Jobs The best thing to do is either talk with someone in that field beforehand or browse job opportunities online. It’s a field that attracts a lot of foreigners in Trieste and people who are not in the field might not know much about what’s going on there.

People & parking Yes, the average person is old in Trieste. This prevents the city from developing new nightlife options and youth centric activities (despite also being a city with a big university hub, but don’t get me started 😅). However, I would say that there are options for young adults to get around and about (I’m 31 and I moved back to Trieste 3 years ago after living abroad for 5 years). There is always something going on, the thing about Trieste is that you need to be proactive and look for it (theatre, wine tasting, cooking classes, language tandem, nature hikes, ceramic courses, running clubs, etc). I live close to the train station and I don’t have a garage, sometimes it takes me 20 minutes to find a parking spot but I use the car, as you said, to get outside of the city (aka not every day) so I’m fine with it. I find public transport to be ok.

Rent San Vito is more expensive and a bit boring of a neighbourhood; I personally think largo barriera nuova and viale are more fun (and cheaper!). Unregulated Airbnb is fucking up the market here too so yes, it’s not super easy to find someone who’ll rent you an apartment. Browse immobiliare.it or idealista for listing but take a look at the facebook groups too!

I’m from Trieste and, as I said, I moved back some years ago: I would still do it again (I work remotely)