Trieste

Trieste

The “little Vienna on the sea”

A vacation to Italy with MSC Cruises is the perfect chance to visit the regional capital of Friuli Venezia Giulia.

Framed by green hills and white limestone cliffs Trieste looks out over the blue Adriatic, offering an idyllic panorama from its hilltop citadel, at least when the gale-force Bora winds aren’t blasting you off the seafront. But in any weather, there’s a distinct atmosphere of grandeur with a cosmopolitan twist. 

The city’s main squares are adorned with spectacular Neoclassical buildings, and the much-photographed canal, clustered with open-air cafés, is a reminder that, just like Venice and its lagoon, this city has enjoyed a glorious seafaring past, too. The heart of modern Trieste is in the grid-like streets of the Borgo Teresiano, but no visit would be complete without a climb to the top of its hill, San Giusto, named for its patron saint and with the best views for miles around. 

At the very summit of San Giusto, overlooking the remnants of the Romanforum, is the Castello (Castle), a fifteenth-century Venetian fortress. Its small museum houses archeological finds, and an extensive weapons and armory collection. The tiny remnant of the Città Vecchia (Old Town) lies between the castle hill and the Stazione Marittima below. The area is delightful for a stroll, and farther down Via della Cattedrale, the tiny, early Romanesque San Silvestro is worth a look as the city’s oldest extant church. 

To the north of the old center, Trieste’s “new” town, the Borgo Teresiano, is imposingly laid out in a Neoclassical style imported from nineteenth-century Vienna, with wide boulevards and a vast piazza on the waterfront. The focus of the main grid of streets is the picturesque Piazza Sant’Antonio Nuovo, with its small yacht basin overlooked by cafés and dominated by two churches: the Neoclassical hulk of Sant’Antonio Taumaturgo and the smaller, more appealing Serbian Orthodox San Spiridione. The real heart of town, however, is the grandiose Piazza Unità d’Italia, directly below the hill of San Giusto.

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Venice Access Fee

How does it work?

Starting April 19th, 2025, daily visitors entering Venice between 8:30 and 16:00 are required to pay an access fee before arriving. This fee amounts to €5 if paid at least four days prior to your arrival in Venice, or €10 if paid three days or less before your visit.

 

Please visit the map: https://cda.ve.it/

 

Please note:

  • Guests booked on MSC shore excursions in Venice do not need to pay this fee directly, as it is included in the price of the tour.
  • Guests travelling to and from the Stazione Marittima Cruise Terminal to complete embarkation and disembarkation procedures are not required to pay, provided they do not enter the Ancient City.


Beyond embarking and disembarking guests, the following categories are exempt:

  • Residents in the Veneto region and people born in Venice
  • People registered in the register of the temporary population of Venice
  • Minors under 14 years of age
  • People with disabilities (and any accompanying person)
  • Student of schools and universities located in the Ancient City or in the Lagoon’s minor islands
  • Members of the Italian armed forces and law enforcement in Venice for service reasons


Full list of exemptions at the following link: https://cda.veneziaunica.it/en/exemptions

How do I pay the Entry Venice Fee?

The new payment system requires visitors to obtain a QR code showing proof of payment of the access fee or their exemption (check https://cda.ve.it/en/faq#persons-exempt for info).

 

To obtain your QR code ahead of your arrival, please visit  https://cda.ve.it/ and follow the instructions.

While there are no physical barriers to enter Venicethe local police may approach you and ask you to show your QR code or any other proof of payment/exemption at any time during your stay. Failure to provide this could result in a fine ranging from €50 to €300.

 

Please note that MSC Cruises cannot be held liable for non-compliance with the above.

MSC Excursions

Guests booked on MSC shore excursions in Venice do not need to pay this fee directly, as it is included in the price of the tour.

Excursions & Activities Trieste (Venice)

TRAVEL TO THE Trieste (Venice) CRUISE TERMINAL

 

Travel to Trieste Cruise Terminal

Address: Molo dei Bersaglieri,3

34123 Trieste, Italy

 

It is possible to book by 3 pm on the day before departure or on Friday before 3 pm for departures on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

PARKING TRIESTE

Shuttle Service - Uncovered parking

 

Telephone: + 39 040 6732550
Email: info@triesteterminalpasseggeri.com

 

 

OPENING HOURS OF THE PARKING LOT
08.00 am– 05.00 pm– DELIVERING OF THE VEHICLE ONLY WITH RESERVATION (START OF THE CRUISE)
08.00 am – 01.00 -pm PICK UP OF THE VEHICLE (END OF THE CRUISE)

 

Click here to read Terms & Conditions and Regulation of Unattended Car Parking at Trieste.