Post by Peter Ellis on Feb 28, 2011 20:20:42 GMT 1
If you have been trying to find the nearest IKEA to Istria, it may not have been easy, as Trieste doesn't figure on the drop down list on their website.
The one you want is Villesse, down at the bottom.
www.ikea.com/it/it/store/villesse
I'm told that it was originally supposed to be called IKEA Trieste but the denizens of Gorizia complained that it was nearer to them and so it is actually named after the village it is located in, as a compromise.
Once you know where it is, it's not difficult to find.
Go west along the Trieste-Venezia autostrada past the Monfalcone West turn off that you use for the airport and take the next turn off north after that, that leads to Gorizia. At this point you can physically see IKEA. Come off at the first turn off on the Gorizia autostrada which is only a short way up, then go right and right again, to get you over the bridge you just came under.
If you scroll down on that home page, there is a map at the bottom.
To put it into perspective, it is a couple of miles north of Trieste Ronchi airport , north of the autostrada and just west of the river.
Most of the staff seem to speak English if your Italian isn't up to it !
The one you want is Villesse, down at the bottom.
www.ikea.com/it/it/store/villesse
I'm told that it was originally supposed to be called IKEA Trieste but the denizens of Gorizia complained that it was nearer to them and so it is actually named after the village it is located in, as a compromise.
Once you know where it is, it's not difficult to find.
Go west along the Trieste-Venezia autostrada past the Monfalcone West turn off that you use for the airport and take the next turn off north after that, that leads to Gorizia. At this point you can physically see IKEA. Come off at the first turn off on the Gorizia autostrada which is only a short way up, then go right and right again, to get you over the bridge you just came under.
If you scroll down on that home page, there is a map at the bottom.
To put it into perspective, it is a couple of miles north of Trieste Ronchi airport , north of the autostrada and just west of the river.
Most of the staff seem to speak English if your Italian isn't up to it !