Activities and nature in Trieste’s Karst Plateau
Artisanal activities thrive in the shade of houses and trees1/2 day
Activities and nature in Trieste’s Karst Plateau
Artisanal activities thrive in the shade of houses and trees
1/2 day
The Karst Plateau offers a very suggestive landscape made of hills and valleys, where white stone villages break the monotony of the green vegetation. The Gemina trail connects the villages of Malchina and Ternova, cutting through San Pelagio and Prepotto.
The trail is a great way to experience and find out more about the Karst Plateau, where artisan activities thrive in the shade of its houses and trees.
After a short walk, you will reach Carsiana Bothanic Gardens, in Sgonico, in the province of Trieste, which features a great variety of characteristic Karst flora, in its natural environment, carefully recreated in a doline.
The Gemina trail is only one of many trails that cross the plateau. For example, the renowned Rilke Trail is a natural terrace nearly 2 km long that overlooks the white cliffs of Duino, which drop sharply into the sea. A walk with deep historical, cultural and literary roots.
The Rilke Trail is one of the Karst Plateau’s most fascinating and easy-to-reach itineraries. This is where poet Rainer Maria Rilke enjoyed walking when he was a guest of the Princes della Torre e Tasso. The charm of this corner of the world is forever sealed in the “Duino Elegies”, which describe the beauty of the white cliffs that drop sharply in the sea.
Another particularly fascinating place is the area of the Timavo Resurgence. Here you will discover the history of this hidden river whose source, in Slovenia, created the Škocjan Caves. The river runs under ground for kilometres and kilometres until it resurfaces among a group of willows in San Giovanni di Duino.
A phenomenon typical of this plateau, which has fascinated many poets and travellers of the past.
In Val Rosandra, you can explore the Natural Reserve, stay in the lowest mountain hut in Italy and visit the salmon fishery in Bagnoli della Rosandra.
If you like, you may include a meal at one of Karst’s agritourism restaurants, or at the tourism fishery at the Villaggio del Pescatore (Fisherman’s Village) nearby.
Alternatively, to create an itinerary that better suits your group’s requirements, choose among more experiences and personalise!
More experiences
Contact us and we will create an exclusive experience for you!
For information, please fill in the form.
Your personal data will be processed according to the current italian and EU directives (privacy policy)
Trieste and FVG for schools
Change itinerary
Trieste: city of science between research and innovation
European City of Science 2020, Trieste is internationally renowned as a city of science, research and innovation (2 days/1 night)
Visiting Places of Memory to discover the history of the 1900s
Exploring the places of the Great War and Second World War in an important contended city, Trieste (3 days/2 nights)
A trip to Trieste between multiculturalism and history
Redipuglia and Trieste: from the First World War to the Second, a journey through the darkest history (2 days/ 1 night)
Trieste and Venice, two very different cities united by the sea
Before arriving in Trieste and discovering the history of this city, we will visit Venice, the open-air museum city (4 days/3 nights)
Friuli Venezia Giulia: a journey across history from Ancient Rome to the present day
Ancient Rome, Venetian domination and the First and Second World War (3 days/2 nights)