Parco del Farneto Mountain Biking Trails

Parco Farneto whose name derives from farnus, a species of oak, is the largest green lung in the city with 915,400 square meters. surface, which overlooks the district of San Giovanni and extends from San Luigi to Melara to the Rio Farneto which flows into the Longera valley.

Destroyed largely during the Second World War due to the need of the population to obtain firewood, the Boschetto was always public and from 1533 onwards the Austrian sovereigns who maintained it and had it fenced to prevent its devastation. Maria Teresa of Austria, around 1750, appointed a forester hunter for whom she built two houses, one in the middle of the hill and the other on the top, from which the toponym still in existence for that area of ​​the city called the Hunter. In 1785 the forest owned 32,984 oaks that protected the city from the bora wind and made the air particularly healthy. Despite the wars, Sunday trips to the forest became a custom for Trieste people, especially after the walk in Viale XX Settembre was opened in 1808.

In 1858 the Ferdinandeo building was erected, then as a hotel with restaurant, cafeteria and ballroom. Parco Farneto was reopened to the public in 2000 after the restructuring and recovery of the historic paths which were partly paved and along which rest areas were created. The area also has a nature trail to observe the families of roe deer and other animals, a fitness trail for practicing gymnastic activities, a playground for children, for table tennis and bocce.
The park, well served by public transport, can be enjoyed in all its extension by walking it through the paths, but for those who do not want to give up the car there are two parking areas available with access from via Marchesetti.