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Destination guides, planning advice, train tips and hidden places for independent travellers exploring Italy without a hire car.

Trieste by Train: A Car-Free Guide to Italy's Habsburg Port City Near-Venice
02 Oct 2026 8 min read

Trieste by Train: A Car-Free Guide to Italy's Habsburg Port City

Trieste is reachable by direct train from Venice in 2 hours, a former Habsburg free port on the Adriatic with grand literary cafés, a seafront square, and a history that swings between Vienna, Trieste and Ljubljana.

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How to Get to Padua by Train: Giotto’s Frescoes, a Basilica and Europe’s Oldest University Near-Venice
13 Sep 2026 12 min read

How to Get to Padua by Train: Giotto’s Frescoes, a Basilica and Europe’s Oldest University

Under half an hour by train from Venezia Santa Lucia, with no booking needed - here’s how to get to Padua, which ticket to buy and what to see when you arrive.

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