Friuli Venezia Giulia BY BOAT Sailing itineraries to discover a unique land. View from the sea Friuli Venezia Giulia n Friuli Venezia Giulia the light most interesting archaeological sites; I reflected on the water has a sparkle further to the east, your eye will meet all of its own. A sparkle which takes elegant castles overlooking the sea. you along the golden sands of Lignano You will be enchanted by Trieste’s and Grado, as well as onto the white cliffs central European facade, and live overhanging the sea as we sail towards moments of well-being and entertainment Trieste, in the last strip of land to the in Grado and Lignano. Cooking offers east of Italy. fragrances and flavours which you will Nature expresses itself with unique not find anywhere else: dishes from the fascination in the lagoons of Marano and sea - and not only - are the fruit of a Grado, where life still carries the traces very special microcosm of tradition and of ancient living, articulated culture, as are the folklore and festivals. by fishermen’s rites. Trieste also holds the Barcolana, the So too in the picturesque town of most crowded international regatta in Muggia, which is the only Istrian town the Mediterranean. left in Italy. Then there are the nature The marinas and the many services reserves overlooking the waters, magical offered to travellers will only make this places where only the rustle of the reeds discovery more pleasant. can be heard as they are caressed by the wind alongside the songs of birds. Welcome to Friuli Venezia Giulia: Subsequently we come to the ancient A land - and a sea - where you will Roman routes to Aquileia, one of Italy’s be guests of a unique people! 3 Sweet sailing One coastline, many stories. One land, many colours. Showing this very particular shading to those coming from the sea and creating even more precious pearls which are just waiting to be discovered - why not do it through these seven suggested itineraries? Buon viaggio! Monfalcone Aquileia Marano Duino Sistiana Grignano Aprilia Lignano Marittima Grado Trieste 4 Muggia 5 The Route • Tagliamento River Mouth • Lignano Riviera From Litoranea • Lignano Pineta • Lignano Sabbiadoro Veneta to Lignano • Aprilia Marittima Marked by relaxation and entertainment p until the end of the last - that have been proud to fly the avenues, the fruit of remarkable golf course, which is open all year U century, there were only sand environmental blue flag for years. spiral urban architecture, designed round, and which offers one of the dunes, pinewoods, beds of reeds This coastline which from the by the architect Marcello D’Olivo. most beautiful routes overlooking and sandy isles here. Now besides Tagliamento river mouth projects Here, it is the greenery that speaks, the sea. Then for bicycle lovers the natural aspects that continue to out to the east becoming a point as well as every type of comfort. we have a number of different be respected and enchanting - protecting Aprilia Marittima and We then have Lignano Riviera, the itineraries that go deep into the there is a new type of buzzing life. the Marano Lagoon, in fact most relaxing area immersed in fragrant pinewoods and offer You can feel it immediately, in the encloses three resorts, which rich vegetation that expresses itself enchanting glimpses of the lagoon air, in something, that makes the accommodate thousands of boat through the rustling leaves in the or lead you to the Tagliamento atmosphere electric and almost to moorings. Lignano Sabbiadoro is the maritime pinewoods. River where you could admire your amazement, hidden corners historical centre, with a wealth of the red sunsets. are discovered where the most restaurants, open-air bars and Lignano invites you. important thing is the peace and shops. It can also boast boutiques, It invites you to take care of your Lignano is a large “park” tranquillity. An oasis where amusement arcades, pubs and body, to restore it with open-air overlooking the sea, which relaxation can be married to every discotheques. activities by offering a wide range expresses itself through many type of entertainment: this is the It is overseen by the elegant of opportunities. You can do sport different parks where you can essence of Lignano, which was “Terrazza a mare” where you can on the beach thanks to sports literally “project yourself” into created at the beginning of the take a walk in an atmosphere centres with excellent instructors other worlds. Such as the “Parco 1900s as a special holiday area. suspended over the blue sea. for swimming, sailing, windsurf Zoo” - a Green Promontory, a Eight kilometres of fine and golden Lignano Pineta is caressed by the and kite surf. You could go horse zoological garden with more than sandy beach and a tranquil sea - shade offered by the gardens and riding: do not miss the chance 1500 animals from 250 different half way between Venice and Trieste crossed over by the elegant to take a morning ride along the species coming from all over the deserted shores. You could take world. Alternatively, Aquasplash, part in a fun game of beach volley. one of the first Italian water parks You could even discover yourself to with breakneck slides and large be a golf enthusiast on the 18-hole swimming pools. 