ATTRACTIONS
Piazza Unità d’Italia
The monumental seafront square that opens directly onto the Adriatic — the largest square opening onto the sea in Italy, ringed by Habsburg-era palaces and the city hall.
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FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA
Friuli-Venezia Giulia part of Italy — Trieste, Aquileia, Grado, Duino & Sistiana ….
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Friuli-Venezia Giulia — This region now includes detailed destination guides, routes, campsites and practical outdoor information.
ABOUT THE REGION
The region at a glance
Friuli-Venezia Giulia part of Italy — Trieste, Aquileia, Grado, Duino & Sistiana ….
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EXPLORE THE REGION
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DESTINATIONS
Places within the region
ATTRACTIONS
Sights worth the detour
THINGS TO DO
Experiences across the region
FOOD & DRINK
Where and what to eat
01
Buffet da Pepi — the sauerkraut-and-pork institution since 1897
02
Osteria da Marino — old-town Triestine home cooking
03
Antica Trattoria da Gino — fish, near the canal, since 1914
04
Ristorante Ai Gladiatori — the classic, beside the museum: river fish and Friulian classics
05
Locanda dei Longobardi — family trattoria a few steps from the basilica
06
Enoteca AliJba — wine bar on the square for aperitivo with Collio glasses
07
Ristorante Ship — lagoon fish and the classic Grado casada cake, on the seafront
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Osteria al Cason — Friulian cooking and the town’s best eel, in Grado Vecchia
PLACES TO STAY
Where to sleep
01
Grande albergo hotels facing Piazza Unità for the seafront grandeur
02
Borgo Teresiano boutique rooms near the Grand Canal for the café quarter
03
Camping: Mare Pineta Baia Sistiana (4-star, sea-view pitches on the bay, direct Rilke trail access), Camping Obelisco (quiet karst plateau site above Opicina, 10 minutes from the centre)
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Village guesthouses and B&Bs around the basilica square
05
Camping: the municipal camper stop beside the excavations (€10, all year) or the Grado lagoon campsites — Tenuta Primero and Marina Julia — 15 minutes away with direct cycle-path links
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Seafront hotels and Habsburg-era villas along the Nazario Sauro promenade
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Grado Vecchia B&Bs inside the car-free historic island
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Camping: Tenuta Primero (4-star, marina and golf), Marina Julia (family classic) and Belvedere Pineta (quiet, in the pines) — all with cycle paths to town and Aquileia
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