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Trieste, Aquileia, Udine, Cividale, Udine, Aquileia, Trieste,

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A full schedule of guided tours for Have you got the FVGCard? discovering the most beautiful and All cultural guided visits are free for you charming corners of Friuli Venezia and for one child under 12 years* Giulia. Walk with certified guides across the most beautiful squares of Friuli Venezia Giulia, plunge into the Lombard atmosphere of Cividale, let yourself be charmed by the thousand sides of Trieste. Plunge into the past and discover the magnificence of Aquileia, called the second Rome. And don’t miss a visit to Technical Information Free for 1 child under 12 years with a paying adult Spilimbergo’s Mosaic School to see the Participants: individuals and small groups most famous mosaics of the world. *Guided visits are free for Fvgcard holders, except for the Look at the proposed schedules and LIVE Frecce Tricolori visit organize your tour in the region in order Guided visits take place in case of bad weather as well The routes may be subject to changes not to miss any appointment! Booking and purchase at all the TurismoFVG Information Or hire the audio guides and plan your Points visits in complete freedom! BOOKING REQUIRED TIMES MONTH DATES

th APRIL from 6 April on Saturdays, 10.30 a.m. Sundays and public holidays MAY 10.30 a.m. and 3.30 p.m. JUNE JULY every day 10.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. AUGUST SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER Saturdays, Sundays and 10.30 a.m. public holidays NOVEMBER 2nd-3rd DECEMBER 6th-7th-8th-9th-24th-26th The tour will not take place on 15th April, 13th May, 25th December and 1st January. The ticket price includes the admission to the crypts of the Basilica.

NOTES LANGUAGE Italian - English Italian - German PRICE € 7,50 DURATION approx. 2 h INFOPOINT TURISMO FVG AQUILEIA information Via Iulia Augusta Bus Terminal Parking and booking ph. +39 0431 919491 [email protected]

Meeting point INFOPOINT TURISMO FVG AQUILEIA Via Iulia Augusta Bus Terminal Parking Guided tours to discover Aquileia Discover the secrets of the second Rome

A tour to the discovery of the secrets and of the marvels of the Second Rome. This is how Aquileia was called at the times of the Roman Empire: at that time a strategic point for the exchanges with the Danubian countries, today a UNESCO World Heritage Site. You can discover its magnificence thanks to a special tour through the evidence of one of the most important archaeological sites in Italy. Office opening times MONTH DATES

9.00 a.m.-1.00 p.m. APRIL 2.00 - 6.00 p.m. MAY JUNE 9.00 a.m. - 7.00 p.m. JULY AUGUST every day SEPTEMBER

9.00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m. OCTOBER 2.00 - 6.00 p.m. NOVEMBER DECEMBER Audio guide hire will not be available on 25th December and 1st January. Last hire 1.5 h before closing.

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LANGUAGE Italian - English - German French - Spanish - Dutch PRICE € 4 single - €7 double DURATION approx. 1.5 h INFOPOINT TURISMO FVG AQUILEIA information Via Iulia Augusta Bus Terminal Parking and booking ph. +39 0431 919491 [email protected]

HIRE INFOPOINT TURISMO FVG AQUILEIA Via Iulia Augusta Bus Terminal Parking Walking Tour IN Aquileia Plunge into history

Walk with the audio guide in complete freedom in the archaeological park of Aquileia. Discover one of Italy’s most important archaeological sites, see the magnificent Roman Forum and the ancient river port. Enter the Patriarchal Basilica and understand the meaning of Europe’s largest mosaic floor. The tour consists of 19 stages: you can stop at all the stages or just at those you are more interested in. Experience the tour in your own personal way between one stage and the other, listening to the audio guide. TIMES MONTH DATES APRIL Saturday 14th-28th MAY Saturday 12th-26th JUNE Saturday 9th-23th 4.30 p.m. JULY Saturday 7th-21st AUGUST Saturday 4th-18th SEPTEMBER Saturday 1st-15th-29th

NOTES LANGUAGE Italian - English PRICE € 5,00 DURATION approx. 2h INFOPOINT TURISMO FVG TRIESTE information Via dell’Orologio 1, Piazza Unità d’Italia and booking ph. +39 040 3478312 [email protected]

Meeting point INFOPOINT TURISMO FVG TRIESTE Via dell’Orologio 1, Piazza Unità d’Italia Trieste: a mosaic of cultures Many religions, one people

One of the characteristics that distinguishes Trieste from the other Italian cities is its cosmopolitan nature. Its history, since the establishment of the free port in 1719, has been marked by the granting of privileges of various kinds to all the ethnic and religious minorities that wished to settle in this trading centre. There is still evidence of this communities to testify a past that has provided the city with an extremely interesting historical and cultural memory, partially known and partially to be rediscovered.

