Monfalcone and surroundings

Laura
Monfalcone and surroundings

Seaside and Nature

List of beaches and places in the nature worth a visit
Sistiana is only 7 km far away from Monfalcone. The water of this beach has a really nice blue color and it´s a beach composed of a pebble beach. From Sistiana Beach you can have a nice walk to Porto Piccolo a small harbor where to enjoy an aperitivo looking at the sunset. During high season (mid-June-mid Sept) the beach and the harbor might be quite crowded.
Sistiana Mare
Sistiana is only 7 km far away from Monfalcone. The water of this beach has a really nice blue color and it´s a beach composed of a pebble beach. From Sistiana Beach you can have a nice walk to Porto Piccolo a small harbor where to enjoy an aperitivo looking at the sunset. During high season (mid-June-mid Sept) the beach and the harbor might be quite crowded.
Grado is a small seaside town, 18km far away from Monfalcone. Grado has a long sandy beach and the village itself has a very nice harbor with nice restaurants offering fresh seafood and a nice landscape. We do recommend the restaurant Portobuso (Calle Tunisi, 2, 34073 Grado), where we got seafood dishes (like the shared antipasti platter and different types of pasta).
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Grado
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Grado is a small seaside town, 18km far away from Monfalcone. Grado has a long sandy beach and the village itself has a very nice harbor with nice restaurants offering fresh seafood and a nice landscape. We do recommend the restaurant Portobuso (Calle Tunisi, 2, 34073 Grado), where we got seafood dishes (like the shared antipasti platter and different types of pasta).
Natural Protected Area with different animal species (recommended for bird watching), but you will also find horses, goats, and ducks. Link to website: https://staranzanoslow.it/places/regional-natural-reserve-of-the-mouth-of-the-isonzo-isola-della-cona/?lang=en
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Isola della Cona
Isola della Cona
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Natural Protected Area with different animal species (recommended for bird watching), but you will also find horses, goats, and ducks. Link to website: https://staranzanoslow.it/places/regional-natural-reserve-of-the-mouth-of-the-isonzo-isola-della-cona/?lang=en
back RILKE TRAIL Things to do / Karst / Walking and trekking / Rilke Trail The Rilke Trail is a beautiful scenic walk that connects Sistiana to Duino, running alongside the Falesie di Duino Nature Reserve. More details under: https://www.discover-trieste.it/code/15954/Rilke-Trail
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Rilke trail
19 Frazione Duino
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back RILKE TRAIL Things to do / Karst / Walking and trekking / Rilke Trail The Rilke Trail is a beautiful scenic walk that connects Sistiana to Duino, running alongside the Falesie di Duino Nature Reserve. More details under: https://www.discover-trieste.it/code/15954/Rilke-Trail
Marina Julia is an open beach a few km away from the city center of Monfalcone, known for the shallow water and the playground making the place children-friendly. You can reach the beach by car (parking slots available, but in the summer months might get full quite fast) or by public transport (bus) from Monfalcone with the line LP. More information (schedule, tickets and so on you can download the tpl fvg app)
La Spiaggia di Pluto Marina Julia
Via delle Giarrette
Marina Julia is an open beach a few km away from the city center of Monfalcone, known for the shallow water and the playground making the place children-friendly. You can reach the beach by car (parking slots available, but in the summer months might get full quite fast) or by public transport (bus) from Monfalcone with the line LP. More information (schedule, tickets and so on you can download the tpl fvg app)
From our flat going down via del pozzo --> turning left to via g. randazzo then --> right to via salita del Mocenigo you can start different walking (or walking) paths with different distances. The shortest one is the "salita alla rocca" around 2km which will start from salita del mocenigo, leading you to the rocca from which you will have a panoramic view of Monfalcone and then heading down back to the city center. From the top of salita del Mocenigo you can decide to keep walking to Lago di Doberdó. From the Rocca you can head to Lago di Pietrarossa but also following the theme park "Great War of Monfalcone"
Salita alla Rocca
Salita alla Rocca
From our flat going down via del pozzo --> turning left to via g. randazzo then --> right to via salita del Mocenigo you can start different walking (or walking) paths with different distances. The shortest one is the "salita alla rocca" around 2km which will start from salita del mocenigo, leading you to the rocca from which you will have a panoramic view of Monfalcone and then heading down back to the city center. From the top of salita del Mocenigo you can decide to keep walking to Lago di Doberdó. From the Rocca you can head to Lago di Pietrarossa but also following the theme park "Great War of Monfalcone"

