This is a filmic journey through the history of a city in which a number of different European cultures intersect. Trieste has its very own blend of culture, history and nature and remains a fascinating link between the past and the present. Shaped by 500 years of Habsburg rule, the city continues to be the meeting point of three great cultures: the Romance, Slavic, and Germanic. Trieste, its surroundings, and its inhabitants are defined by its many different influences, as well as the wind and sea that are so characteristic of this distinctive place.