Many small “nations”, the name that was given to the non-catholic communities by the Austro-Hungarian Empire that, over time, have taken root, evolved, transformed, have been able to build and re-build new relationships giving life to a special workshop in which the differences become the symbol of a peaceful life together. TIMES MONTH DATES APRIL Saturday 7th-21st MAY Saturday 5th-19th JUNE Saturday 2nd-16th-30th 4.30 p.m. JULY Saturday 14th-28th AUGUST Saturday 11th-25th SEPTEMBER Saturday 8th-22nd OCTOBER Saturday 6th

Meeting point INFOPOINT TURISMO FVG TRIESTE Via dell’Orologio 1, Piazza Unità d’Italia Trieste, literary atmospheres Trieste, an inspiration for many great writers Trieste, which until 1918 was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, has always been a melting pot of races in which three different cultures (Italian, German and Slav) converge. Trieste’s environment has allowed for a tight relationship with the Central European culture, which between the nineteenth and the twentieth century was one of the most lively cultures in literature, philosophy, science, music and in the figurative arts. A tour through the literary history, the anecdotes and the life in the city of some of the most outstanding figures in modern literature; crucial places of an imaginary, symbolic and real journey for getting to know Italo Svevo, James Joyce and Umberto Saba, as well as Fulvio Tomizza, Veit Heinichen, Claudio Magris. TIMES MONTH DATES APRIL MAY JUNE th JULY until 7 October every day AUGUST 10.30 a.m. SEPTEMBER OCTOBER OCTOBER from 13th October on Saturdays, Sundays NOVEMBER and public holidays and on Thursday 6th and DECEMBER Friday 7th December

The tour will not take place on 25th December and 1st January.

NOTES LANGUAGE Italian - English PRICE € 5,00 DURATION approx. 2 h INFOPOINT TURISMO FVG TRIESTE information Via dell’Orologio 1, Piazza Unità d’Italia and booking ph. +39 040 3478312 [email protected]

Meeting point INFOPOINT TURISMO FVG TRIESTE Via dell’Orologio 1, Piazza Unità d’Italia Guided tours to discover Trieste Discover Trieste’s most beautiful corners

Enter the heart of the bluest Central European city: Trieste, with its thousand views enriched by the shades of the sea, will reveal little by little its most beautiful corners thanks to these guided tours, with which you will plunge into the unique atmosphere of a city centre characterised by neoclassical, Liberty and eclectic buildings, where Roman finds are harmoniously combined with Habsburg buildings. Walking around Trieste accompanied by the guide, you will discover charming places rich in art and culture, where religions and knowledge, science and literature meet. From Piazza Unità d’Italia to the Arco di Riccardo (Richard’s Arch), from the hill of San Giusto to the Verdi Theatre, your eyes will be filled with indelible images and you will breathe in the atmospheres that inspired great writers like Joyce and Svevo. Without forgetting the sounds of languages and dialects that get mixed with the cries of seagulls, the heady scents of border cuisine and the unmistakeable aromas of Trieste’s coffee blends. Office opening times MONTH DATES 9.00 a.m. - 6.00 p.m. APRIL MAY JUNE 9.00 a.m. - 7.00 p.m. JULY AUGUST from Monday to Saturday SEPTEMBER OCTOBER 9.00 a.m. - 6.00 p.m. NOVEMBER DECEMBER FROM APRIL 9.00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m. TO DECEMBER On Sundays Audio guide hire will not be available on 25th December and 1st January. Last hire 1.5 h before closing.

NOTES LANGUAGE Italian - English - German - French PRICE € 4 single - €7 double DURATION approx. 1.5 h INFOPOINT TURISMO FVG TRIESTE information Via dell’Orologio 1, Piazza Unità d’Italia and booking ph. +39 040 3478312 [email protected]

HIRE INFOPOINT TURISMO FVG TRIESTE Via dell’Orologio 1, Piazza Unità d’Italia Walking Tour IN Trieste Trieste is only yours

Discover the most beautiful places of this charming Central European city with the audio guide.

Thanks to a functional audio guide, which will accompany you to the discovery of the city’s most beautiful places, you will discover this wonderful location rich in art and culture in total autonomy, according to your time and your passions. The tour consists of 22 stages: you can stop at all the stages or just at those you are more interested in. Experience the tour in your own personal way between one stage and the other, listening to the audio guide. Office opening times MONTH DATES 9.00 a.m. - 6.00 p.m. APRIL MAY JUNE 9.00 a.m. - 7.00 p.m. JULY AUGUST from Monday to Saturday SEPTEMBER OCTOBER 9.00 a.m. - 6.00 p.m. NOVEMBER DECEMBER FROM APRIL 9.00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m. TO DECEMBER On Sundays Audio guide hire will not be available on 25th December and 1st January. Last hire 2 h before closing.

