HOW AND WHERE HOW Road bicycle tours in the cycle touring park of Carnia of park touring cycle the in tours bicycle Road ZONCOLAN BY BICYCLE BY ZONCOLAN 15 7 10 14 07 13 08 07 10 13 15 13 10 09 09 08 10 07 08 06 11 Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia 14 AUSTRIA 09 12 Forni Avoltri AUSTRIA 11 Ravascletto 07 Sauris ZONCOLAN Tarvisio 10 Arta Terme A23 Forni di Sopra Tolmezzo Gemona del Friuli SLOVENIA Europa 05 05 San Daniele Cividale 1758 13 Piancavallo del Friuli del Friuli Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia Malga Varmost UDINE SLOVENIA 12 PORDENONE Italia Palmanova GORIZIA A28 14 A4 TREVISO Aeroporto FVG A4 Ronchi dei Legionari 09 05 Aquileia VENEZIA 07 06 SLOVENIA 08 07 Lignano Grado TRIESTE Sabbiadoro 06 06 05 12 HOW TO GET THERE 05 13 11 13 06 12 09 By car By plane By train Motorways Regional Airport of Trieste www.trenitalia.it 07 A4 Torino - Trieste 40 km from Trieste and Udine Call Centre 89.20.21 A23 Palmanova - Udine - Tarvisio 15 km from Gorizia 13 14 A28 Portogruaro - Conegliano 80 km from Pordenone 09 11 06 06 www.aeroporto.fvg.it Design and Creation: Five Zone Udine _ Cartography: Attilio De Rovere _ Printing: Grafiche Risma - Pordenone _ Texts by Agenzia TurismoFVG Translation by: D’Agostini Organizzazione Dipartimento linguistico Dagoservice _ Photographs: Archivio Turismo FVG, Archivio Carnia Welcome, N. Brollo, Campanile, U. Da Pozzo, M. Verin, L. Gaudenzio (dal libro “Carnia confine tra cielo e terra” Ed. Selekta), Pentaphoto. TOURIST INFORMATION AGENZIA TURISMOFVG INFOPOINT TURISMOFVG di Arta Terme Villa Chiozza - Via Carso, 3 via Umberto I, 15 - 33022 Arta Terme (Ud) Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri I - 33052 Cervignano del Friuli (UD) tel +39 0433 929290 / fax +39 0433 92104 DIPARTIMENTO PER LO SVILUPPO E LA COMPETITIVITÀ DEL TURISMO tel +39 0431 387111 / fax +39 0431 387199 [email protected] Realised within the “Alpi Estive” interregional tourism [email protected] development project (Law 135/01), with the co-financing of the Department for Tourism Development and Compe- titiveness, Italian Presidency of the Council of Ministers. INFOPOINT TURISMOFVG di Forni di Sopra via Cadore, 1 - 33024 Forni di Sopra (Ud) tel +39 0433 886767 / fax +39 0433 886686 [email protected] INFOPOINT TURISMOFVG di Tolmezzo INFOPOINT TURISMOFVG di Ravascletto via della Vittoria, 4 - 33028 Tolmezzo (Ud) p. Divisione Julia - 33020 Ravascletto (Ud) tel +39 0433 44898 / fax +39 0433 467873 tel +39 0433 66477 / fax +39 0433 616921 [email protected] [email protected] 01 EXTREME ROUTE 02 EXTREME ROUTE 03 EXTREME ROUTE 04 EXTREME ROUTE ZONCOLAN BY BICYCLE 86th Giro d’Italia 90th Giro d’Italia 93rd Giro d’Italia 94th Giro d’Italia CARNIA AND ZONCOLAN, A REAL PARADISE FOR CYCLISTS San Donà di Piave Lienz - Zoncolan Mestre - Zoncolan Lienz, Crostis, Carnia provides unexpected surprises thanks to its deep valleys, to its luxuriant woods and to its high mountains. It is one of the best preserved areas in the Alpine range and has been able to develop in Zoncolan (2003) from Ovaro (2007) from Ovaro (2010) Zoncolan (2011) harmony with nature, without damaging the environment, nor spoiling customs and traditions, which make THE FIRST RACE ON ZONCOLAN FROM SUTRIO LIENZ, MONTE CROCE COMELICO AND ZONCOLAN FROM MESTRE TO ZONCOLAN FROM OVARO LIENZ, CROSTIS AND ZONCOLAN FROM OVARO up the deeply-rooted cultural heritage of the mountain people. Discovering Carnia means enjoying nature, sport, amusement, but also quiet, as well as gastronomy with very tasty local dishes. The territory of Carnia is particularly suitable for sports, such as skiing in winter and mountain biking in AN OVERVIEW OF THE TOUR DON’T MISS HOW TO GET TO THE START AN OVERVIEW OF THE TOUR DON’T MISS HOW TO GET TO THE START AN OVERVIEW OF THE TOUR DON’T MISS HOW TO GET TO THE START AN OVERVIEW OF THE TOUR DON’T MISS HOW TO GET TO THE START The route follows the track followed by The Gorge of the Vinadia, an example of The start is situated in San Donà di Piave The route follows the track followed by In Forni Avoltri the Ethnographic Museum The start is situated in Lienz, a town in The route follows the track followed In Paularo a visit to the town means hos- The start is situated in Mestre The route follows the track followed by the St. George’s Church in Comeglians, one The start is situated in Lienz, a town in summer, but also climbing and horse riding, paragliding and canoeing, without forgetting the hikes along the athletes during the stage of the 86th Alpine river erosion, which starts below in the province of Venice. the