Austrian Riviera

The Austrian Riviera (German Österreichische Riviera, Italian Riviera Austriaca, Slovene Avstrijska riviera, Croatian Austrijska rivijera) is a description for the coastal strip of the former Austrian Littoral, a Habsburg crown land which until 1919 stretched along the northeastern Adriatic Coast.

The Austrian Riviera covered coastal areas adjacent the port city of Trieste. The Istrian coast south of Trieste is now part of the Italian municipality of Muggia (Slovene Milje), the Coastal-Karst of Slovenia, and the County of Istria in Croatia. The coast north of Trieste is partially rocky, and partially sandy, with the Laguna di Grado. It is now part of the autonomous Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy.

The coast presents a charming landscape and a year-round mild climate.

In Ancient Roman times the region was the site of important settlements like Aquileia.

During the Middle Ages and until 1797, most of the area was administrated by the Venetian Republic. In 1382, Trieste was joined with the Habsburg Monarchy which also controlled most of the hinterland. Trieste developed into an important port and trade hub and by 1719 a free port was constituted and further developed as the Habsburg Austria's principal commercial port and shipbuilding center.

...
Wikipedia