Rivers and Lakes, Trieste, Italy Luxury Vacations, Tours and Travel Packages

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Viale Miramare, Trieste, Italy 

Maybe it's a little bit generous to call this a beach but all the same, every year this walkway is literally under siege from thousands of people of all ages from Trieste. They come to stretch their towels out and catch the sun. The walkway goes from Barcola up to the junction with the road leading to the castle at Miramare.

The walkway is made up of a series of semicircuar terraces which sit above the main street. Below the street there are cement benches and two small pebble beaches. Further up towards the junction, people sit out and enjoy the sun only three metres away from the main road into the city. There are even topless sunbathers there.

There are shower and bathing facilities available as well as some changing areas. If you come here between July and August, finding a space for your towel becomes like finding a carparking space in the city centre in rush-hour. Even walking about becomes difficult because the place packed with large groups of students. Of course it is free to use and there is no timetable, although swimming at night is forbidden. However, it is a relaxing and pleasant place to go for a walk throughout the year. There is disabled access to the sea.

Riserva Naturale Marina di Miramare

Viale Miramare, 349, Trieste, Italy

This reserve stretches over more then 30 hectares in the area in front of the Castello di Miramare. This area is considered to be an important place of scientific and cultural interest because of its natural and geomorphological characteristics, for the physical and biochemical characteristics in the sea, and for the high biodiversity of the vegetable and animal life which it contains. The Centre for Marine Enviroment Education is located here, an institute which was started up in 1989 with the aim to create popular programs in the biology and marine ecology sectors. The Centre has a classroom laboratory and a room with some acquariums and some sophisticated analysis equipment (such as the plankton tank). The outside areas are also dedicated to teaching activities. Don't miss out on the underwater guided tours which are organised by the institute from time to time, these take place over a day or a weekend. These tours take you to an extraordinary and unknown world which will take your breath away. For information and bookings phone the number provided during office hours.