Among the most beautiful Italian squares is certainly the main one in Trieste. I can say that the capital of the Friuli Venezia Giulia region in the far northeast of Italy is one of my favorite medium-sized cities in my country.

In May 26 I was there for a long weekend combining also the very close Slovenia and devoting myself to areas and experiences that I had not yet done an area where I had been several times.

The video from one of the most beautiful Italian squares

Piazza Unità d’ Italia is unique because it overlooks the sea, and it can be said that the Adriatic Sea begins here.

Below is my video present on my you tube channel. Beyond what I say in English, I left it with this audio because it perfectly gives the idea of the strong wind that often blows, the Bora!

Unfortunately, the last time I was there the square was penalized by a series of tarps used for an event. From the video you can also hear the squawking of an exaggerated speaker. Also in the evening the fantastic blue lighting that I had seen other times was not active.

The border with Slovenia

Like all Italian cities there is much history, starting with Roman remains, throughout the area. But one of the aspects that most distinguishes Trieste and the border with Slovenia are the places that hark back to two very close and important moments in the history of Italy and all of Europe.

I am referring to World War I and the period following World War II and the Cold War period. In these articles you can learn more about the war of ’15-’18 and Trieste in the postwar period. A symbolic place of World War I is Caporetto. In this video you can see what the country looks like now; it is beyond belief that so many people suffered and lost their lives there.

Featured photo shows the plaque commemorating the border between Italy and Yugoslavia in Gorizia, a city that was split in two like Berlin and Nicosia.

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