Bosco Fornace / Doljnji Zagod

Bosco Fornace / Doljnji Zagod is an evergreen forest in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Bosco Fornace / Doljnji Zagod is situated near the hamlet Borgo Santo Stefano / Dolenja vas, as well as near the locality Hrib.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Miramare Castle and Grotta Gigante.

Miramare Castle

Photo: Lahcim n, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Miramare Castle is a 19th-century castle direct on the Gulf of Trieste between Barcola and Grignano in Trieste, northeastern Italy. It was built from 1856 to 1860 for Austrian Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian and his wife, Charlotte of Belgium, later Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico and Empress Carlota of Mexico, based on a design by Carl Junker.

Grotta Gigante

Cave

Photo: Thierry Caro, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Grotta Gigante, also known as Riesengrotte or as Grotta di Brisciachi, is a giant cave on the Italian side of the Trieste Karst, close to the village of Borgo Grotta Gigante or Briščiki in the municipality of Sgonico.

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 Sgonico and Opicina.

Sgonico

Village

Photo: Tiesse, Public domain.

Sgonico is a comune in the Regional decentralization entity of Trieste in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 12 kilometres northwest of Trieste, on the border with Slovenia.

Opicina

Town

Photo: Gap, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.