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 The information about this location have been automatically translated with Microsoft Translator. Rank : 8.0 (average on 2 votes)Coordinates : 45.602929, 13.766609 ( Open in Google Maps) Subjects : Duomo and Calli of the old town with houses in typical Istrian style. Marina and Mandracchio with fishing boats and marina. Romanesque Church of St. Francis and Castle (visitable only on the day of Open castles). On The hill of Muggia Vecchia, reachable also on foot for those who love to walk, the remains of a medieval village and the Church of Maria Assunta with elements of the NINTH century and frescoes, recently restored, in Byzantine style. From The hill you can see the Valley of Muggia and the southern part of Trieste (port area) with the Karst plateau as a frame. On the clear days, when the Bora blows, beyond the karst and above the horizon of the sea, the eastern Alps, particularly suggestive when they are snowed. A good tele makes the shots even more suggestive. Other Photographic Occasions offers the Carnival (Carneval de Muja), very famous in the region for its masked course with lively specters and large animated carts built by the skilled local artisans according to an old tradition. Not far from Muggia (10 km) there is the Val Rosandra, with its mountain environment at two steps from the big city. It has already been mentioned on this site.Recommended equipment : As Summer clothing is enough shorts, T-shirt, hat and sandals or shoes closed if you want to climb the hill or visit the nearby Val Rosandra. A KWay can be useful in case of Bora and/or rain. In winter it is cold so get a better if waterproof jacket, because if it rains with the Bora (Bora dark) There is no umbrella that resiststa. For the head better than the caps because the hats fly away and you should take pictures with one hand to avoid it. As Photographic equipment You can use everything you want, from mobile to compact to mirrorless and FF SLR cameras. It Goes without saying that a good wide angle is very useful, as well as the tripod for night photos in the streets and in the marina or in the interiors of the churches. With a good tele, in the days off with the Bora you can make particularly "looming" the Alps Beyond the Sea horizon (this also from the Pier Daring in Trieste), or above the Karst, photographing from the Hill of Muggia Vecchia.Best months : Any period is fine. Of Course the Carnival if you want to photograph the parade of floats.How to get there : After the exit at the Lisert Tollbooth, from the motorway junction follow the signs for Slovenia towards Koper (Capodistria). At the exit of the Montedoro tunnel there is the junction for Muggia. From Trieste Take the causeway with the signs for Venice and then exit at the junction for Muggia. By public transport you arrive from the Central Station taking "La Corriera", that is to say the line 20, that makes terminus at Muggia.Ma if you want to do something more interesting, even photographicamante, leave the car at the parking lot and, from the pier near the Maritime Station, near Piazza Unità d'italia, climb the "Green Dolphin" (there is one every hour approx.) That in half an hour takes you inside the port of Muggia. (You can also carry bikes). You can photograph from the sea the port of Trieste, with the city behind, and the arrival in that of Muggia. Even If you come in winter cover yourselves and go and sit outside, on the deck, you will not regret it.Visits : The Duomo, the Church of San Francesco and that of Muggia Vecchia are open during daylight hours. For the visit to the Castle, which is the property of the sculptor Villi Bossi, you have to wait for the event Castelli Open FVG and book yourself. Here they should advertise the regional events: https:/consors:.it/Notes : | | Nearby:   Porto San Rocco Marina 1 km
 Laghetti delle Noghere 4 km
 Castello di San Giusto 5 km
 Trieste 5 km
 Riserva Val Stagnon 6 km
 Orto Botanico di Trieste 6 km
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