The little town of Muggia is the northernmost of the Istrian coast, and is the only one to have remained in Italy in the wake of the Second World War. From the sea, one can...

Leaving Muggia and the recent creation of Porto San Rocco behind, and passing inland and seaward of the breakwaters protecting the bay of Muggia from seas raised by the...

The central position of Miramare on the coast offers a complete view of the coast from Piran in Slovenia to Muggia and its bay with the industrial zone, the Porto Nuovo, city...

About two miles beyond Miramare, taking care to sail offshore of the mussel beds (it is forbidden to sail inshore of them because of the hazard to swimmers), we come to the...

About a mile beyond the little port of Santa Croce, we come to that of Aurisina, built in 1855 and characterised by the 1854 building serving the Aqueduct, which collects fresh...

A mile after Aurisina, we arrive at the little port of Canovella degli Zoppoli, which has inherited its name from the “zoppolo” (“čupa” in Slovene), an...

Proceeding towards Sistiana, we pass in front of a large concrete building dating from the 1970s, a hotel that has since been transformed into a residence. The Costa dei...

After passing the tourist centre of Porto Piccolo, which has been built within a quarry, the bay of Sistiana opens out: this is the only true bay in the Gulf of Trieste....

Leaving the bay of Sistiana, we can enjoy the view of the cliffs that rise almost vertically to a height of about 80 metres. Near the start of the cliffs, one cannot miss the...