Food and Restaurants

Ideal for taking away quick lunches. Daily fresh prepared: lasagna, cooked vegetables, chicken, and fish. You can combine the food you want and pay for it by weight. Everything is packed in re-usable/recyclable boxes
Rosticceria al Viale
52 Viale San Marco
Ideal for taking away quick lunches. Daily fresh prepared: lasagna, cooked vegetables, chicken, and fish. You can combine the food you want and pay for it by weight. Everything is packed in re-usable/recyclable boxes
Dinner Place is recommended for eating some typical food and drinking local wine for a fair price. In summer they open also the garden at the entrance of the osteria. Good quality and nice portions
Ostaria A Le Casete da Bidut
136 Via Redipuglia
Dinner Place is recommended for eating some typical food and drinking local wine for a fair price. In summer they open also the garden at the entrance of the osteria. Good quality and nice portions
Really nice place in the middle of nature in the Riserva Alberoni with a small but tasty menu. Amazing decoration and interior design, good food and wine selection. The place is children friendly with some gardens (far from the street) and different animals (goats, pigs, ducks)
Riserva Alberoni
Really nice place in the middle of nature in the Riserva Alberoni with a small but tasty menu. Amazing decoration and interior design, good food and wine selection. The place is children friendly with some gardens (far from the street) and different animals (goats, pigs, ducks)
A typical place to eat the specialty "panino caldo" = grilled sandwiches. The place has a big summer terrace with a "Biergarten" vibe that invite to order french fries to pair with a cold beer.
Trattoria Bar Lido
64 Via Cesare Battisti
A typical place to eat the specialty "panino caldo" = grilled sandwiches. The place has a big summer terrace with a "Biergarten" vibe that invite to order french fries to pair with a cold beer.
Local women lead this delicious artisanal ice cream shop. Only few minutes walking distance from our cozy place
Gelateria FREL
90 Via Duca D'Aosta
Local women lead this delicious artisanal ice cream shop. Only few minutes walking distance from our cozy place
In this place, you can either get freshly baked bread or stop by for breakfast or quick lunch (salads and sandwiches), but their speciality is the aperitivo (spritz or soft drink) which is normally paired with some small bites.
Panificio Bistrot Bosio
153 Via Trieste
In this place, you can either get freshly baked bread or stop by for breakfast or quick lunch (salads and sandwiches), but their speciality is the aperitivo (spritz or soft drink) which is normally paired with some small bites.
Pizzeria with Neapolitan dough less than 10 minutes walking distance from our place. Really tasty pizza combination. It´s either possible to dine at the pizzeria (in summer they have seating places on the piazza) or to take away.
Da Marinelli
21 Piazza della Repubblica
Pizzeria with Neapolitan dough less than 10 minutes walking distance from our place. Really tasty pizza combination. It´s either possible to dine at the pizzeria (in summer they have seating places on the piazza) or to take away.
Kebab Capodistria: this place offers kebab, burger and really tasty and thick pizza slices.
Via Sant'Ambrogio, 33
33 Via Sant'Ambrogio
Kebab Capodistria: this place offers kebab, burger and really tasty and thick pizza slices.
Panificio Tamburin: Traditional Bakery in Monfalcone that bakes delicious bread and pizza/focaccia, and typical (breakfast) sweets like: bigné, cornetti e bomboloni/krapfen. This place is 5 minutes walking distance from our flat
Pasticceria Tamburin
1 Via Enrico Toti
Panificio Tamburin: Traditional Bakery in Monfalcone that bakes delicious bread and pizza/focaccia, and typical (breakfast) sweets like: bigné, cornetti e bomboloni/krapfen. This place is 5 minutes walking distance from our flat
Newly reopened restaurant in the city center of Monfalcone. You will taste local wines and delicious food on a charming open terrace shadowed by a mulberry tree (that gives the name to the place)
Al Gelso
22 Via Sant'Ambrogio
Newly reopened restaurant in the city center of Monfalcone. You will taste local wines and delicious food on a charming open terrace shadowed by a mulberry tree (that gives the name to the place)
Tasty self-service seafood restaurant. You can order some appetizers (antipasti), pasta dishes (primi), or main course (secondi) from the open kitchen and pay by weight/plate. They cook only local fresh products and the menu varies based on the available ingredients. Excellent quality/price ratio. The seating area has been recently renovated.
Marina Hannibal Restaurant
41 Via Bagni Nuova
Tasty self-service seafood restaurant. You can order some appetizers (antipasti), pasta dishes (primi), or main course (secondi) from the open kitchen and pay by weight/plate. They cook only local fresh products and the menu varies based on the available ingredients. Excellent quality/price ratio. The seating area has been recently renovated.

