Tour
description
You will be picked up from your accommodation in Trieste
at 9.30 a.m. (morning tour) or 2.30 p.m. (afternoon
tour) to start an interesting half-day historical
excursion around Mount Hermada, an area that witnessed
brutal fights between the Italian and Austrian-Hungarian
army during World War I. Mount Hermada was a highly
sensitive strategic position for the Austrian - Hungarian
Empire as it was the southernmost stronghold of the
Austrian-Hungarian army, where the Austrian line met
the Adriatic. At an elevation of 323 meters above
sea level, it dominated the Carso range. For the Italians,
the conquest of Mt. Hermada would mean reaching Trieste,
a city then belonging to the Austrian Empire, but
harshly sought after by the Italian irredentists.
For the Austrians the loss of Mt. Hermada would mean
leaving the door open for an Italian drive to Trieste
and Lubiana. Although over 100.000 men died trying
to overcome the Austrian front, the Hermada fortress
was never defeated and today it is still possible
to walk through trenches, shelters, caverns and war
paths in search of memories of that tragic period.
At the end of the tour we'll stop at an "osmizza",
a typical and informal eating place where farmers
sell their meats, cheeses and wine and where it is
possible to taste a traditional Carso menu accompanied
by the wine Terrano.
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