The Trieste coast has lots of options for sleeping and eating. Look for agroturismi and B&B’s in every village. There are many campsites scattered around, namely Carso camp or Pineta near Sistiana. Or – stay in Slovenia, since everything is quite close.

We would definitely recommend staying in these climber-tested establishments:

VOVK CAMP

POD KOSTANJI 

OCIZLA HOSTEL 

BEST SEASON Exposition to the south means that summer is not an option. Rest of the months climbing can be great, it can only get a bit cold in the winter.

SUN & SHADE The base is shaded nicely by trees, while you can also catch some shade in the morning.

RAIN Rain means bad news for climbing here. The wall is already polished and with rain, despite occasional roof, everything gets even harder.

STYLE & ROUTES Routes are continuous and vertical with an occasional bulge. Climbing requires endurance, while the harder routes tend to be more technical. Most routes are polished, but it is surprisingly not too troubling. Beginners will enjoy here the most.

GEAR & SAFETY The routes are up to 20 meters long and quite generously bolted, with top notch anchors and glue-in bolts. The rock is solid, but it can crumble at places.

KIDS & COMFORT Except for a bit of effort at approach, the base of the wall is comfortable, but fills quickly if it‘s crowded. The crag is popular with families and climbing courses.

Warning: Don‘t leave valuables in the car!

BEGINNERS Great, perfectly bolted routes and a big selection of them is ideal for beginners and first steps at climbing on lead. 4/5

ADVANCED Sometimes a route can have a nasty crux in the middle – if you climb it straight enough. 2/5

THE BEST  Sorry, but you’ve come to the wrong crag. 1/5

NOTES Take time for a trip: ascend Gradina from Doberdo (with a nice weekend museum), or stroll around in the natural reserve. Maybe you can spot a wild cat or golden jackal, horned viper or a rare bird. The Isonzo front between Austro-Hungarian Empire and Italy was one of the bloodiest in World War I. Most fighters were Slovenes and at Doberdo one of the hardest battles was fought, 12 days of constant fighting against 10 times larger opponent. From that, comes a famous song Doberdo, the grave of Slovenian youth. There are topos for Doberdo with many additional routes, but these are, since the crag was re-equipped with glue-in bolts, only local top rope variants. There are some old routes also to the right of the main wall, but they would have to be re-equipped first. There used to be even an 8a here – let‘s hope the routes are bolted again soon.