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Guide to Friuli Venezia Giulia

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Our recommendations if you are planning a vacation or visit to Friuli Venezia Giulia.

Treasures and Mosaics of the Adriatic Tour

Seas and oceans may traditionally have been a cause of division and isolation for many maritime communities, but the Adriatic Sea has never been an obstacle but a 'bridge' and for centuries it has strengthened trade among nations and cultures, creating partnerships and affinities.

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Agriturismo Tenuta Regina, Udine, Friuli Coast

The Agriturismo Tenuta Regina lies in the heart of the low Friulian plain, south of the route that connects Venice with Trieste and a short distance from the sea.

The buildings date back to the earliest days of farming in zone and have been recently rebuilt to guarantee a comfortable stay.
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FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA TRAVEL INFORMATION AND TOURISM SUGGESTIONS

The region of Triveneto or Friuli Venezia Giulia includes Udine, Pordenone, Trieste, Gorizia, Cormons, Carnia, Cividale del Friuli and Aquileia.

Grado is another very interesting place. Take a tour of the the lagoon and step off on one of the many small islands.

The history of this corner of Italy, or perhaps Middle Europe as it should be referred to, is well documented. Perhaps it all began when the inhabitants of nearby Roman Aquileia fled here as Attila and his Huns approached. Their resistance and tenacity was transferred to Venice with magnificent results.

Cormons and Civadale also offered a refuge. Today, the zone of the Collio and Colli Orientali is best known for its ham and wine production, the 'superwhites'.

Further north is Udine, the mountains of Carnia and the Austrian border. A lot sweeter are the rolling hills near Sacile and Pordenone.

Consult our Friuli Venezia Giulia travel articles below, or access them all from the links above right divided by recipes, food, wine, itineraries, tours and trip suggestions.

Trieste Coffee Society

Published in Friuli Venezia Giulia Food & Wine

The local tourism board recommend three historic cafés for the visitor to Trieste. They are Caffè Tommaseo, Caffè San Marco and Caffè Pasticceria Pirona. The Trieste Coffee Cluster also mentions the Bar Torinese which recall the interior of a luxurious ship; the Caffè degli specchi in Piazza Grande and the Café Tergesteo. The oldest is Caffè Tommaseo which opened its doors in 1830. Located on the sea front the classical interior is sober and discreet and popular with businessmen and politicians. The café features 100 year old mirrors imported from Belgium. The Caffè San Marco opened on 3rd January 1914.…

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Last modified on 04 January 2013

Gubana

Published in Friuli Venezia Giulia Recipes

Cividale del Friuli is a great place for finding a quaint local restaurant. If you are ask, you may also find yourself also tucking into a 'gubana', a dessert speciality of the town. It is typical for both the Christmas and Easter periods, but is now enjoyed all year round and all around Friuli and beyond. We also also know it was served in the 15th century at a banquet for Pope Gregory XII when he visited Cividale. Its name probably derives from the Slovenian word 'guba' meaning 'folded' or 'bent' and is so similar to the Italian word 'gobbo'…

Last modified on 21 December 2012

How to make Polenta

Published in Friuli Venezia Giulia Food & Wine

Polenta sounds like the Italian for boiling hot, 'bollente'. But this thick, scalding dish kept people alive in many regions of Italy during the winter. When we visited the Monte Amiata region of Tuscany, we were told that a herring was often dipped into the cooked polenta to provide a touch of flavour. That's a good as it got. Today, many shops and supermarkets sell pre-prepared polenta which can be simply heated up with hot water in seconds, and its not too bad at all. Nevertheless, the real thing needs hours of cooking over an open fire using an iron cauldron…

Last modified on 13 December 2012

The Isonzo Front

Published in Friuli Venezia Giulia Itineraries

First World War trenches were designed to remain below the horizon, and completely hidden if possible. So it's not surprising that traces of the ferocious battles in the province of Gorizia, following Italy's declaration of War against Austria in 1915, have to be pointed out to the casual visitor. The best place to start is in Redipuglia and the huge memorial constructed by Mussolini to remind those who might have forgotten what patrotisim was all about.

Last modified on 11 October 2012

How to Judge Honey Quality

Published in Friuli Venezia Giulia Food & Wine

If you want to know about honey production along Italy's border with Slovenia, then look no further than the Consorzio Obbligatorio fra gli Apicoltori della Provincia di Gorizia. I was invited to find out more and spent a morning at the Enoteca La Serenissima, Gradisca d'Isonzo. This is what I found out. The best way to judge the quailty of the honey you are about to try is by placing it in a classic balloon shaped wine glass. Warm the honey by cupping your hand around the glass and the light heat will release the natural scent and make the honey…

Last modified on 11 October 2012

Roman Aquileia

Published in Friuli Venezia Giulia Itineraries

Without Aquileia there would be no Venice. The fall of the Roman Empire and the subsequent arrival of the Huns forced the citizens of Rome's second most important city to seek refuge in the lagoons. They took their Republican spirit with them and having founded Grado and settled on Torcello, they then set up home on the island of Rialto. But it is still worth a trip to Aquileia today as were lucky enough to do so having been invited by the Consorzio Turistico Gorizia el'Isontino. A small town of 3,000 inhabitants in the Province of Udine, the Roman ruins of the old…

Last modified on 31 July 2012

First Visit to the Province of Gorizia

Published in Friuli Venezia Giulia Itineraries

Hi there, thought you might like to see the piece I wrote for The (Glasgow) Herald. Nice to have met you. A.J. The municipal official believes he has the measure of me. “This is your firrrst time, I think,” he says with a discomforting leer, before adding, “in the region of Gorizia.” We’re in the oxter of Italy, geographically speaking. It’s a wedge of land north of Venice at the top of the Adriatic, squashed up against the Slovenian border.

Last modified on 18 May 2012