NOTES LANGUAGE Italian - English - German - French PRICE € 4 single - €7 double DURATION approx. 1.5 h INFOPOINT TURISMO FVG UDINE information Piazza I° Maggio, 7 and booking ph. +39 0432 295972 [email protected]

HIRE INFOPOINT TURISMO FVG UDINE Piazza I° Maggio, 7 Discover Udine by bike Enter the heart of Udine Discover the city’s most charming places with the audio guide. In summer you can also use a bicycle: rent it for free at the Information point!

The capital of Friuli, the guardian of a unique history that is the result of the meeting of peoples and different cultures: this is Udine, elegant and lively, to be discovered thanks to an audio guide service that will reveal you the most beautiful places in the city. You will follow a charming route among Venetian architectures and Giambattista Tiepolo’s masterpieces, you will breathe in the special atmosphere of the picturesque squares where the people speak a language worth listening to. And then you will get to the castle that dominates the city and from which you will enjoy an enchanting view over the hill and mountain ranges.

The tour consists of 15 stages: you can stop at all the stages or just at those you are more interested in. Experience the tour in your own personal way between one stage and the other, listening to the audio guide. TIMES MONTH DATES Saturday 7th-14th-21st-28th, APRIL Wednesday 25th and Monday 30th MAY Saturday 5th-12th-19th-26th

nd th th rd th 10.30 a.m. JUNE Saturday 2 -9 -16 -23 -30 JULY Saturday 7th-14th-21st-28th

th th th th AUGUST Saturday 4 -11 -18 -25 Thursday 2nd-9th-16th-23rd-30th SEPTEMBER Saturday 1st-8th-15th-22nd-29th

The price includes the admission to the Lombard Temple.

NOTES LANGUAGE Italian - English PRICE € 5,00 DURATION approx. 2 h INFOPOINT TURISMO FVG UDINE Piazza I° Maggio, 7 ph. +39 0432 295972 information [email protected] and booking INFORMA CITTA’ CIVIDALE Piazza Paolo Diacono, 10 ph. +39 0432 710460 [email protected]

Meeting point INFORMA CITTA’ CIVIDALE Piazza Paolo Diacono, 10 Guided tours to discover Cividale A Lombard atmosphere

A town that is a real gem, the guardian of a very important historical heritage: Julius Caesar founded it in the 1st century B.C. with the name of Forum Iulii, from which the name “Friuli” derives. The capital of the first Lombard duchy in Italy, it was ruled alternatively by the Romans and the Franks, the Patriarchate of Aquileia and the Serenissima Republic of Venice. Walking across its squares and along its cobbled streets, accompanied by a guide that will tell you the charming story of unique artistic treasures, you will discover, among other things, the fascinating Lombard Temple, the curious Devil’s Bridge and the Cathedral in which on 6th January of every year the ancient rite of the Mass of the Broadsword takes place. TIMES MONTH DATES APRIL Saturday 7th-14th-21st-28th

MAY Saturday 5th-12th-19th-26th

JUNE Saturday 2nd-9th-16th 2.00 - 3.30 p.m. SEPTEMBER Saturday 22nd-29th OCTOBER Saturday 6th-13th-20th-27th NOVEMBER Saturday 3rd-10th

NOTES LANGUAGE Italian - English Italian - German PRICE € 5,00 DURATION approx. 1 h INFOPOINT TURISMO FVG PORDENONE Piazza XX Settembre, 11/B ph. +39 0434 520381 information [email protected] and booking INFOPOINT PROSPILIMBERGO Via Dante Alighieri 31, P.za Duomo ph. +39 0427 2274 [email protected]

Meeting point Scuola dei Mosaicisti del Friuli Venezia Giulia Via Fratelli Corridoni, 6 33097 Spilimbergo Lands of Mosaics Guided visits to Friuli’s Mosaic School

Tessera after tessera. Story after story.

The works of mosaic art that embellish many places in Friuli Venezia Giulia and in the world are born here. Accompanied by expert guides, discover the key places of this art and let yourself be charmed by magical plays of light and colour: Spilimbergo’s Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli, a small but important mosaic school and workshop of craftsmen and artists famous all over the world. On every day included in the schedule two guided visits will take place, the first starting at 2 p.m. and the second at 3.30 p.m. TIMES MONTH DATES JUNE Sunday 24th JULY Sunday 1st-8th-15th-22nd-29th 10.30 a.m. AUGUST Sunday 5th-12th-19th-26th SEPTEMBER Sunday 2nd-9th-16th-23rd-30th The price includes the admission to the Archaeological Museum of Zuglio.

