Description: Discover Trieste's Habsburg-era glories, multi-ethnic influences and burgeoning cultural life with this explorer's guidebook to Italy's alternative city destination. The first real English-language guide to the city in many years. Roman ruins and curious caves, wartime tales and seaside traditions, classic cafés and museums galore.
Brief description: Author Duncan JD Smith is The Urban Explorer, an independent travel writer, guidebook author, historian, photographer, and publisher. In his ground-breaking Only In Guides he reveals cities from unique and hidden perspectives. He has traveled across four continents and described his experiences in books, magazines, and online. Born in Sheffield, England, he studied history and archaeology at university, and is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.
Review Quotes: "Reliable and hugely stimulating. A refreshing alternative to the prevailing tide of uniformity favoured by too many travel guides."