Ferries from Ancona to Trieste
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Ancona is the main passenger port in Italy and about 1.5 million travelers pass through each year. The elbow shaped port has meant that this stretch of sea has been used as a port since antiquity beginning with the Greeks, who founded the city. The Greeks also gave Ancona its name that was inspired by its shape, as Ankon means elbow in Greek. Under the Romans the port was enlarged under the Emperor Trajan, they erected a triumphal arch in the port in his honor. The Saracen raids then destroyed the port, which was rebuilt and fortified during the period when Ancona became a Maritime Repub... [More information]
Address: Banchina Nazario Sauro, 18, 60121 Ancona AN
Directions: Google Map @ Ancona, port
Trieste lies between Italy and Istria and has an interesting mixture of cultures and traditions. It is a port city and still plays a fundamental role in the flow of international goods to Eastern Europe today. Brief history The city is the capital of the Friuli Venezia Giulia region, which covers northeast Italy, bordering with Austria, Slovenia and the Adriatic Sea and forming a bridge between western and central-southern Europe. It has been an important maritime-railway junction since Hapsburg Empire and it was the main link to the sea. The Roman name for the city was Tergeste, and during th... [More information]