Castle Miramare, Italy
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Kubickovi
N 45° 42.150 E 013° 42.729
33T E 399746 N 5061799
Castle Miramare near big seaport Trieste
Waymark Code: WMC96H
Location: Friuli–Venezia Giulia, Italy
Date Posted: 08/11/2011
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Miramare Castle is surrounded by a flourishing park full of precious botanic species, and has a charming panoramic view, given its location on a cliff high above the sea. It stands on the peak of the rocky promontory of Grignano in the Gulf of Trieste, and is about 10 km from the city itself.
The Castle of Miramare and its Park were built by order of Ferdinand Maximilian of Hapsburg who decided to have a residence befitting his rank built on the outskirts of Trieste, facing the sea and surrounded by a large garden. Struck by the tough, untamed beauty of the promontory of Grignano – a sheer Karst outcrop, then almost devoid of vegetation – Maximilian purchased several plots of land at the end of 1855. The laying of the foundation stone took place on 1st March 1856.
For more information about this very nice and interesting place see the official web site - http://www.castello-miramare.it