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Trieste
Italy, officially the Italian Republic or Repubblica Italiana, is a Southern European country comprising of the Po River valley, the Italian Peninsula and the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. It is shaped like a boot and for this reason Italians commonly call it lo Stivale, the boot or, due to its prevalent peninsular geographical nature, la Penisola, the Peninsula.
Trieste is a city and port in northeastern Italy right on the border with Slovenia. It is located at the head of the Gulf of Trieste on the Adriatic Sea, with a population of 211,184 as per 2001 and it is capital of the autonomous region Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Trieste province. It flourished as part of Austro-Hungarian Empire during the period form 1857 to 1918 when it was Central Europe's prosperous Mediterranean seaport and its capital of music and literature.
Today, Trieste is a border town par excellence. The population is a cultural mix of the neighboring regions where the dominant local Venetian dialect of Trieste is called Triestine. This language and Italian is spoken in the city center whilst Slovenian is spoken in several of the immediate suburbs. Italian and the Slovenian language are considered autochthonous to the area. Also there are a fair number of German-speakers as well.
The sights in Trieste include numerous examples of neoclassical architecture and Art Nouveau from its Austrian past, the International Centre for Theoretical Physics, International School for Advanced Studies, Trieste University and a stunning coastline outside the city.
A city known for its historic myths and traditions, scenic beauty, cooperative people and luxurious hotels and cottages, Trieste is one of the favorite holiday destinations for most of the vacation lovers.
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