Friuli Venezia Giulia. 4th edition

1963

Special Collections DG975 F855 FW86 1963

Milano: Touring Club Italiano

The most north-eastern region of Italy is that of Friuli-Venezia Giulia and its capital, Trieste, is the smallest of the four major cities in the region. To the north lie the Julian Alps and Austria; to the east the region borders Slovenia; and to the south the coast opens up onto the Adriatic Sea, which stretches to the heel of Italy’s boot. Trieste became part of the Hapsburg Empire in the late 1300s and for centuries its busy port provided an important link in the trade route between Eastern and Western Europe and the Middle East. In the 17th century Trieste was one of the crucial ports involved with the introduction of coffee into Central Europe. With its combination of mountain resorts and seaside towns the region is popular with tourists.