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Obelisk at Opicina and View of Trieste

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Obelisk at Opicina and View of Trieste

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Obelisk at Opicina and View of Trieste

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    Location: Trieste, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy

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    Best Road Cycling Rides to Obelisk at Opicina and View of Trieste

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    1. From Opicina to Borgo San Mauro - ring tour along the AIDA Cycle Path

    44.0km

    02:06

    620m

    620m

    Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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    4.7

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    2. Coastal road – Scenic Coastal Road Near Duino loop from Altura

    58.4km

    03:00

    980m

    980m

    Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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    4.5

    (19)

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    3. Lipica Stud Farm – Kal Lokev Water Reservoir loop from Villa Opicina / Opčine

    54.4km

    02:15

    350m

    350m

    Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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    September 14, 2022

    Great views after a leisurely climb from Tiest

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      April 22, 2024

      Obelisk is a monument dedicated not to Napoleon, but to Austrian Emperor Franz I, who commissioned the road from Opicina to Trieste, completed in 1830. This obelisk, erected in gratitude by the Chamber of Commerce in 1839, as it was an important an important asset for the development of the trade route.

      Today this is also the spot to begin a cycling/hiking on Strada Napoleonica (officially Strada Vicentina), opened by Napoleon's troops in 1797. The route offers 3.2 km of breathtaking views , featuring scents of the sea and pine forests.

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        Elevation 330 m

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