The castle of Duino, near Trieste. The entrance boulevard

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Duino Castle is a fourteenth-century fortification on the cliffs overlooking the Gulf of Trieste. Building commenced in 1389 at the order of the Wallsee family. The castle has been opened to the public as a museum and park. Near the castle are the ruins of the Old Castle which dates back to the 11th century. It belonged to the patriarchy of Aquileia. In 1912, Austrian-Bohemian writer and poet Rainer Maria Rilke began to write portions of his famous work, Duino Elegies, while visiting Duino Castle as a guest of the Princess Marie von Thurn und Taxis. In the park of the castle there is a bunker used during World War II.

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Size: 3823px × 2559px
Location: Duino TS Italy
Photo credit: © Ferdinando Piezzi / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: adriatic, boulevard, castle, duino, entrance, garden, gardens, gulf, italian, italy, landscape, panorama, park, sea, site, tour, tourist, trieste, view