Barcola
Barcola is a maritime neighbourhood of Trieste, Italy. It is a popular tourist destination with beaches and long promenades, near the Habsburg-established Miramare Castle.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Tiesse, Public domain.
- Type: Suburb
- Description: neighbourhood of Trieste, Italy
- Also known as: “Barcola / Barkovlje” and “Barkovlje”
Places of Interest
Highlights include San Bartolomeo Apostolo Church and Vittoria Light.
Vittoria Light
Photo: Taogecko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vittoria Light also known as the Victory Lighthouse, is an active lighthouse in Trieste, Italy, serving the Gulf of Trieste. It is located on the Hill of Gretta, off the Strada del Friuli.
Temple of Monte Grisa
Church
Photo: Justinawind, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Temple of Monte Grisa, officially the National Shrine of Mary Mother and Queen, is a Roman-Catholic church north of the city of Trieste. Located at an altitude of 300 metres on the edge of the Karst Plateau above Barcola and Miramare Castle, it is a most conspicuous landmark.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sottomonte and Opicina.
Opicina
Town
Opicina, formerly Poggioreale del Carso in Italian, is a town in northeastern Italy, close to the Slovenian border at Fernetti. Opicina is a frazione of the comune of Trieste, the provincial and regional capital. Opicina is situated 2½ km east of Barcola.
Contovello
Village
Photo: Alessandro Sgambati, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Contovello is a village, which is situated 3 km northwest of Barcola.
Barcola
- Categories: frazione and locality
- Location: Trieste, Province of Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Northeast Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
45.68108° or 45° 40′ 52″ northLongitude
13.75472° or 13° 45′ 17″ eastElevation
11 metres (36 feet)Open location code
8FQMMQJ3+CVOpenStreetMap ID
node 302950266OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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