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Fountain of the Four Continents
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Running
5.0
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Gravel riding
3.3
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Mountain biking
5.0
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October 12, 2025
Hiking
🗺️ Symbolism & History
Origin: Created between 1751 and 1754 by the sculptor Giovanni Battista Mazzoleni to celebrate Trieste's rise to a free-trading city under Maria Theresa.
Name: The "Four Continents" – Europe, Asia, Africa, and America – symbolize the global reach of trade that Trieste conducted as a port city. Australia was not yet known as a continent at the time.
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March 11, 2025
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October 30, 2023
Cycling
Piazza Unità d'Italia, 34121 Trieste TS
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Elevation 50 m
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