Trip around Trieste
Monrupino is a town in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region. It is a mountaintop village with a small population of around 800. If you want to reach it from Trieste, it is located north of the city. The municipality borders directly with Slovenia, precisely with the municipality of Sesana, reachable via the Farnetti pass, very popular for the commercial routes between Italy and Slovenia.
Don’t be frightened by its reputation as ‘mountain village’. The road is easily accessible in any season, we recommend only a few precautions in case of frost.
What to see in Monrupino
The fact that it is a border village characterizes it as a place rich in history and stories, first of all that of the Foiba, declared a national monument. As for the well-known one in Basovizza, the corpses of the Italians killed by the Yugoslav partisans during the Second World War were thrown into that of Monrupino. This is a visit that is certainly worth making to retrace this dramatic piece of history that holds the two nations together.
Among the most famous things to see in Monrupino, however, there are certainly the Catholic structures, the church and the fortress which, every year, attract hundreds of Italian and Slovenian visitors.
The church and the fortress of Monrupino
They are both located on top of a barren hill and are visible from both Italy and Slovenia. These are two structures that have seen almost all of Italian history that took place on the border.
For years and on several occasions both have been used as a refuge starting from the clashes between the Roman people and Istra, passing through the barbarian invasions of the north.
