PLACES TO VISIT IN THE UDINE PROVINCE

Towns and Locations to visit during your travel to the Udine Province of the Friuli Venezia Region

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Tarvisio | Udine Province

Communita di Tarviso

TOWN OF TARVISIO | FRIULI VENEZIA REGION Tarvisio (German and Friulian: Tarvis) is a comune (town) in the Province of Udine, the northeastern part of the autonomous Friuli-Venezia Giulia region in Italy. The town is located in the Canal Valley (Val Canale), between the Carnic Alps and Karawanks ranges in the north and the Julian Alps in the south. Located at the border with both Austria and Slovenia, Tarvisio and its neighbouring municipalities of Arnoldstein and Kranjska Gora form the tripoint of Romance, Germanic and Slavic Europe. The height west of the town centre marks the watershed between the Slizza creek, a tributary of the Gail River which is part of the Danube basin, and the Fella River, tributary of the Tagliamento discharging into the Adriatic Sea. WHAT TO SEE IN TARVISIO Tarvisio features include the parish church Saints Peter and Paul, built in the 15th century, as well as sceneries like the Fusine laghi mountain lakes. At the summit of the Mount Lussari is a pilgrimage church, where according to legend in 1360 a shepherd discovered a statue of Virgin Mary. The church and the nearby ski centre can be reached by cable car from Malborghetto Valbruna. The area around the Sella Nevea mountain pass between Tarvisio and Chiusaforte is also a popular ski resort. GETTING TO TARVISIO Tarvisio has access to the A23 Alpe-Adria autostrada, part of the European route E55, running from the Austrian A2 Süd Autobahn to Udine, and the A4 autostrada at Palmanova. The Tarvisio railway station is located at the new Pontebbana line from Villach to Udine opened in 2000, that replaced the tracks of the former Austro-Hungarian k.k. Staatsbahn built in 1879.

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Udine | Udine Province

Communita di Udine

TOWN OF UDINE | FRIULI VENEZIA REGION The city of Udine is the capital of the Udine Province in the Friuli Venezia Region and is an charming city with friendly squares, Tiepolo masterpieces and traditional osterias Looking at Udine from the hills where the historic castle stands, to the north you see the red roofs of the city and beyond to the crests of the hills and mountains that protect it, whereas to the south, less than an hour's drive away, there is the Adriatic Sea. What to see in the City of Udine You can almost imagine how it was in the 17th century, when Giambattista Tiepolo at the height of his artistic maturity created his works, that are now housed in the Tiepolo Galleries (Palazzo Patriarcale), the cathedral and the church of the Purità. Udine is a pleasant, friendly place to enoy the late afternoon and you find the locals after work making a stop in one of the traditional osterias for: 'un taj di chel bon', a good glass of wine in company. A mixture of fascinating Venetian piazzas and fine old palaces, a series of old, brightly coloured, portico-lined piazzas between Piazza Libertà, “the most beautiful Venetian piazza on the mainland” and Piazza Matteotti (or Piazza delle Erbe) have all the atmosphere of an open-air sitting room, and are the very essence of the city. The city centre streets are full of brand name shops and craft workshops (many of them specialising in Lombard-style gold items), historic cafes and osterias, all in a very human, cordial and hardworking atmosphere. History of the city of Udine Much of the history of Udine is unclear and it is believed the orgin of the city was around the 5 th century, when the castle was built to defend the area against the Hungarian invasions. Records show that in 983, Emperor Otto II ceded the castle of Udene to the Rodoaldo the Patriarch of Aquileia and the area remained under church rule for a period of time but played no major role. Then in the 13 th century the Patriarch Bertoldo of Andechs abandoned Cividale and moved the seat of the church back to Udiine. At this point the city became a focal point in the region started to prosper and grew to be Capital of Friuli. Several sets of defensive walls were built and modified during the next few hundred years and in the 14 th century the city and surrounding area became part of the Venezian Republic. Venezian rule was relaxed and the city enjoyed considerable autonomy. The period brought a dramatic development in town-planning, art and culture. Piazza della Liberta, Palazzo del Comune and the Portico di San Giovanni all date between the 15 th and 16 th century. In the 18 th century the town was enhanced by G.B. Tiepolo, who painted several cycles in the Duomo and frescoed the Palazzo Patriarcale and the Oratorio della Purita. After the fall of the Venetiona Republic and the short period of Napoleonic rule, Udine became part of the Austrian region of Lombardy-Venetian. In 1866 the area was became part of the Kingdom of Italy as part of the treaty in the Pussian – Austrian War. Unlucky of both parties the borders were not draw on historical lines and this lead to Italy joining the Great War against Austria. Much of the Friuli Venezia Region was part of the Battlefields of WWI, but after the war Udine started to expand outside of the city walls. Today the city spreads itself out in the valley and has a very vibrant culture.

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