Just 120 metres from Santa Maria Maggiore Cathedral, this central B&B offers elegant allergy-free rooms with air conditioning and a private bathroom. Trieste Train Station is a 15-minute walk away. With stonework walls and cool tiled floors, rooms at B&B Gens Julia have large windows and a TV. Each bathroom is equipped with a hairdryer and toiletry set. Breakfast is served in the Gens Julia's cosy kitchen, and includes croissants, fruit and coffee. Savoury options such as eggs are available upon request. Guests have free use of the kitchen and fridge. La Lanterna, Trieste's famous segregated beach dating back to the 1800s, is 1 km away. It is a 12-minute walk to the Museo del Mare Maritime Museum.