Introduction to Triesteby FROMMER'SNovember 20, 2006 On a map, Trieste faces west, toward the rest of Italy, to which it is connected only by a strip of what would otherwise be Slovenian beachfront just a few miles wide. For many of its traditions -- from the Slavic dialects you are likely to hear in the streets to the appearance of goulash and Viennese pastries on its menus -- this handsome city of medieval, neoclassical, and modern buildings turns to other parts of Europe, and is rightly considered a Hapsburgian Adriatic port, tied more to Vienna than to Venice. (read article)