Initiative implemented within interregional tourist development project as per Law 296/2006 – art.1 par. 1227 – “Itinerari della fede – Cammini di fede” (Faith itineraries – Faith paths), funded by the Department for tourism development and competitiveness, Prime Minister’s office. Villabassa di Fusine Fusine in Valromana THE HEAVENLY WAY On foot from Aquileia to Monte Lussari Sauris di Sotto WHERE AND HOW Aquileia, Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta Caneva Invillino di Tolmezzo Prologue BARBANA, GRADO, SAN MARCO PINEWOOD, AQUILEIA Vedronza THE ROUTE Starting point: Island of Barbana Arrival point: Aquileia Difference in height: negligible Length: 10.3 km. Montegnacco HOW TO GET THERE CAR PLANE TRAIN Motorways FVG International Airport www.trenitalia.com A4 Turin - Trieste 40 km from Trieste and Udine Call Center 89.20.21 Not to be missed: AQUILEIA A23 Palmanova - Udine - Tarvisio 15 km from Gorizia On the island of Barbana A28 Portogruaro - Conegliano 80 Km from Pordenone is the Shrine of the www.aeroporto.fvg.it Blessed Virgin. Even when it is misty, Design and realization: TurismoFVG_Printing: La Tipografica Srl, Campoformido (UD)_Edition printed in the month of January 2014_Photographs: Archive TurismoFVG, G. Baronchelli (POR FESR 2007-2013), C. Beltrame, C. Costerni, M. Crivellari (POR FESR 2007-2013), M. Verin, U. Da Pozzo (POR FESR 2007-2013), Ecoplane, F. Gallina, D. Gasparo, L. Vitale (POR FESR 2007-2013). F. Natissa from the road that leads to Grado you can glimpse the bell tower TOURIST INFORMATION Discovery Card San Marco Belvedere and the outline of the dome, which seem to emerge from the sea. AGENZIA TURISMOFVG Historically it is known Villa Chiozza, Via Carso 3 I - 33052 Cervignano del Friuli (UD) that it was the patriarch tel. +39 0431 387111 / fax +39 0431 387199 of Grado, Elia, that had e-mail: [email protected] the first church built on the island to house the BARBANA relic of the Virgin Mary (572 AD). Grado fvg go live The Heavenly Way Friuli Venezia Giulia recounts itself The Heavenly Way joins Aquileia, the titular place of a glorious patriarchate with a thousand-year history, to Monte Lussari in the heart of the Julian Alps, on top of which a Marian Shrine was built; about 200 kilometres long, it takes about ten days to go along, above all on tracks, country lanes and mountain trails. The Way allows the hiker to enjoy the enchanting landscape of Friuli Venezia Giulia in all its transformations, from the sea to the mountains. Monte Grisa Basovizza Grado Aquileia Collio Shrine on Monte Lussari Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of Castelmonte First stage Second stage Third stage AQUILEIA, AIELLO DEL FRIULI, CORMÒNS, AIELLO DEL FRIULI CORMÒNS CASTELMONTE THE ROUTE CORMÒNS CASTELMONTE THE ROUTE 618 m Starting point: Aquileia Starting point: Cormòns Arrival point: Aiello del Friuli Arrival point: Castelmonte AIELLO DEL FRIULI Difference in height: negligible San Pietro Difference in height going up: 930 m. Length: 16.6 km. Chiazzacco Difference in height going down: 350 m. Length: 23.2 km. Borgnano Centa Perteole Medea Albana Mernicco Ruda Not to be missed: Not to be missed: The patriarchal basilica dedicated The Sant’Adalberto cathedral in to the Mother of God and Saints T. Iudrio Cormòns from the middle of the Ermacora and Fortunato. T. Torre Scriò eighteenth century. An interesting Capo Versa di Sopra Dolegna 261 m San Nicolò From the wonderful floor mosaic done del Collio feature is the presence of St. James, at the behest of Bishop Teodoro (early on the high altar, next to Mary of the fourth century) to the Poppone bell Lonzano Assumption among the angels and tower, the building bears witness to an AIELLO DEL FRIULI Crauglio Sant’Adalberto (martyr bishop). When Terzo unbroken tradition of faith. Observe, you enter look at the stone slab at the di Aquileia hanging on the wall to the left, the entrance: from there one could access Borgo Sandrigo Christ of Rain (Al Crist da ploja - in the basement (with twenty funeral Vencò Friulian). At one time it had the honour THE ROUTE Not to be missed: T. Iudrio cells with mummified remains dating of standing at the high altar, but now At Aiello del Friuli the over eighty back to the late seventeenth century). it is at the perpetual preferred altar of sundials, the gnomonic monuments Its bell tower, after that of Aquileia, is Monastero Starting point: Aiello del Friuli the dead, against the wall to the left of Arrival point: Cormòns - stone, iron, mosaic and glass: this among the highest in the Archdiocese the entrance. Difference in height going up: 140 m. is officially recognized as a village of of Gorizia. AQUILEIA Difference in height going down: sundials. 