Stage 34 Alpe-Adria-Trail: Duino - Prosecco

In the immediate vicinity of Duino Castle, we take the path named after Rilke: the poet wrote his Duino Elegies here during one of his stays at the castle. The Rilke path, which runs high along the cliff coast, offers beautiful views of the Gulf of Trieste. We pass the village of Sistiana, which lies on the state road SS14. We continue towards Visogliano and cross the highway overpass. Immediately after, we keep right and reach a gravel track in the direction of Slivia (trail marking CAI 33) via side roads. Visogliano, protected on the right by a small doline, is one of the oldest prehistoric sites in Europe. Through the forest, we reach the village of Slivia and then head towards San Pelagio (CAI 32). We cross wooded sections and pass pastures bounded by characteristic dry stone walls skillfully built from rough karst stone. On this stage, a small detour to the ancient Castelliere is worthwhile: this is one of the many pre-Roman hill settlements in the province formerly inhabited by the warlike Istrians. From San Pelagio, the path continues to TernovaPiccola (CAI 10). From there we enter the deciduous forest (CAI 3), ascend towards Monte San Leonardo, and then descend again to Samatorza (CAI 45).

We pass the little church of Samatorza and reach Sales (SP18). Shortly after the village, we take the mule track to the Colludrozza pond. Heading south, we pass through Colludrozza (refreshment option) and reach the town of Sgonico via the SP14 provincial road. Following the route of the provincial road SP7, we pass the entrance to the botanical garden "Carsiana" and arrive at Gabrovizza. Keeping the southwesterly direction, we turn right into the lanes of the village, cross the highway, and continue on an asphalted section that leads at Campo Sacro to the provincial road SP1. As soon as possible, we take a gravel track into wooded terrain and keep the direction until we reach trail marking No. 1, which leads us to the village of Prosecco.