A Long-Awaited Return to Sunshine in Friuli Venezia Giulia
by Nina Vaclavikova & Maximiliano Crocamo
After a week of relentless rain, Friuli Venezia Giulia finally saw a break in the clouds on Sunday, and...
Mother’s Day in Trieste: The Best Advice Our Moms Ever Gave Us
by Nina Vaclavikova
In honor of Mother’s Day, we stopped people across Trieste to ask a simple question: What is the best advice your mother ever gave...
Fifty Years On, Trieste Remembers the Friuli Earthquake
by Nina Vaclavikova and Maximiliano Crocamo
On Wednesday, May 6, the fiftieth anniversary of the 1976 Friuli earthquake, we walked through downtown Trieste to hear...
Sunny Weekend Draws Crowds to Friuli Venezia Giulia’s Coast
by Nina Vaclavikova
A long holiday weekend brought an influx of visitors to the coastal areas of Friuli Venezia Giulia, where mild weather and clear...
An Early Taste of Summer Draws Travelers to Friuli Venezia Giulia
by Nina Vaclavikova
With clear skies and unseasonably warm temperatures, the final weekend of April brought an early taste of summer to Friuli Venezia Giulia,...
Are Young People in FVG Rethinking the Drinking Culture?
by Nina Vaclavikova
On a recent spring weekend, instead of spilling out of bars in the early hours, groups of young people could be found...
Bear Garlic: A Hidden delicacy of Friuli Venezia Giulia, and a Deadly Risk
by Alessandra Ressa
In the damp spring forests surrounding Trieste and across Friuli Venezia Giulia, a lush green carpet briefly emerges between March and May....
A Chilly Dip Signals Summer’s Approach on Friuli Venezia Giulia’s Shores
by InTrieste
A bright Saturday lured crowds of locals and travelers to the beaches of Friuli Venezia Giulia, signaling the early stirrings of the summer...
Triestine Spring Delight: Judas Trees in Piazza Oberdan
by Alessandra Ressa
A photo of one of Trieste's magnificent Judas trees in bloom on a sunny day wouldn't have really rendered the astounding beauty...
La Dolce Vita, Reconsidered: Why Italians Aren’t Among the World’s Happiest
interviews: Nina Vaclavikova
Italy has long sold the world an idea: that happiness can be found in a slow espresso, a shared meal, a life...





































