Sights
Piazza Unità d'Italia
One of Europe's largest seafront squares, lined with grand civic palaces and open to the sea on one side.
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For short stops, hot days and anyone who'd rather not watch the clock. Times are from the Stazione Marittima.
Sights
Molo Audace
A long stone pier where locals walk at sunset, with good views back to the square and along the coast.
SightsClosed Tuesdays
Museo Revoltella
The city's modern art gallery, set in a merchant's 19th-century palace plus a newer wing with a rooftop terrace. Closed on Tuesdays.
Sights
Canal Grande and Borgo Teresiano
A short canal lined with 18th-century buildings and café tables, at the heart of the grid of streets laid out under Empress Maria Theresa. The Serbian Orthodox church stands nearby.
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Roman Theatre
The remains of a Roman theatre sit right beside a city street at the foot of San Giusto hill, easy to see from the pavement.
Sights
San Giusto Cathedral
A hilltop cathedral joined from two older churches, with fine medieval mosaics. Wear comfortable shoes for the climb.
SightsClosed Mondays
San Giusto Castle
A Venetian and Habsburg fortress with walkable ramparts, a museum and wide views over the city and gulf. Open daily from April to 10 October; from 11 October to March it is closed on Mondays.
Beaches & parks
Barcola seafront
The city's seaside promenade, with paved bathing platforms and pine trees, where locals swim in summer. Local buses run along the coast road from the centre.