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| | Friuli Venezia Giulia - Province of Trieste |
 | | A long and narrow strip of land between Slovenia and the sea, projecting eastwards to Istria, the province of Trieste holds the curious record of being the smallest in Italy. |
 | | The towns still preserve the traditional architecture with historical churches and castles, while the surrounding mountain landscapes treasure the memories of the war and the rocky cliffs dropping sheer to the sea hide charming inlets from the mouth of River Timavo to the Muggia gorge. |
 | | The whole Trieste area is rich in fossils (of dinosaurs as well) and archaeological findings: caves that were inhabited from the Palaeolithic to the Roman Age, ruins of Roman cities, villas, rural houses, quarries, and an aqueduct, and Early Christian and Medieval churches, castles and fortifications. |
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