athletes during the stage of the 90th displays objects, furnishings and working eastern Tyrol (Austria). by the athletes during the stage of the pitality of other times. In addition to the in the province of Venice. athletes during the stage of the 94th Giro of the oldest churches in Carnia, which eastern Tyrol (Austria). nature trails of rare beauty. Giro d’Italia on 22/05/2003 and is mostly the hamlet of Vintner at 807 metres in the Giro d’Italia on 30/05/2007. The most in- tools, recovered and donated by the fami- 93rd Giro d’Italia, which took place on many boroughs and to the three ancient d’Italia, which took place on 21/05/2011. stands in a position that dominates the included in Carnia because all the climbs Municipality of Lauco and continues in a tense part of the route is entirely in Car- lies of Forni, which tell of the everyday life, 23/05/2010. Except for the first climb, all churches, you cannot miss a visit to the In the past the athletes had faced a track whole valley, is worth a visit. are in this territory. Should one want to narrow and deep gorge up to the Munici- nia. In order to reduce the kilometres, yet the rites and the traditions of the inhabit- the hard stretches of the stage are in the Mozartina, a private museum where you that featured the same start and finish, In Villa Santina, on the other hand, we You will also find art and history, preserved by museums, parish churches, churches and important reduce the kilometres, yet keeping the pality of Villa Santina, winding in a con- keeping the difficulty high, it is also pos- ants of Forni from the beginning of the 19th territory of Carnia. will have the chance to admire a precious but this route is much harder because at suggest that you go to the “Col Santino” archaeological sites, such as that of Zuglio, and perfectly preserved old town centres, with the characteristic difficulty high, it is also possible to start tinuous series of waterfalls, small lakes sible to start from Forni Avoltri. century to the end of the Second World War. collection of perfectly preserved ancient the end it includes two extremely steep hill (above Invillino) to visit the Parish stone and wood buildings. It is pleasant to reach the pretty small Alpine lakes, the countless waterfalls and from Venzone. among 200-metre high rock faces. In Ovaro, in the hamlet of Aplis, the Mu- musical instruments. climbs: that to Mount Crostis and that to Church of Saint Mary Magdalene or to the seum of Wood and of the Venetian Sawmill Mount Zoncolan. close “Col di Zucca” hill. the various waterways, crossing thick woods rich in herbs and flowers, where you will have the chance to see wild animals, such as chamois, badgers, roe deer, eagles and owls. During the year, in the towns, it is still possible to find the genuineness of the folk festivals, celebrated according to age-old customs. The stage starts from San Donà di Pi- Now along a stretch on apparently flat in fact, up to the start of the ski lifts, From Lienz, with slight slopes, you will fork towards Tualis, the route starts Start from Mestre (near Venice) to face Descend as far as Tolmezzo and enter 1.200 metres of difference in height From Lienz, with gentle slopes, you will della Mauria pass, cross it and keep taking views along a stretch of some ave and the first 120 km are flat and ground you will first reach the Munici- the slope is constant and good for cy- pass through Sillian, you will cross the climbing steeply again until reaching a long level stretch that, crossing the the But Valley up to Cedarchis and from with maximum slopes of 22%, which pass through Sillian, you will cross the going downhill for over 30 km until kilometres. very easy, you will cross the towns of pality of Ovaro, and then the Municipal- cling. The last 3 km up to Sella Monte state border and you will soon reach the hamlet and then Ravascletto. municipalities of Casale sul Sile and here up to Paularo to face the second lead to the top of Mount Zoncolan. State border and you will soon reach reaching Villa Santina. Portogruaro, San Vito al Tagliamento, ity of Comeglians, where the second Zoncolan, on the other hand, are char- Innichen and then Sexten, where the From here a descent will lead you to Oderzo, will introduce you to Friuli climb that leads to the Duron Pass (a Innichen and then Sexten, where the After reaching the Casera Valsecca hut Ponte della Delizia to reach Gemona climb starts, less intense than the pre- acterized by extreme slopes up to 20%. road starts climbing until reaching the Comeglians, and down the following Venezia Giulia.