Muggia, Province of Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia Region, Italy
🇮🇹 Muggia is an Italian town and comune in the south-west of the Province of Trieste, in the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia on the border with Slovenia. Lying on the eastern flank of the Gulf of Trieste in the northern Adriatic Sea, Muggia is the only Italian port town in Istria. The town's architecture is marked by its Venetian and Austrian history, and its harbour hosts a modern 500-berth marina for yachts (Porto San Rocco).
Muggia lies in northern Istria. Its territory, limited on the sea-side by a shoreline of more than 7 km (4 mi) featuring a coastal road and on the border side by a hill system, Monti di Muggia, including Mt. Castellier, Mt. S. Michele, Mt. Zuc and Monte d'Oro, that dominate over a vast landscape of Triestinian and Istrian coast, is characterised by a rich sub-continental vegetation of both Karstic and Istrian type.
It has a border crossing, known as San Bartolomeo, with Slovenia and the extreme east of the comune at Lazaretto. The Slovenian border crossing is called Lazaret in the Municipality of Koper.
Trieste, Friuli Venezia Giulia
Muggia has a population of over 13,412 people. Muggia also forms part of the wider Trieste Province which has a population of over 234,668 people. Muggia is situated near Trieste.
Twin Towns - Sister Cities Muggia has links with:
🇸🇮 Koper, Slovenia 🇦🇹 Obervellach, Austria