Border Tastes: Info on special trains, shuttle buses, and parking

“ Gusti di Frontiera ” 2025, scheduled from Thursday 25 September to Sunday 28 September , is preparing to welcome a truly exceptional number of participants .

The Municipality of Gorizia, the organizer, has once again confirmed this year that it will be expanding its public transport service to allow tourists and enthusiasts to reach the largest food and wine festival in the Triveneto region. As in previous editions, thanks to the key role of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region and the renewed partnership with Trenitalia , a special train service will be activated connecting other cities in the region. This service has been increasingly appreciated by the public over the years, achieving extraordinary passenger numbers aboard regional trains .

For those who choose to travel to Gorizia by their own means, "Gusti di Frontiera" will also be offering a free shuttle bus service this year, in collaboration with the ATP (Provincial Transport Company of Gorizia). This service will ensure visitors arrive in the city center from the convenient free park-and-ride parking lots, with departures approximately every 15 minutes.

Furthermore, the cross-border bus line between Gorizia and Nova Gorica, already in operation, will be expanded : a greater number of trips will be guaranteed to ensure a constant connection between the two cities during the event.

FREE TRAINS AND SHUTTLE BUSES

During the event , Trenitalia will operate 73 regular trains , in addition to 55 special trains to and from Gorizia , with departures until 3:30 a.m. on Friday and Saturday evenings. During the event, discounted fares are available, with a 20% discount on tickets for children under 26 on Fridays and for everyone on Saturdays and Sundays. From Friday to Sunday, children under 12 travel free when accompanied by at least one paying adult. Please purchase your return ticket at the same time as your outward journey. For more information, visit Trenitalia.

The free shuttle bus service is also active this year, providing transportation to the city center for visitors from the convenient , free parking lots nearby and from the station . The Yellow shuttle bus runs from Via Mameli to Via Montesanto-Piazza Transalpina. The Blue shuttle bus runs from the Via Cordon parking lots to Corso Italia 80, and the Orange shuttle bus runs from the train station to Corso Italia 80.

On Friday 26th and Saturday 27th September the service will be active from 5pm to 3am , while on Sunday 28th September the service is guaranteed from 11am to midnight .

The organization of transportation for the event is the result of extensive collaboration between organizations to ensure the best possible experience for all participants and ensure safe and convenient travel.

SAFETY PLAN

Now in its twentieth edition, Gusti di Frontiera has reached an unprecedented milestone. Over 400 stands will fill the city , with the vibrant heart of the event encompassed this year in 19 villages , an increase compared to previous years, each dedicated to a different geographic or thematic area. The city center will thus be transformed into a culinary mosaic, enriched by each continent with its own specialties.

Naturally, the utmost attention on the part of the relevant institutions is reconfirmed, to guarantee that the event takes place in complete safety for visitors and participants.

A total of 350 operators will be involved in the "Gusti" days, calling upon the commitment of all law enforcement agencies, starting with the Local Police Command , the Carabinieri , the Guardia di Finanza, the State Police , and the Civil Protection Department, in collaboration with numerous " stewards " who will man the entrance points designated for access to the event. Furthermore, physical impediments (Gorizia Municipality vehicles , concrete " New Jersey " barriers, and barriers ) will be used to prevent vehicle traffic in the areas where visitors gather and access is restricted.

There will be 50 cameras distributed throughout the event area.

MAIN ENTRANCE GATES

1. Porta Vittoria Piazza Vittoria intersection with Via Mameli;

2. Porta S. Antonio Piazza S. Antonio intersection with Via Alviano and Via Lantieri;

3. Porta Municipio via Sauro intersection with via Cascino and via Barzellini;

4. Porta Italia Corso Italia intersection with via 9 Agosto and via XXIV Maggio;

5. Porta Culiat Largo Culiat intersection with via Margotti and via Cadorna;

6. Porta Petrarca via Cadorna corner with via Petrarca;

7. Porta Cadorna via Cadorna corner of via S. Chiara;

8. Porta Santa Chiara Corso Verdi intersection with Via Mameli and Via S. Chiara.

For the third year running, the Municipal Operations Center (COC) will set up a dedicated room for Gusti di Frontiera, located on the first floor of the Local Police Headquarters building. This year, technological improvements are planned, allowing each officer to man a dedicated station with their own radio frequency for communications. A video wall will be installed, displaying images from surveillance cameras throughout the entire city area affected by Gusti di Frontiera.

TIMES AND SERVICES : The event times, regarding the service and sale of products, will be as follows:

· Thursday, September 25: from 1:00 PM to 1:00 AM

Friday, September 26: 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 a.m.

· Saturday, September 27: from 10:30 am to 3:00 am

· Sunday, September 29th: from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm

This year, too, the consumption, transfer, sale, and serving of beverages in bottles, glasses, or cans is prohibited , except indoors or on outdoor seating, where visitors are not permitted to leave while they are consuming. Security personnel will also pay particular attention to all potentially dangerous but essential items within the stands: gas cylinders, electrical cables, hot plates, knives, etc.

TRAFFIC

The Local Police Command has adopted the necessary traffic and traffic management measures to ensure safety and smooth flow of traffic during the event, including the closure of all affected areas and streets and the resulting modification of city traffic . Access to the event area will be permitted only to vehicles authorized by specific ordinance, and the utmost caution must be exercised at a "particularly moderate speed."

Parking will be prohibited with forced removal from the early morning of Sunday 21 September at the end of the demonstration and the dismantling of the structures in Piazza Sant'Antonio, Piazza Battisti central part and outer ring, Via Crispi and Passaggio Edling . From Monday 22nd in all other places involved in the demonstration (Piazza Municipio, Via De Gasperi, Via Marconi, Piazza Cavour, Via Roma, Piazza Vittoria – the section between Via Mameli and Via Roma and in the limited traffic zone – Via Oberdan, Via Boccaccio, Piazzale Donatori Volontari di Sangue, the parking area of ​​the former wholesale market between Via Santa Chiara and Via Boccaccio, Via Cadorna, Via Petrarca, Via Rismondo, Via Diaz, Corso Italia between Via Diaz and Via IX Agosto, Via Rabatta, Via Colobini, Corte Sant'Ilario, in Largo XXVII Marzo, Via Morelli, Via Contavalle, Via Sauro, Via Cascino – with the exception of the two parking spaces for disabled people located at number 8 – Via Dante, Via Rotta, Via Mameli, Via Seminario (between Corso Verdi and Via Carducci) and in the parking lot between Via Bombi and Via Giustiniani.

From the morning of Thursday 25th to the evening of Sunday 28th, in the parking area between Viali Oriani/Virgilio, parking will be prohibited with forced removal except for campers authorised by the Camper Club Antica Contea Gorizia .

In the same areas, transit restrictions will also apply, with access permitted only for loading and unloading goods for exhibitors , upon presentation of the appropriate pass issued by the Municipality, and for vehicles supplying commercial businesses and pharmacies.

For residents and owners of garages and parking spaces in the restricted areas, transit is permitted, using the shortest routes at a particularly moderate speed, from Sunday the 21st to Wednesday the 24th and Monday the 29th and Tuesday the 30th from midnight to 9:00 a.m. and from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., and from Thursday the 25th to Sunday the 28th from 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Residents of Via Rabatta, Via Colobini, and Corte Sant'Ilario, and vehicles with disabled parking permits heading to the reserved parking spaces in Corte Sant'Ilario, may pass through the intersection with Via Cappuccini. The home-delivered meals and home nursing services are permitted access according to procedures to be agreed upon with the Local Police Headquarters.