Villa Opicina

Reached by road from Piazza Oberdan or by funicular from Piazza Scorcola is the villa suburb of Villa Opicina (348m/1,148ft). From the obelisk at Villa Opicina there are magnificent views of Trieste and the sea. A footpath runs northwest from the obelisk to the viewpoints of Villa Opicina (397m/1,310ft) and Vedetta d'Italia (335m/1,100ft), from which there are extensive prospects in all directions.