Scorcola · Trieste · Friuli Venezia Giulia
An 1829 villa set in its own grounds, above the centre of Trieste. A heated pool, five bedrooms, a whole house for one party only.
Right behind its centre, Trieste has a hill of villas and gardens: Scorcola. Haus Lixl has stood up there for almost two centuries, inside 4,200 square metres of terraced grounds with century-old trees and a pool.
The villa is let as a whole, to one family or group at a time. By day there are the city, the sea and the Karst; in the evening the garden, the table outdoors and the barbecue.
The villa
On the ground floor, the hall with the stone spiral staircase, the drawing room with its Carrara marble floor and Bukhara rugs, the kitchen with an island and a fireplace, the dining room. On the first floor, two suites with private bathrooms — the Joyce, with its fireplace and stone wall, and the Sissi — and a twin room.
On the second floor, two large attic bedrooms under the skylights, each with a double bed and a sofa bed. Outside, the grounds, the pool heated from 15 April to 15 October, the barbecue and parking within the property.
The light
Who it suits
From the villa you walk downhill: the station is 9 minutes away, the Grand Canal 15, Piazza Unità d'Italia 22. The Barcola seafront is ten minutes by car.
Five bedrooms over three floors, a dining room for everyone, fenced grounds and the pool. Guests have included families of eleven, grandparents and grandchildren together.
Friends, colleagues, a business trip with guests to host. For stays of a month or more, the owners decide case by case.
More than the keys
On arrival you are met by the person who runs the villa, who stays on hand for the whole stay: a restaurant to book, a taxi from the airport, a day trip to arrange.
Concierge service is included; on request a chef can also cook dinner in the house.
Services stated by the owners in their listing and described by guests. Availability and prices are confirmed with the quote.
Guests
4.98
out of 5, the average Airbnb calculates across the villa's 52 reviews, with the «Guest favourite» distinction. Read on 12 November 2026.
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City or mountains?
Haus Lixl and Top Hill Cottage are both let as a whole, to large families and groups of up to twelve. One sits above central Trieste, the other on a knoll in Carnia: put them side by side.
Scorcola · Trieste
Viaso · Carnia
The two houses are 135 kilometres apart: a little under two hours by car.
Location
Haus Lixl sits halfway up Scorcola hill, the district of villas and gardens above Trieste's central station. The centre is a downhill walk away; Trieste airport is about 40 minutes by car, Ljubljana 75, Venice under two hours.
Things to do
Historic coffee houses and museums, Miramare castle, the caves and the osmize of the Karst, a swim at Barcola: choose the season and set aside what catches your eye. The ideas you add travel with your request for a quote.
The great square open to the sea, and the pier where people watch the sun set over the gulf in the evening.
San Marco, opened in 1914, Tommaseo, Torinese: the Trieste of Svevo, Saba and Joyce runs through its cafés.
The seafront where Trieste goes for a swim, from the Topolini to the pine wood.
The white castle Maximilian of Habsburg had built on the sea, with its park.
One of the great caves of the Karst open to visitors, a few minutes from the city.
On the plateau, farmers open their osmize for a few days a year: home-made wine, cured meats and cheese.
The walk along the cliff above the gulf, from the Obelisk at Opicina towards Prosecco.
The castle on the sea and the clifftop path named after the poet.
Three day trips: Piran 48 minutes by car, Ljubljana 73, Venice under two hours.
Dates and quote
Tell us your dates, how many you are and what you would like to find. Free dates and the price are confirmed by the owners: we reply and put you in touch.
Quote on request
CIN (Italian national identification code): IT032006C2LI7ZF7ETScorcola · Trieste (TS)
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From the city to the mountains
Same idea, another landscape: a stone-and-glass house for twelve above the Tagliamento valley, in Carnia.
Discover Top Hill Cottage →