HOW AND WHERE HOW 01 To the discovery of the flavours of a unique region unique a of flavours the of discovery the To FOOD AND WINE AND FOOD Among gentle hills Capriva del Friuli, Cormòns, Corno di Rosazzo, Dolegna del Collio, Gorizia, Gradisca d’Isonzo, Oslavia Rosazzo, Ruttars, Sagrado, San Floriano del Collio, San Giovanni al Natisone, Villanova di Farra 06 04 Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia 03 Among gentle hills AUSTRIA AUSTRIA A land of wines famous all over the world, the Col- Arta Terme Tarvisio lio features stretches of gentle hills covered in vines. A23 Nature has created a unique scenery: the Isonzo river Tolmezzo 02 to the east, the Judrio river to the west and the Julian Gemona Alps to the north. del Friuli SLOVENIA Europa Situated in the extreme eastern part of the region - in the province of Gorizia - a few kilometres from Slo- San Daniele Cividale Piancavallo del Friuli del Friuli Regione 01 venia, the Collio is one of the best wine production Friuli Venezia Giulia UDINE SLOVENIA areas, one of the first that in 1968 obtained the De- PORDENONE Italia nomination of Controlled Origin. Palmanova GORIZIA A28 A4 TREVISO Aeroporto FVG The quality of the wines produced is the consequence A4 Ronchi dei Legonari of a perfect microclimate for the development of Aquileia 05 VENEZIA highly qualified vine-growing: a mild and temperate SLOVENIA Lignano Grado TRIESTE climate, thanks to the presence of slopes that extend Sabbiadoro almost uninterruptedly along an ideal east-west line, All this allows to cultivate nearly two thousand hec- featuring wide areas facing south; moreover, the tares of specialized hillside vineyards that produce HOW TO GET THERE proximity of the Julian Pre-Alps constitutes an effec- wine of excellent quality, such as Pinot Grigio, Pinot tive shelter from the cold northern winds, while the Bianco, Friulano, Sauvignon, Ribolla Gialla, Caber- By car By plane By train proximity of the Adriatic coast - which on average is net Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Collio Motorways Regional Airport of Trieste www.trenitalia.it about twenty kilometres far - favours the summer Bianco (a DOC blend of grapes, which today is simply A4 Torino - Trieste 40 km from Trieste and Udine Call Centre 89.20.21 temperature ranges. called “Collio”). A23 Palmanova - Udine - Tarvisio 15 km from Gorizia A28 Portogruaro - Conegliano 80 km from Pordenone www.aeroporto.fvg.it Design and Creation: Five Zone Udine _ Cartography: LAC Firenze _ Printing: La Tipografica - Basaldella _ English edition printed in march 2011 _ Texts by Agenzia TurismoFVG 07 Translation by: D’Agostini Organizzazione Dipartimento linguistico Dagoservice _ Photographs: Archivio TurismoFVG, Beltrame, N. Brollo, P. Bumbaca, A. Castiglioni, E. Calice, E. e S. Ciol, F. Gallina, M. Lavazza Seranto, M. Milani, L. Tessaro, M. Verin. TOURIST INFORMATION AGENZIA TURISMOFVG Villa Chiozza - Via Carso, 3 I - 33052 Cervignano del Friuli (UD) 01 Among gentle hills tel +39 0431 387111 / fax +39 0431 387199 02 [email protected] Along the Tagliamento 03 In the heart of Friuli 04 The enchanted valleys 05 The valleys of ancient flavours Discovery Card 06 A large village… 07 Trieste and the Karst Along the Tagliamento Along the Tagliamento Among gentle hills Food and wine 02 Friuli Venezia Giulia contains many microcosms, differ- But other excellent products will delight your palate: To discover these delights you can leave from Dolegna To the discovery of the flavours of a unique region ent as to morphology, traditions, language and dialect. the sweet ham from Cormòns, smoked in the fire of del Collio, a land of great wines, and reach Cormòns, And, as far as the cuisine is concerned, special and cherry and laurel wood, that is then left to “rest” for a nice Habsburg town, situated at the foot of Mount A journey to Friuli Venezia Giulia, a land of borders, where every year some of Europe’s best white wines unique seafood dishes are prepared. Your palate will be twelve months in suitable rooms, kept open all day Quarin characterised by a medieval maze of narrow mountains, hills, lakes and sea, combines the pleasure are produced. Some of the most renowned wine delighted with the farmed fish from the lagoon ofMa - long, or, a speciality for few, the red radicchio “Rosa alleys overlooked by splendid seventeenth-century of good food and wines with blooming, varied and farms and wineries are to be found from the slopes rano, among smooth clams, grey mullets, gilt-heads di Gorizia”, to taste the radicchio in its two varieties: and eighteenth-century buildings, around which the welcoming nature, with the addition of an age-old of Mount Bernadia, in Ramandolo, to the Karst stony breams, seabasses and eels, raised at low-density. the “Canarino”, canary yellow in colour and sweet, town centre develops. history, rich