Things to Do in Duino

There are 2 attractions in Duino. Škocjan Caves, vast karst cave system with dramatic underground river, is the most popular.

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Škocjan Caves

Vast karst cave system with dramatic underground river

Nature Reserve

2

Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta, Aquileia

Early Christian basilica with ancient mosaics and baptistry

Church

3

Risiera di San Sabba

Former concentration camp and WWII memorial site

Museum

4

Miramare Castle

19th-century sea-facing Habsburg villa with landscaped gardens

Castle

5

Revoltella Museum

Trieste modern art museum in 19th-century palazzo

Museum

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Trieste Cathedral

Cathedral church combining Romanesque and Gothic elements

Church

7

Soča

Emerald-hued river famed for WWI battles and rafting

Stream

8

Matajur

Border mountain on Italy-Slovenia frontier

Mountain

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Nanos (plateau)

Karst plateau in Slovenia offering panoramic viewpoints and trails

Mountains

10

Piazza Unità d'Italia

Trieste's grand sea-facing square, Italy's largest seaside plaza

Plaza

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Synagogue of Trieste

Large Austro-Hungarian-era synagogue in Trieste

Synagogue

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Tartini Square

Seafront piazza in Piran centered on Tartini monument

Plaza

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Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi

Major opera house in Trieste named for Verdi

Theater

14

Vilenica Cave

Karst show cave in Slovenia with ancient galleries

Archaeological Site

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Duino Castle

Clifftop castle overlooking the Gulf of Trieste

Castle

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Banjšice Plateau

Karst plateau in western Slovenia with rolling meadows

Plateau

17

Transalpina/Europe Square

Urban square in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, civic meeting place

Plaza

18

ELETTRA

Italian synchrotron research facility in Trieste

Area

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Villa Engelmann

Historic villa and estate in Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Park

20

Lipica Stud Farm

Historic stud farm breeding Lipizzaner horses since 1580s

Building

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Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia

Roman imperial port city ruins and Patriarchal basilica

Historical Site

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Longobards in Italy. Places of the Power (568-774 A.D.)

Collection of Lombard-era sites representing early medieval power

Historical Site