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Sentiero Rilke, Duino

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

The Sentiero Rilke above Duino follows the limestone cliff above the Adriatic — the path where Rainer Maria Rilke heard a voice in the wind that opened with 'Who, if I cried out, would hear me among the Angelic Orders?' — the first line of the Duino Elegies (1912). The Castello di Duino is at one end. The Trieste Karst coastline is spectacular. Dogs on leash.

Duration
2 hours
Distance
4 km
Elevation
+100 m
Best season
Year-round

Highlights

  • Path where Rilke began the Duino Elegies — 1912
  • Castello di Duino at one end — private castle
  • Trieste Karst limestone coast — one of Italy's finest cliff paths

With your dog

Coastal cliff path; dogs on leash.