City of Trieste, Friuli Venezia Region

Trieste, City of Cafe, Austrian-Hungury, and James Joyce.

Trieste is an international city with a lots to visit and discover.  I road through the other day after a few years of not visiting and found the city clean and neat.  The city is not really a great base to bike, it best suited for hiking a few days.

If you ride there are two great routes in from the West as well as routes on the eastern side of the city into Solvenia.  The city sits in a bowl surrounding my the Carso and the Gulia Alps so riding i and out of the city requires good climbing legs or use of train is an option.

 

Passo Giau

Passo Giau, a set on Flickr.

Great ride in the Itailan Dolomites

Costozza, Vicenza

http://www.italiaoutdoors.com/italy-veneto-vicenza-cities/650-italy-veneto-vicenza-costozza.html



Life is about getting out and exploring, do just stay in the cave all winter there will be things you will miss.





It was a bit to cold to ride a bike this morning so I did the next best thing and laced up my boots and took a walk.  One of the hidden jewels of the Veneto sits just south of Vicenza.  Costozza can be reached by public bus (number 8) and offers a walker a great escape from the main tourist trek.

Aquielia, Friuli Venezia

A great area to ride is the Friuli Venezia region near Venice.  A must stop is to go by the historical ruins of Aquielia.  There is the old church and a few Roman ruins to visits.  The best and most interesting way to explore the area is to utilize a system of bike paths and designed routes.