Guided tour package for subsequent days

  • Upper Secondary School

Description

“AMONG THE MOST BEAUTIFUL VILLAGES IN ITALY”

Package including a visit to three towns named among the most beautiful villages in Friuli Venezia Giulia: Palmanova, Clauiano, and Strassoldo.

Palmanova: Model of an ideal Renaissance city and an example of military architecture still visible and recognizable today.

Clauiano (4 km): A town originating from the Roman era.

Strassoldo (6 km): A village that constitutes a rare example of an ancient medieval settlement.

“IMMERSING IN UNESCO CITIES”

Package including visits to cities recognized and designated as UNESCO World Heritage sites: Palmanova, Aquileia, and Cividale.

Palmanova: Designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site on July 9, 2017 – the 53rd Italian site on the list.

Aquileia (18 km): Designated a UNESCO site in 1998 for the importance of its archaeological area and the beauty of its floor mosaics.

Cividale (27 km): Designated a UNESCO site in 2011 for its immense heritage from the Lombard era, still visible today.

“RETRACING VIA IULIA”

Package including a visit to three towns—Palmanova, Aquileia, and Grado—following a route, Via Iulia, present since prehistoric times.

Aquileia (18 km) and Grado (28 km)

“TO EACH ERA ITS CITY”

Package covering three cities from three distinct historical periods: Palmanova, founded during the Renaissance; Torviscosa (12 km), built following land reclamation during the Fascist period; and Aquileia (18 km), a city of the Roman Empire and a center for the spread of Christianity.

“GO!2025”

Package including visits to the fortresses of the eastern border: Palmanova, Gradisca d’Isonzo, and Gorizia.

Gorizia (34 km): Border city and former territory of the Austro-Hungarian Empire before WWI, designated European Capital of Culture 2025 together with Nova Gorica.

Gradisca d’Isonzo (18 km): 15th-century fortress built on the right bank of the Isonzo River by the Venetians, with contributions by Leonardo Da Vinci, to counter Ottoman invasions.

Other visitable destinations near the fortress:

  • San Daniele del Friuli (45 km): Internationally renowned for prosciutto production and home to FVG’s oldest library, the Biblioteca Guarneriana.
  • Trieste (55 km): A city where one can breathe its glorious Habsburg past at the crossroads of languages, peoples, and religions that still characterize it.

For who

Upper Secondary School

Gallery

  • Devil’s Bridge in Cividale del Friuli above the river, among the town centre buildings.
  • Square in Gorizia with a twin-towered church and colourful buildings.
  • Arcaded loggia with a chequered floor overlooking a square in Udine.
  • Pedestrian street in Gradisca d’Isonzo lined with historic buildings.
  • View from above of Grado harbour and the houses along the canal.
  • Trieste Town Hall illuminated in the evening, with its central clock tower.
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  • Ancient columns of the Roman forum in Aquileia beside a row of cypress trees.
  • Old mill in Strassoldo with a waterwheel beside a canal.

More info

The visit to Piazza Grande is accessible to people with mobility disabilities, while access to the ramparts involves walking along some unpaved dirt ramps; the Sortie Gallery (Galleria di Sortita) includes a historical ramp with a steep incline and slippery flooring, which is not recommended for individuals with mobility impairments.