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Pop.: 13,299
Area: 13,66 sq. km, 3 m a.s.l.
Neighbourhoods:
Town Hall: Piazza Marconi, 1 - 34015 Muggia
Phone.: 040.3360111 Fax: 040.330202
www.comune.muggia.ts.it
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The territory of Muggia is
located in the utmost southern
part of the Trieste province, closed
between a ring of hills formed by
mounts Castellier, S. Michele and
Monte d'Oro, and more than seven km of
coastline, with its panoramic coastal road
leading to lidos, the new marina of S. Rocco
and the camping site at Lazzaretto, near the
state border. The town of Muggia, an Istrian
strip on Italian land, still retains the
unmistakable marks of Venetian culture: its
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for centuries a loyal subject of the
Serenissima has left an indelible mark in the
town's dialect, gastronomy, basin or inside
harbour, and in the narrow and winding
streets.
The Gothic-Venetian style can still be seen in
many buildings and more clearly in the main
square (Piazza G. Marconi): this campiello,
the very heart of the town, is dominated by
the Town Hall (rebuilt in 1852) and the 13thcentury
cathedral consecrated to Sts.
Giovanni and Paolo, with its elegant whitestone
front and ample Gothic rose window.
Overlooking the port is the 14th-century
castle, now privately
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owned; while the church of S. Francesco
houses the 15th-century Virgin of the Milk
and the 17th-century Virgin of the Belt. Above
the coastal town is Muggia Vecchia, from
where a splendid view of the Gulf of Trieste
is enjoyed, with its Roman and medieval
remains and the Romanesque Basilica of Sta.
Maria Assunta, a very popular Marian
sanctuary.
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Rich in exquisite 9th-century
reliefs in the presbytery and ambo, the
sanctuary is renown mainly for its
Romanesque frescoes executed by different
workers in different times: 13th-century
figures of saints and 14th-century episodes
from the lives of Christ, the Virgin and
Martyrs. Muggia is also known for its
Carnival which absorbs the whole
population in the preparation of floats and
costumes for the allegorical parade.
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| PROVINCE OF TRIESTE
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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. It is divided into six
municipalities, north-to-south:
Duino-Aurisina, Sgonico,
Monrupino, San Dorligo
della Valle and
Muggia. Trieste,
the regional capital city, is
isolated in the middle, facing
the sea. An important
crossroads for ...go
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