Intermodal sections: bike + boat

Things to see en route

This trip perfectly blends the sea and culture, the golden sands with history and nature with art. Using a spectacular cycling path right near the edge of the water along the Adriatic you pass by the famous seaside resort and spa Portorož (Portorose) and reach Izola (Isola) and Koper (Capodistria), where the traces of the glorious past are still present as well as the close and intense ties to Venice. Strolling along the picturesque paved streets you can admire many Gothic villas, colonnades, beautiful churches and high bell-towers. Then you cross over the border reaching Muggia – the only Italian town which geographically belongs to Istria with particularly Venetian characteristics – which looks directly over the Gulf of Trieste. From here you catch a ferry which quickly takes you to the central dock of the capital city of the region.

Description

To reach the pulsating heart of Trieste from the spectacular Istrian coast we advise you to use the sea route, which will get you to Muggia, and tothe chief city of the region, offering you the breathtaking view of the town sheltering on a sort of amphitheatre overhanging the gulf. For references to the cycling path from Portorož (Portorose) to Muggia – see the description of the sixth stage of the first week’s trip. When you arrive near the picturesque historical centre of Muggia you must have a good visit at the small port (Mandracchio), the old circle of walls showing gates topped by lions of St. Mark and the castle which dominates the city, and for those who are better trained in uphill rides, the old sanctuary of Saint Mary of the Assumption which dates back to the XIII century; then you can catch the convenient ferry (limited number of bikes) which brings you in to Trieste with spectacular views. Once you get off you are immediately in the heart of the city, Unity of Italy Square, surrounded by numerous villas and public buildings, like the Trieste Town Hall, the building of the Regional council of Friuli Venezia Giulia and the Prefecture, as well as historical coffee houses. There are so many interesting places to visit in this city where you can still breathe the air of Central Europe: from the Revoltella Museum to the Natural History Museum, from the Museum of the Sea to the Town Theatre, from the Cathedral of Saint Justus to the Synagogue, from the Serbian-Orthodox church of Saint Spyridon to the Greek Orthodox church of Saint Nicholas, from the Miramare Castle to the Saint Justus castle, from the Roman Theatre to Richard’s Arch.

Conditions: a good separate cycling path almost everywhere

Useful addressea

Tourist Office Portorož
Obala 16, Portorož
T. +386 05 6742220
ticpo@portoroz.si
www.portoroz.si

Tourist Office Piran
Tartinijev trg 2, Piran
T. +386 05 6734440
ticpi@portoroz.si
www.portoroz.si

Tourist Office Izola
Ljubljanska ulica 17, Izola
T. +386 05 6401050
tic.izola@izola.si
www.izola.eu

Tourist Office Koper
Titov trg 3, Koper
T. +386 05 6646403
tic@koper.si
www.koper.si

IAT Muggia
via Roma 20, Muggia T. + 39 040 273259

IAT Trieste
piazza Marconi 1 T. +39 040 273259
info.trieste@turismi.fvg.it

Trieste railway station
piazza della Libertà 8, Trieste
www.trenitalia.com

Ferries:
the Muggia-Trieste line is active daily (limited number of bikes)

Adriabike_Brochure_2_1_EN.pdf