Explore the Parenzana Trail: A Scenic Bike Journey Through Italy, Slovenia, and Croatia
In 1902, during the reign of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, a rail line was opened that wound its way from the Italian port city of Trieste down a small stretch of what is now Slovenia to the seaside town of Poreč in today’s Croatia. The railway provided an important commercial link in this corner of the North Adriatic, transporting coal, salt, olives, wine, and fruit but also passengers and mail, as well as soldiers and supplies during World War I.