140 m. Brazzano Length: 18 km. CORMÒNS Aquileia, Crypt of frescoes San Floriano del Collio Sixth stage Fourth stage Fifth stage MONTEMAGGIORE, CASTELMONTE, MASAROLIS, A.N.A. SHELTER MASAROLIS MONTEMAGGIORE MONTEAPERTA THE ROUTE MONTEMAGGIORE THE ROUTE THE ROUTE MASAROLIS 728 m Starting point: Castelmonte Starting point: Masarolis Starting point: Montemaggiore Arrival point: Masarolis 796 m Arrival point: Montemaggiore Arrival point: Difference in height going up: 650 m. SLOVENIA Difference in height going up: 1020 m. A.N.A. Shelter - Gran Monte Difference in height going down: 635 m. Difference in height going down: Difference in height going up: 1280m. Length: 25.4 km. 390 m Torrente 635 m. Difference in height going down: Cornappo Spignon Length: 22.7 km. 610 m. Valico di Ponte Vittorio Length: 15.7 km. Puller Prossenicco Not to be missed: 553 m Passo Tanamea Going from Cornappo Valico 851 m to Lusevera, on a slope 417 m di Robedischis of the mountain, on the F. Natisone right, a church appears: Piano RIFUGIO A.N.A. di Fraccadice it is the Santissima 1468 m 135 m 1540 m Gran Trinità church. You get Purgessimo 618 m SLOVENIA to it along a short road Cividale Monteaperta Monte that starts around a bend del Friuli Carraria CASTELMONTE Cornappo to the right. Starting 960 m interesting feature is Mary’s face, with 795 m from the church, going Tamòris traits typical of the women of this along another 200 valley. Another particular feature is the MONTEMAGGIORE metres of gravel road MASAROLIS F. Natisone Not to be missed: was redone later, but in painted limestone 728 m gesture of her hand. you reach the place The old Castelmonte shrine (Madone di (it is not clear why it was done with a Go and fetch water from the fountain in where it is said that the Mont, in Friulian). Since 1175 it has been dark complexion, unlike the original). the village; it will surprise you to see the Virgin Mary appeared in a destination for pilgrims. The current Coming down from the mountain we Not to be missed: lion of St. Mark in stone inside an iron 1241, leaving as a sign statue venerated in the church is not the enter the ancient Forum Iuli (Cividale del At Masarolis you can visit the “Nivium cage. It is a protest of the inhabitants of her footprint - still clearly original. The previous one - hidden in time Friuli), founded in the first century BC by B.M. Virgini Dicatum” parish Masarolis who saw “their” water taxed visible - on a big rock. of war, and even stripped of its precious the Romans and in 568 occupied by the church. Note the wooden statue of by the Venetians, so they “imprisoned” Castelmonte jewels - mysteriously disappeared, so it Lombards of King Alboin. the Madonna with Child (1899): an the symbol of the latter. Valbruna Seventh stage A.N.A. SHELTER Eighth stage Ninth stage Tenth stage MONTEAPERTA, PRATO DI RESIA, DOGNA, VALBRUNA, PRATO DI RESIA DOGNA VALBRUNA MONTE LUSSARI THE ROUTE THE ROUTE THE ROUTE the small, tender Virgin Starting point: Camporosso Mary in the church. The F. Fella Tarvisio shrine is dear to pilgrims A.N.A. Shelter - Monteaperta Starting point: Prato di Resia Starting point: Dogna 805 m Arrival point: Prato di Resia Arrival point: Dogna Arrival point: Valbruna coming from Friuli Difference in height going up: 530 m. Difference in height going up: 430 m. Difference in height going up: 1085 m. Venezia Giulia, Carinthia Difference in height going down: Difference in height going down: Difference in height going down: T. Saisera and Slovenia. For this 1505 m. 430 m. 700 m. VALBRUNA VALBRUNA reason it is referred to as Length: 15.7 km. Length: 13.4 km. Length: 27.1 km. the Shrine of the Three 1766 m Peoples. The liturgies are often trilingual. PRATO DI RESIA Not to be missed: Sella di Somdogna SANTUARIO In Carnizza Sella, there Not to be missed: Plan dei T. Saisera 492 m Spadovai 1392 m MT. LUSSARI is a church dedicated DOGNA In Prato di Resia you find theSanta T. Resia Chiout to Our Lady and Saint Maria Assunta church, dating back di Puppe T. Dogna DOGNA Rif. Grego Gniva 419 m Anne. It was built in the to the eighteenth century. The old Malga Seisera F. Fella Pleziche nineteenth century and church was enlarged between the T. Dogna Chiout 419 m Lischiazze Vidali THE ROUTE restored several times, thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, 419 m especially after the 1976 but the oldest document indicating its Starting point: Valbruna earthquake. The people foundation (Santa Maria sul Prato) is F. Fella Arrival point: Monte Lussari of Resia, respecting an from 1098. Difference in height going up: 990 m. Stavoli Gnivizza old tradition, go there in The church suffered severe damage in Difference in height going down: Chiusaforte Raccolana 30 m. T. Uccea a procession on the last 1976, so it was restored.