6 7 Or Gulliverland, an amusement Not to be missed To taste A regenerating stopover park for all ages. Lignano is a host of events. Lignano is a young resort being less Deep within a centuries-old Perhaps you would like Strabilia Beginning with the arena, the than a century old. However, it is pinewood in the Riviera resort, a super amusement park with centrepiece of summer concerts supported by Marano, where the you can find the Lignano Thermal sparkling lights and a sought-after with leading artists. Then there day-to-day life has always been Spas, which are housed within destination for all those looking for are the special events, such as articulated by fishing and maritime a modern and elegant building, strong emotions. There is only one the International Sculpture cuisine. From Marano it inherited where you can benefit from both problem which you may come up Symposium that takes place in May the “brodetto” a dish where the fish traditional and innovative services. against in the “Gommosi” located and where the public can have the has its bones removed and is then As well as being cosseted in the in the Parco Junior - and that is chance to help the artists with their sieved - as opposed to other areas beauty centre. trying to drag your children away… chisels and blocks of stone. of Italy where the fish is left in The sculptures created during the slices. In days gone by, when symposium are on show in the resources were low, this operation “Parco del Mare” alongside those allowed even “pesce povero” (poor sculpted by Luciano Ceschia and man’s fish) to be used, this was full Simon Benetton. At the end of of bones but also full of flavour. October on the other hand, there The brodetto should be served with is “Nautilia” which takes place bread croutons. There are many in Aprilia Marittima, a nautical restaurants where it is possible to exhibition of second-hand boats moor your boat and where you can - and the only one in Italy where find these seafood specialities. they can be seen on dry land - with numerous exhibitors and international visitors taking part. Tourist ports Did you know? 1 Porto Turistico Marina Uno 2 Marina Punta Verde The writer and Nobel Prize Winner 3 Darsena Porto Vecchio for Literature, Hemingway, used to come to Lignano. In fact, an 4 Marina Punta Faro important literary prize is 5 Marina Punta Gabbiani dedicated to him as well as a 6 Darsena Aprilia Marittima shady park of scented maritime 7 Marina Capo Nord pine trees, where you can find various games for an invigorating run. Within this resort, a certain preference for narrative has remained with the review “a meeting with the author and wine” 7 6 3 4 organised in Lignano Pineta every 5 Thursday from mid-June to the beginning of September with all the latest writers taking part. 2 Zoo 8 1 Acquasplash and Gulliverlandia 9 Golf Course From the lagoon The Route • Punta Faro (Lignano) • Regional Stella River Mouth Nature Reserve to Marano • Regional Valle Canal Novo Nature Reserve An oasis of peace, articulated • Marano Lagunare by the rhythms of fishing here it is, down there, 1800s, it was surrounded by the the lagoon; on this moor, which T can’t you see its bell-tower city wall and in the 1500s not was one of the poorest in Friuli, standing out? “Ages-old” the even the Turks were able to get it was always treated with the people here describe it, more through. The Venetian Republic greatest respect, even when its to underline its importance than who governed this land from the fish was the main source of to give a precise age. Sailing in 1400s until the end of the sustenance. from far away, you can see it 1700s tried to hold on to it. Today, whilst the fishing boats peeping out in this raised place, The local people are still grateful: venture out into the sea, it which can be seen as an the Serenissima respected local heralds a more substantial booty; independent world. autonomy and the people from and young people continue to Beginning with its secluded Marano are still proud of the fact be grateful to their elders. position, between the last point that they are the only Friulian Because the lagoon has rewarded of the Lignano coast and Grado’s town where the Venetian dialect this attention becoming Lagoon, protected from the open is still spoken.