Trieste (http://www.triestetourism.it/) Triest in German, Trst in Slovenian and Croatian is a city in North-East Italy. Once a very influential and powerful centre of politics, literature, music, art and culture under Austrian-Hungarian dominion, its importance fell into decline towards the end of the 20th century, and today, Trieste is often forgotten as tourists head off to the big Italian cities like Rome and Milan. It is, however, a very charming underestimated city, with a quiet and lovely almost Eastern European atmosphere, several pubs and cafes, some stunning archicture and a beautiful sea view. It was also, for a while, the residence of famous Irish writer James Joyce.
