Friuli Venezia Giulia is one of Italy’s exceptional wine producing areas, focussed but not limited to white wine.Just over half the region is covered with hills, with roughly 20% mountainous areas and 40% plateaus, and…
The history and culture of Sacile (Pordenone) are linked to the Livenza river. In the "garden of the Serenissima", as this town is known for its Venetian atmosphere, buildings harmoniously coexist with the elegant…
To celebrate the completion of restoration work (1608 to 1610) on the ancient aqueduct built by Emperor Trajan to bring water to the city from Lake Bracciano, Pope Paul V (1605-1621) commissioned the building of the…
All that is left of old Curon today is the bell tower which rises from the surface of lake Resia. It is sobering to think that the foundations of the Church of St. Catherine of Alexandria are also down there,…
Ippolito Nievo (1831-1861), the great writer whose novel – The Castle of Fratta – transformed the historical novel into a tale with a social focus, described Friuli as “…un piccolo compendio dell'universo, alpestre…
Celebrated by musicians, poets and writers, plus directors, the Risorgimento (Unification) is the historical period in Italy that most encapsulates a feeling of national unity, of ideals fought for but often…
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