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Lipica Stud Farm
The 16th-century birthplace of the elegant white Lipizzaner horses on the windswept Karst plateau.
11 km · about 20 min drive
Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy · Europe
Muggia works well as a base: 5 minutes from Ankaran, 19km from Škocjan Caves.
Muggia is a town located in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy. With a population of 10,929, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Muggia sits in Italy, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Rome time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Muggia to your route.
Muggia (Triestine: Muja; Friulian: Mugle; Slovene: Milje) is an Italian comune (municipality) in the regional decentralization entity of Trieste, in the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia on the border with Slovenia. It has 12,703 inhabitants.
Lying on the eastern flank of the Gulf of Trieste in the northern AdriaticRead more
Sea, Muggia is the only Italian port town in Istria. The town's architecture is marked by its Venetian and Austrian history, and its harbour hosts a modern 500-berth marina for yachts (Porto San Rocco).
Muggia lies in northern Istria. Its territory, limited on the sea-side by a shoreline of more than 7 kilometres (4 mi) featuring a coastal road and on the border side by a hill system, Monti di Muggia, including Mt. Castellier, Mt. S. Michele, Mt. Zuc and Monte d'Oro, that dominate over a vast landscape of Triestinian and Istrian coast, is characterized by a rich sub-continental vegetation of both Karstic and Istrian type.
It has a border crossing, known as San Bartolomeo, with Slovenia and the extreme east of the comune at Lazzaretto. The Slovenian border crossing is called Lazaret in the Municipality of Koper.
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Muggia is located in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy, Europe. The coordinates are 45.6042 latitude, 13.7675 longitude.
Muggia has a population of approximately 10,929 people, making it a town in Italy.
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The 16th-century birthplace of the elegant white Lipizzaner horses on the windswept Karst plateau.
11 km · about 20 min drive
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White Habsburg castle built 1856-1860 for Archduke Maximilian on a promontory over the Gulf of Trieste, kept with original interiors and a 22-hectare park. The approach along the Strada Costiera is one of Italy's finest short coastal drives.
12 km · about 20 min drive
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A perfectly preserved Venetian coastal town perched on a narrow peninsula, Slovenia's most beautiful seaside gem on the Adriatic.
18 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
A UNESCO-listed cave system featuring one of the largest underground river canyons in the world at 146 meters deep.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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A once-abandoned Istrian hill town repopulated by artists in the 1960s: now some 20 galleries and studios fill its Venetian stone lanes, with a summer jazz festival and views over vineyards to the sea.
25 km · about 30 min drive
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A captivating hilltop medieval town in Istria surrounded by truffle-rich forests and vineyards, known for its annual film festival.
30 km · about 35 min drive
castle
A remarkable Renaissance castle built into the mouth of a cave in a cliff face, holding the Guinness record for the largest cave castle.
36 km · about 40 min drive
natural wonder
A 24-kilometer karst cave system explored by underground railway, home to the rare cave-dwelling olm salamander.
39 km · about 45 min drive
April to October
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