Only in Trieste

Discover Trieste’s Habsburg-era glories, multi-ethnic influences, and burgeoning cultural life with this explorer’s guide to Italy’s alternative city destination. “Reliable and hugely stimulating. A refreshing alternative to the prevailing tide of uniformity favoured by too many travel guides.” (Hidden Europe) The first real English-language guide to the city! • Roman ruins and cavernous caves, wartime tales and seaside traditions, classic cafés and museums galore. • Italy’s oldest dinosaur, the Theresian Aqueduct, Fascist skyscrapers, and a Brutalist housing complex. • The first Museum of Wind, the footsteps of James Joyce, the Pharaoh’s Villa, and Tito’s quarry of death. • Miramare Castle, the Victory Lighthouse, segregated sea bathing, and the world’s biggest regatta. Format: Paperback, 120 pages, 56 colour photos, one fold-out map, 13.5 x 21cm