The day-trippers come for Trieste

A steady stream of tourists clad in shorts and sneakers marched from a hulking cruise ship into the stunning piazza of a northern Italian city, many making a beeline for an alluring cafe with rows of outdoor tables.

- Shannon Sims

After Venice shunned large cruise ships, many began to dock 100 miles east in Trieste. Residents now worry that tourists will overrun their city, too.

As a long line began to form in the square, well-dressed locals quickly downed their last sips of espresso and paid their bills. It could be a summer morning in Venice, where relentless tides of tourists have left many residents of the city known as "La Serenissima" feeling anything but serene. This scene, however, is playing out about 100 miles east, in the port city of Trieste.