in languages and traditions ground, from the Tagliamento to Spilimbergo, up to delicate but crunchy, and the “Rosa”, deep red in col- and preserving an important artistic heritage. the Malvasia vines that are reflected in the lagoon of Leave from the resurgence lands where the clear our with pinkish variegations and slightly bitter and During this tour make a detour to visit Ruttars and All this in one region. All this in a territory where, Marano. Along the Stella river flows, as far as the lagoon of Marano: in crunchy. Trussio that, from their castles, offer a panoramic in a few hours, you can pass from contemplating A territory of twenty thousand hectares, cultivated Pocenia the lagoon water game is proposed, whereas view over the valley of the Judrio river. the horizon on the sea to admiring the magnificent with love by 1,500 farms that every year produce eighty in Precenicco, in addition to fish, you will also find Moreover, thanks above all to the meeting of the cu- From Cormòns you can also reach San Floriano del mountains or the amazing view of endless stretches million valuable bottles. Here you will have the chance Tagliamento specialities based on goose. Among all these loca- linary traditions of Austria, Friuli and Slovenia, you Collio, passing through Oslavia, both municipalities of gentle hills covered in vineyards. to taste the Friulano and the Ribolla Gialla from the tions, you should definitely stop in Muzzana, which in From here you will enter a world where time seems will find dishes like goulash, blecs, zlikrof (a kind having microclimates favourable for vine growing. In It is a special land and the people here are unique. hills from Gorizia to Cividale, the Vitovska and the November stages Trifule in fieste, a festival entirely to have stopped, a paradise for bird watching enthusi- of stuffed ravioli), bread gnocchi, kipfel (small fried particular, San Floriano is rich in farms that produce There are some places where people are more Terrano from the Karst, the Refosco, the Pinot, the dedicated to the precious white truffle picked in the asts: the nature reserves of the Canal Novo valley and half-moons made with a dough similar to that of and export their wines throughout the world. reserved and other places where people are more Chardonnay and the Sauvignon that have been planted Ariis, Codroipo, Lignano Sabbiadoro, Marano Lagunare, Muzzana del Turgnano, Palazzolo dello Stella, woods of the area. of the Stella river mouth. gnocchi), the repa garba and other typical sweets and Going back south, you will cross Capriva del Friuli extrovert, but everywhere you will find the genuineness since the end of the nineteenth century. Passariano, Pinzano al Tagliamento, Rive d’Arcano, Rivignano, San Daniele del Friuli, Valeriano, cakes, such as putizza, pinza, strudel, krapfen and (visit the castle of Spessa with its magnificent park) and the respect for one’s own origins. Those who love red wines will find bottles of Varmo, Venzone palacinke Mossa Gorizia These values are the pride of Friulian people. Schioppettino, Pignolo and Tazzelenghe. Slightly more to the west there is Latisana and then The latter can be reached only by sea and unveils (an omelette that can be sweet or savoury, and to get to , called the Adriatic Nice And to discover the secrets of this land you will Lignano Sabbiadoro, the kingdom of relaxation and fun a surprise of extreme beauty: a village of reed and of old Greek-Latin origin, then passed to the Austro- at the times of the Habsburgs. These places can boast food and wine products unique definitely have to taste the Ramandolo and the Picolit, A river that has marked the history of Friuli Venezia along their natural conductor: the Tagliamento, which where summer is more colourful than ever. Besides wood “casoni” huts, built as a shelter for fishermen. Hungarian tradition through Romania). Here, a powerful castle dominates the city, charac- in the world. You will be spoilt for choice. Among sweet two dessert wines, which are also considered great Giulia. And also its culture, lifestyles, language. One can be seen in all its beauty from the mount of Muris grilled squids and strigoli (a kind of pasta) with scampi, Among the many seafood specialities that are the re- terized by suspended atmospheres typical of a border and savoury food, wines and liqueurs, your senses will “meditation” wines. thing is certain: the large Tagliamento river will never di Ragogna, enriched at its southern slopes by the you will also have the chance to taste the sarde in saôr. sult of a century-old experience, don’t miss the bisato These delightful products of the territory can be city. Central European influences are translated into have an unforgettable experience. The regional vine-growing and wine-producing stop amazing you due to the patterns it creates with castle of S.