Park of Miramare – In And Out Slovenia

Hello guys,

I’d like to show you the Park of Mirame, just outside of Trieste.
This huge park is absolutly fantastic and it is just next to the sea.
If you go visit Trieste one day, you have to go see the Park of Miramare.

Main gate to enter the Park of Miramare.

The entrance of the park is about 1 km away from the beginning of the promenade in Barcola.
You could very easily spend a couple of hours there to relax and walk along the alleys of the park.

In this park, you’ll see the famous Castle of Miramare.
The castle and the park were build between 1856 and 1860 for the archeduke Ferdinand Maximilian and his wife.
Ferdinand Maximilian was the brother of Franz Joseph I, former Emperor of the Austrian Empire.
He wanted to have a luxurious place to live, near the city of Trieste.

Walk around the Castle of Miramare to see its gorgeous architecture.
Take the stairs going down towards the sea, look around and enjoy the view.

View of the **Castle of Miramare** and the **Fontana Grande** (big fountain).

If you are curious, I encourage you to loose yourself in the park.
You’ll probably see another little castle called Castelleto not far from a nice little Greenhouse.
From that greenhouse, you’ll have a fantastic view over the Marina of Grignano.

**“Greenhouse” ->** Go there, sit on the bench and enjoy the view.

View of the **Marina of Grignano** from the **Greenhouse**.

“**Castelleto**“-> Yellow mansion located near the **Greenhouse**.

I also encourage you to walk accross the park and try find the old train station of Miramare.
It is just a few hundreds meters away, outside the park. From here, it takes 10 minutes by train go get to the central station of Trieste.
This tiny train station is gorgeous and it seems (to me) like it was build especially for the archeduke F. Maximilian.
It looks very old fashion and I would not be surprise if it had been built as a private train station for Maximilian and his wife.

**Miramare Train Station ->** 10 minutes away (on foot) from the park.

There is a nice little café called Caffè Massimiliano in the middle of the park.
I love to go there to have something to hot to drink and sit outside to watch the park.

**Caffè Massimiliano** in the background, behind that statue.

My tips for the Park of Miramare:

1/ Come early and park here, next to the park.
2/ Walk around the Castle of Miramare.
3/ Go visit the Castle of Miramare.
4/ Go see the Castelleto and the Greenhouse.
5/ Go have a drink at Caffè Massimiliano.
6/ Go see the Miramare Train Station.