The Castle of Duino is 30 km far from Grado. The bus stop is next to our Hotel. It belongs to the noble German family of the Princes of Thurn and Taxis for the last 420 years. Built at the end of 1300s, the castle now is able to be visited and completely furnished. Here the poet Rainer Maria Rilke, while a guest in 1912, began writing his famous The Duino Elegies. To remember his visit, it has been dedicated a beautiful scenic walk to the prague poet. "Rilke trail” is almost 2 km long and climbs high on the rocky ridge between Duino and Sistiana bay with magnificent perspective of The Falesie di Duino Naturale Reserve.