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Things to see in Friuli Venezia Giulia

35 places in Friuli Venezia Giulia you should see at least once in your life.

Food & wine

The Collio and its White Wines

Friulano and the wines of the Collio

Curiosities

The Redipuglia War Memorial

The memorial of the Great War

Castles

Gorizia and its Castle

The city on the border with Nova Gorica

Sea

Grado

The island of the sun and the lagoon

Nature

The Isonzo River Mouth Reserve

Camargue horses and birds

Lakes

Lake Barcis

The emerald lake of the Valcellina

Mountains · UNESCO

The Friulian Dolomites and the Campanile di Val Montanaia

A solitary spire of rock

Villages

Poffabro

The village of stone and wood

Art

Pordenone and its Frescoed Corso

The Corso Vittorio Emanuele

Villages

Sacile

The garden of the Serenissima

Faith

Sesto al Reghena

The abbey of Santa Maria in Sylvis

Curiosities

Spilimbergo and the Mosaic School

The Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli

Villages

Valvasone Arzene

The castle and the Venetian organ

Nature

Duino Castle and the Rilke Path

The cliffs of the Carso over the sea

Nature

The Grotta Gigante

One of the largest show caves in the world

Food & wine

The Historic Cafés of Trieste

Caffè San Marco and the capital of coffee

Art

Trieste's Canal Grande and Borgo Teresiano

The Habsburg city on the water

Castles

Miramare Castle

The white castle of Maximilian of Habsburg

Curiosities

The Victory Lighthouse

The monumental lighthouse on the coast

Art

Piazza Unità d'Italia

The largest square in Europe facing the sea

Curiosities

The Risiera di San Sabba

The only Nazi camp in Italy with a crematorium

Nature

The Strada Napoleonica

The panoramic walk over the gulf between Opicina and Prosecco

Archaeology · UNESCO

Aquileia and its Basilica

The largest mosaic floor in the Western world

Art · UNESCO

Cividale del Friuli

The Lombard Temple and the Devil's Bridge

Art

Gemona del Friuli

The cathedral and the rebirth

Sea

Lignano Sabbiadoro

The golden beach of the Adriatic

Nature

The Lagoon of Marano

The fishermen's casoni

Curiosities · UNESCO

Palmanova

The star-shaped fortress city

Food & wine

San Daniele and its Ham

The prosciutto and the Guarneriana library

Food & wine

Sauris and its Smoked Ham

The German-speaking village

Lakes

The Fusine Lakes

Two alpine lakes below the Mangart

Food & wine

Frico

The symbolic dish of Friulian cuisine

Art

Tiepolo in Udine

The Tiepolo Gallery in the Patriarchal Palace

Art

Udine and Piazza della Libertà

The Venetian square of the mainland

Villages

Venzone

The village rebuilt stone by stone after the earthquake