PLACES TO VISIT
The Surroundings
Cividale del Friuli
Julius Caesar founded Cividale in 50 BC. with the name of Forum Iulii: today, Cividale del Friuli is one of the most evocative municipalities in eastern Friuli, in the province of Udine. Walking through its streets is like immersing yourself in history: it is possible to visit the Lombard temple (www.tempiettolongobardo.it), which represents an extraordinary testimony...
GRADO
Grado, better known as the Island of the Sun, is an important tourist and seaside resort in the province of Gorizia, which extends from the Grado lagoon to the mouth of the Isonzo. The charming historic center overlooks the main beach of Grado, completely exposed to the SOUTH. Kissed by the sun for the whole day, it...
AQUILEIA
Aquileia is one of the most important archaeological sites in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region, located in the southeastern part of the province of Udine. Over the years, archaeological excavations have brought to light important evidence of the Roman era, so much so that, in 1998, the city was included in the UNESCO World Heritage...
PALMANOVA
Palmanova is an ancient fortress-city located in the south-eastern part of Friuli Venezia Giulia, in the province of Udine. It takes the name of "starry city" as it is characterized by a peculiar 9-pointed star plan, which makes it a national monument in itself. Among the monuments and places of interest that characterize Palmanova there are: the three monumental doors...
PREALPI GIULIE
High biodiversity and unspoiled nature: these are the specific features that make the Julian Pre-Alps Natural Park unique, a protected area that extends across the municipalities of Chiusaforte, Lusevera, Moggio Udinese, Resia, Resiutta and Venzone, in the province of Udine. In this area, it is possible to go hiking and rafting on the crystalline waters of...
SAN DANIELE DEL FRIULI
San Daniele del Friuli, in the province of Udine, is one of the best-known municipalities in the Friuli Collinare area. In an hour and a quarter by car (68 km) you can visit the famous ham factories and taste the homonymous sweet PDO raw ham, to which the Aria di Festa event is also dedicated...
TRIESTE
Trieste, provincial capital Trieste, is a unique city, a fascinating and complex crossroads of cultures. Given its position in the extreme south-western part of Venezia-Giulia, over time it has represented the ideal corridor connecting Western and Eastern Europe. Piazza Unità d'Italia is the enchanting window of the city on the Gulf of Trieste. From here countless...
GORIZIA
A small and pleasant city, where the Habsburg past still lives on in the palaces and gardens, Gorizia is a symbol of the troubled history of the European twentieth century. Territory of the Austro-Hungarian Empire before the Great War, annexed to Italy in 1918, it experiences first-hand the dramatic events involving the eastern border of Italy during Fascism and the Second...
UDINE
The city of Udine is the provincial capital of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located right in the center of the Friuli region. It is considered the capital of Friuli, with its hospitable squares and the prestigious eighteenth-century works of Giambattista Tiepolo, which can be admired in the Tiepolo Galleries, in the Cathedral and in the church of...