing how in this land East and West are in the melting point and coexist.<\/p>\n<p>As for all cities of Friuli, also Trieste is famous for the tradition of <strong>Xmas markets<\/strong>: the most famous is held in <strong>Piazza Sant&#8217;Antonio<\/strong> and nearby streets, particularly interesting because there are stalls from different regions of Italy, but also from northern and eastern Europe, with a great proposal of crafts, as well as wine &amp; food. On the square a big shed is set up with a magnificent <strong>Nativity Scene<\/strong>; still on the square stands a <strong>Christmas tree<\/strong> over 25 meters high.<\/p>\n<p>All this, alongside the classic look of Trieste, a multifaceted city, ranging from the sea to the Kras mountains, with squares and historic buildings, languages and dialects that are spoken everywhere, the Liberty style along with neoclassical architecture. A mixture which is also on your table, where the typical cuisine of Trieste ranges from seafood to soups and <strong>Goulash<\/strong> \u2013 typical of the countries of German origin. But you will also enjoy <strong>cheese<\/strong> from the Kras hills and mountains, <strong>cold cuts<\/strong> and wines from the countryside, <strong>sweets <\/strong>of Nordic origin, such as <strong>krapfen<\/strong>, strudel and Sacher cake.<\/p>\n<p>In Trieste have passed so many great writers, a sign that the city has a unique charm: <strong>Hemingway<\/strong>, <strong>Joyce<\/strong>, <strong>Stendhal<\/strong>, Svevo, Rilke, Umberto <strong>Saba<\/strong> \u2013 pseudonym of Umberto Poli who was born here in 1883 and here died in 1957.<\/p>\n<p>A holiday in Trieste allows you to breathe all this, to live immersed in a very special magic, suspended between sea and land, history and future. Someway, also the touristic offer of Trieste is influenced by this polarity: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.traveleurope.it\/itinerari\/t\/trieste.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">hotels in Trieste<\/a> are both housed in modern facilities and historic buildings. Family-run property coexists with modern hotels suitable for a business clientele providing technology and wellness.<\/p>\n<p>Photo by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/traveleden\/2871578841\/#\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">TravelEden<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most magical periods for visiting Trieste is certainly Christmas. In this period and up to New Year&#8217;s Eve, this border town is filled with diverse colors and sounds, showing how in this land East and West are in the melting point and coexist. 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