Day: 25 February 2022

Visit @ Görz

On the way to Austria, we also decided to stop at Gorizia (or Görz), which lies directly at the border to Slovenia. Originally a watchtower or a prehistoric castle controlling the fords of the Isonzo River, Gorizia emerged as a small village not far from the former Via Gemina, the Roman road linking Aquileia and Emona (modern Ljubljana). The name Gorizia was recorded for the first time …

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Trieste & Miramare

As Trieste lies off the route from Austria to other parts of Italy, we never made the detour to visit this town, which is an important part of the Austrian history. At last, we took the time to visit Trieste and the castle of Miramare, and discovered a lovely town with an interesting mixture of …

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