NOTES LANGUAGE Italian - English Italian - German PRICE € 5,00 DURATION approx. 2 h INFOPOINT TURISMO FVG ARTA TERME information Via Umberto I°, 15 and booking ph. +39 0433 929290 [email protected]

Meeting point INFOPOINT TURISMO FVG ARTA TERME Via Umberto I°, 15 Archaeology in Carnia Guided tours to the discovery of the ancient Iulium Carnicum – Zuglio

Zuglio, a small village of Carnia located a few kilometres from Tolmezzo, lies in correspondence of Iulium Carnicum, Italy’s most northern Roman town, situated along an important road between Aquileia and Noricum. The Municipal Archaeological Museum provides a survey of the current state of archaeological research in Carnia and an up-to-date picture of the results obtained during the investigations carried out in Zuglio. Besides the Museum, one can visit the Forum, built in the Augustan Age, consisting of a large rectangular square, closed on the southern side by the building of the civilian basilica and dominated on the northern side by a sacred building. TIMES MONTH DATES MARCH APRIL MAY please check the from 9.00 a.m. JUNE dates on the website to 12.30 p.m. www.turismofvg.it JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER The contribution of the Air Force and the admission to the base are free; therefore, the cost of the visit only refers to the services provided by Agenzia Turismo FVG. The visit may be cancelled due to weather conditions or to possible operational needs of the Air Force.

NOTES LANGUAGE Italian - English € 10.00 per person PRICE € 5,00 FVGcard holders Free children up to 12 years DURATION approx. 3.5 hours INFOPOINT TURISMO FVG UDINE information Piazza I° Maggio, 7 ph. +39 0432 295972 and booking [email protected] For information and booking: www.turismofvg.it INFOPOINT TURISMO FVG UDINE Meeting point Piazza I° Maggio, 7 - 7.40 a.m. Rivolto Air Base - 8.35 a.m. Live Frecce Tricolori Guided visits to the Air Base of Rivolto

The Friuli Venezia Giulia region will lead you to give you the opportunity to discover from close-up the the fantastic Frecce Tricolori close-up legendary Frecce Tricolori, the airplanes that airplanes that soar the worldwide skies plough the skies of the whole world with their spectacular aerobatics. You will be charmed amazed by the exciting atmosphere of Rivolto airport (20Km from Udine), the logistic centre homebase and starting point of shows of the Italian Air Force Aerobatic Team’s air displays. You will have an exclusive experience, discovering the secrets of the airplanes and the pilots’ everyday life: you will watch films and you will listen to the explanations of the team’s aerobatic feats. This exclusive experience will reveal the secrets behind the aircraft and the everyday life of the pilots: you will attend to movie projections and listen to the technical explanations on the Team’s evolutions. Moreover, Pilot’s equipment and how it’s employed will be illustrated. That’s not enough: you will have the chanche to get close to one of the airplanes operated by the pilots, the Aermacchi MB339. If the National Aerobatic Team is not committed to air displays scheduled for 2012, you shall attend to Frecce Tricolori’s training flight. FVGCard A THRILLING AND MONEY-SAVING DISCOVERY A pass with many services for discovering Friuli Venezia Giulia, spending less!

Create your personalized tour to the discovery of Friuli Venezia Giulia, where you will find art, culture, sea, mountains and wellness!

Free guided visits Free admission to Friuli Venezia Giulia’s main museums Free town public transport in Udine and Lignano Free rides on the Lussari cableway, on the Sella Nevea cableway, on the Varmost ski lift Discounts at theme parks, visitor centres, on sea transport, at wellness centres, Frecce Tricolori and much more!

Choose the FVGcard suitable for your stay: 48 hours, 72 hours or 7 days. Visit for free, in Trieste, a magnificent dogal the discovery of the the Miramare Castle, the residence that houses unspoilt landscapes that Grotta Gigante (Giant important international characterise the Friuli Cave), the Revoltella exhibitions. Venezia Giulia region. Museum and then discover Or visit the Caves of the different sides of this Don’t miss a trip to Villanova or take the Central European city Aquileia and a visit with Lussari Cableway, which with our tourist guides. a certified guide to the links the valley floor to a river port, to the Basilica height of over 1,700 metres If you are around Udine, and then go down to the and visit the charming discover the city by bicycle crypts of the Frescoes and Sanctuary of Mount with the audio guide, then of the Excavations. Lussari. go by train to Cividale for free and visit this beautiful If you choose a holiday Lombard town with a in the mountains, let certified guide. Don’t yourself be accompanied miss a visit to Villa Manin, by a nature guide to