Trieste (80 km)
Trieste, the capital of the Region Friuli Venezia Giulia, is wedged between the mountains and the sea. It
still shows the signs of its roman origins and its medieval past: the roman basilica, the fortress and the
cathedral with valuable mosaics. The recent past of the city, the asburgic tradition and the legendary
cosmopolitanism are manifest in the city centre, where the roads are flanked by elegant neoclassical buildings, art nouveau monuments and mighty churches of different religions. Only a few minutes by bus
from the centre there is the romantic and fabulous castle of Miramare, encircled by luxuriant gardens.
The sea in front of the castle has become a Marine Nature Reserve managed by WWF.
In the neighbourhood of Trieste you can also admire the Giant Cave, the largest tourist cave in the world,
and Muggia, the smal istrian city with the ruins of ancient medieval walls.
Udine
(55 km)
The heart and symbol of Friuli; its medieval and venetian past is still alive in its squares,
buildings and monuments. The city centre, the “Freedom Square”, is dominated
by the castle hill and characterized by the Lionello Loggia and the magnificent bell tower.
It is called “the most beautiful venetian square on the mainland”.
In the palazzis and churches you can admire many wonderful art works of the artist
Giovanbattista Tiepolo (18th century) and this is the reason why Udine is also called the “Tiepolo town”.
Venezia
(85 km)
It takes about one hour by car to get to Venice, the unique and unforgettable city on water.
Aquileia
(50 km)
The basilica of the ancient roman colony gives the visitor an unforgettable
view: the earliest and biggest Christian mosaic floor. Very interesting also
the archeological area, as well as the national archeological museum, the
early Christian and the Patriarchate Museum.
Cividale
(65 km)
Cividale was founded around 50 B.C. by Julius Caesar and became later the capital of the first Lombard Duchy in Italy. In the archeological and
in the Chrisian Museum you can still admire many historical testimonials.
Very interesting also the famous Little Lombard Church and the Devil’s
Bridge, symbol of the town.
Palmanova
(45 km)
A Renaissance fortress shaped like a nine-pointed star, surrounded by massive Venetian bulwarks and French
fortifications. Especially beautiful the hexagonal square in the the city centre.
San
Daniele, Spilimbergo (65 km)
Especially famous for its ham, San Daniele is also home to numerous historical buildings, like the 18th-century duomo, the gothic church of S. Antonio and the Guarneriana Library.
Not far away, in Spilimbergo, you’ll
find the Mosaic School of Friuli, well known all over the world, and many interesting buildings from different
periods, as, for example, the 15th- century “palazzo dipinto” (“painted palace”), in the yard of the castle.
Passariano
e Codroipo (35 km)
Villa Manin, one of the most scenic Venetian villas, built in the 18th century and surrounded by a marvellous
garden, is nowadays used for exhibitions and prestigious events. Here Napoleon Bonaparte signed the treaty
of Campoformido in 1797, which gave Venice to Austria.
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