48 Hours in: Trieste, Italy. Trieste rathouse. Tue 17 Jun 2008 at 14:01. ... Billesley Manor House and Spa is the perfect country retreat to explore Shakespeare’s historic Stratford-Upon-Avon. 3.

Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Trieste, Italy. By Reuters. June 19, 2009 11:15 AM UTC Updated June 19, 2009 ... not from the seafront, boasts large rooms and breakfasts of cheese, bread and jams. 9 p.m.

In Italy's north east, Trieste has a cafe culture that was influenced by the grand salons of Habsburg Vienna. Today, the city’s per capita consumption is said to be double the national average.