A new edition of “Reflective walks – From the Karst to the Sea 2.0” is set to begin in May. The initiative is part of the PRO-BENE-COMUNE project and focuses on promoting wellbeing within the university community.
Running from 16 May to 3 October, the programme offers a series of walks across the Karst plateau and the coastal areas around Trieste. The aim is twofold: encouraging physical activity while creating space for shared reflection on psychological wellbeing and the connection between mind and body.
Each walk is designed as a participatory experience. After an initial introduction, participants split into pairs and begin walking, guided by questions proposed by the organisers to stimulate discussion. Along the route, group moments allow participants to reflect collectively on the themes that emerge, sometimes through more structured activities.
The programme includes two cycles of walks: a spring cycle (7 events between May and June) and an autumn cycle (5 events between September and October), taking place on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Saturday walks are scheduled in the morning, while Wednesday sessions take place in the late afternoon.
No specific skills are required, apart from suitable walking attire.
Participation is free, with mandatory registration via an online form. Full details, including the complete schedule and routes, are available here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe83xlvgVkLgMBSt1klOXE3Ijlg-QKQTIpwwXR24Q1EgJWKCg/viewform?usp=header
1st cycle of walks(S = Saturday, W = Wednesday, C = circular route)
- 16/5 (S) - Obelisco di Opicina - Strada Napoleonica - San Nazario - Sentiero Natura - Castello di Miramare
- 20/5 (W) - Pineta di Barcola – Miramare (C, accessible also by wheelchair)
- 23/5 (S) - Aurisina - Sentiero della Salvia – Porticciolo - Grignano
- 27/5 (W) - Val Rosandra (C)
- 30/5 (S) - Ciclopedonale Cottur (da Cattinara) (C)
- 3/6 (W) - Sentiero Ressel (C)
- 6/6 (S) - Obelisco di Opicina – Santuario Monte Grisa - Obelisco (C)
2nd cycle of walks(S = Saturday, W = Wednesday, C = circular route)
- 19/9 (S) - Comprensorio di San Giovanni – Bosco del Farneto - Orto Botanico Civico di Trieste
- 23/9 (W) - Pineta di Barcola – Miramare (C, accessible also by wheelchair)
- 26/9 (S) - Obelisco di Opicina – Santuario del Monte Grisa - Strada del Friuli
- 30/9 (W) - Prosecco - Porticciolo di Barcola - Pineta di Barcola
- 3/10 (S) - Santa Croce - Sentiero della Salvia - Sentiero dei Pescatori (C)