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Friuli Venezia Giulia Highlights
Communing with the literary ghosts in the grand cafes of Trieste( Click here ).
Retreating to the wilds of the Carnic Alps ( Click here ).
Picturing a 4th-century-AD Roman port as you wander Aquileia ( Click here ).
Sipping Friulano and scoffing frico (fried cheese) in one of the rowdy bars of Udine( Click here ).
Marvelling at an 8th-century Lombard chapel in Cividale del Friuli ( Click here ).
Strolling the lively old town of sun-drenched beach resort Grado ( Click here ).
Tasting your way through the rustic vineyards of the Colli Orientali and the Carso ( Click here ).
Skiing across borders at Sella Nevea ( Click here ).
History
The semiautonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia came into being as recently as 1954;
its new capital, Trieste, had already traded national allegiances five times since the begin-
ning of the century. Such is the region's history, a rollicking, often blood-stained one of
boom, bust and conquest that began with the Romans in Aquileia, saw Cividale rise to
prominence under the Lombards, and witnessed the Venetians do their splendid thing in
Pordenone and Udine. It was Austria, however, that established the most lasting foothold,
with Trieste as its main seaport. While the region today is a picture of quiet prosperity,
much of the 20th century was another story. War, poverty, political uncertainty and a dev-
astating earthquake saw Friulians become the north's largest migrant population, most
bound for Australia and Argentina.
Getting There & Around
Most of the region's major destinations can be reached by train or road from Venice in
around two hours. Friuli Venezia Giulia airport (No-Borders; www.aeroporto.fvg.it ; Via Aquileia 46,
Ronchi Dei Legionari) , aka Ronchi dei Legionari or Trieste No-Borders, is 33km northwest of
Trieste, near Monfalcone, with daily flights from Rome, London, Munich and Frankfurt,
and less-frequent services from Belgrade and Tirana. The Austrian cities of Salzburg and
Graz are around four hours' drive from Udine.
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