Informazioni sulla città/località

Trieste is located at the head of the Gulf of Trieste, on a narrow strip of Italian territory lying between the Adriatic Sea and Slovenia. It is approximately 30 km away from Monfalcone and it can be easily reached by train or by car, although we recommend going to Trieste by train as finding a parking slot in the city might be quite stressful. In Trieste, you can either stroll around the beautiful city center and stop by the nice cafes or have a walk around Barcola, which is the maritime neighborhood of Trieste and have a refreshing bath or enjoy the nice cafes (we do recommend Pane Quotidiano) with a beautiful view over the Adriatic Sea.
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Trieste
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Trieste is located at the head of the Gulf of Trieste, on a narrow strip of Italian territory lying between the Adriatic Sea and Slovenia. It is approximately 30 km away from Monfalcone and it can be easily reached by train or by car, although we recommend going to Trieste by train as finding a parking slot in the city might be quite stressful. In Trieste, you can either stroll around the beautiful city center and stop by the nice cafes or have a walk around Barcola, which is the maritime neighborhood of Trieste and have a refreshing bath or enjoy the nice cafes (we do recommend Pane Quotidiano) with a beautiful view over the Adriatic Sea.
Pirano is about 75km far away from Monfalcone and it´s a little gem surrounded by the sea. The water is crystal clear and the small harbor and the city center make this place worth a visit. Since in the spring and summer months it´s visited by many tourists the city center cannot be reached by car, but they have organized parking slots and lanes around the city and from there you can either have a short walk (around 10-15 minutes) or take the (free) shuttle bus that connects the parking with the city center. In the different restaurants located in front of the seaside, you will enjoy delicious food!
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Piran
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Pirano is about 75km far away from Monfalcone and it´s a little gem surrounded by the sea. The water is crystal clear and the small harbor and the city center make this place worth a visit. Since in the spring and summer months it´s visited by many tourists the city center cannot be reached by car, but they have organized parking slots and lanes around the city and from there you can either have a short walk (around 10-15 minutes) or take the (free) shuttle bus that connects the parking with the city center. In the different restaurants located in front of the seaside, you will enjoy delicious food!
The Slovenian capital city is 120km far away from Monfalcone and can be reached by car. During the summer months, there is a train connection between Monfalcone and Lubiana but the train schedule needs to be checked as it´s oftentimes in the late afternoon, so worth it if you are planning an overnight stay in Lubiana. The city center of Lubiana is beautiful and full of modern cafés and restaurants.
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Ljubljana
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The Slovenian capital city is 120km far away from Monfalcone and can be reached by car. During the summer months, there is a train connection between Monfalcone and Lubiana but the train schedule needs to be checked as it´s oftentimes in the late afternoon, so worth it if you are planning an overnight stay in Lubiana. The city center of Lubiana is beautiful and full of modern cafés and restaurants.
Venezia is 120km away from Monfalcone and can be reached by train (2h something by train). When arriving at the station Venezia Santa Lucia you will find yourself in front of the canal and its ideal starting point to get lost along the many small streets and bridges. In the summer month (but generally also in other periods of the year) it might be full of tourists which makes the visiting experience a little more chaotic, but if you have never been it worth a visit. Be aware that compared to other places in Italy, transport, food, and drinks might be pricey, not only because of being a "famous" touristic attraction but also because the goods are transported by boat which is an expensive service.
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Venice
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Venezia is 120km away from Monfalcone and can be reached by train (2h something by train). When arriving at the station Venezia Santa Lucia you will find yourself in front of the canal and its ideal starting point to get lost along the many small streets and bridges. In the summer month (but generally also in other periods of the year) it might be full of tourists which makes the visiting experience a little more chaotic, but if you have never been it worth a visit. Be aware that compared to other places in Italy, transport, food, and drinks might be pricey, not only because of being a "famous" touristic attraction but also because the goods are transported by boat which is an expensive service.