A small port just with lots of boats and restaurants along the seafront make this an ideal spot to eat and wander.The sea is clean so in the summer a swim can be a welcome break.
Unique place, full of local people enjoying the sea, the incredibly long seawalk, eating home-made food, speaking, tanning and socializing. Delicious little marina, 6km long sidewalk 2 mt. away from the sea that leads to Miramare Castle. You could spend an entire day in Barcola without getting bored!
Great local food. Good to experience. Very pretty part of the Adriatic. Locals are all very fun. Something different.
there's no such thing as a nice stroll along the seaside. The most peculiar "beach" you'll ever see from the first to the last sunny day. Triestini sunbathe under the mediterranean pine trees but.. what? all along the pavement. Sun beds or just towels. Camping tables and chairs to play cards in the sun.
Basically this place is in the southern suburbs of Trieste and as a consequence, it is easy and cheap to get there on public transport. But probably the best way to go, is go up on the ferry and return by bus E2.50 boat and E1.30 bus. one way Takes about 15 minutes and to take a picnic lunch would be ideal as there are lots of seats [ in the shade too as most want to loll about getting skin cancers and leave these good seats empty ] Or there are plenty of seafood and pizza restaurants along the stretch of Via Miramare that seem to be economical, because of the heavy competition. The sandy beach is perhaps only 100 metres long , but is extremely good and well kept [ about 300 metres south of the ferry pier. The rest is perfectly swimmable, but the signs all say not suitable for swimming, yet they provide steel stairways for people to enter the water. If you have children, go straight to the sandy beach.
Barcola is just so beautiful anytime of the year,especially spring/summer time during sunset. It is just so beautiful and peaceful.
Whether you decide to stay here on a trip to trieste, or you visit for the day, barcola is a holiday must. Seas, cormorants, pine trees, small beach bars and a marina, there are lots to see as well as cafes and bars to enjoy an ice cream, coffee and cake, fresh seafood or a pizza. Fresh air, fine sunsets, a break from the city.
I have been going to Barcola for some years. On my first visit to Trieste I stayed in an expensive city centre hotel. On subsequent visits I have stayed at the Tritone Hotel in Barcola. There are great views of the sea and Trieste is only about 4 kilometres away with frequent buses. In high season there is a water bus going both to Trieste and north up the coast.Some lovely pine trees. And the Karst is only a few minutes away by car.
It's a beach, but not as you know it! The cognoscenti take beach chairs and loungers, otherwise they lie on the concrete pavement. Get there earlyish to find a spot to lie. I love the grassy,wooded area with shady benches to sit on. There are cafés selling sandwiches and drinks. It's a great spot for a swim in the blue, crystal clear water. You just climb down the steps and straight in. Brilliant for people watching. It takes around 15 mins on the bus from Trieste, or you can go by boat.
It was lovely to arrive there every afternoon and have an Aperol Spritz or a glass of white wine to drink on my beach towel. It was great to see Italian women on a holiday weekend swimming and not feeling ashamed or inhibited about large displays of flesh.