{"id":3794,"date":"2026-07-09T14:44:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T12:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goriziapalace.com\/visit-gorizia\/what-to-see-around-gorizia\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T11:45:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T09:45:23","slug":"what-to-see-around-gorizia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.goriziapalace.com\/en\/visit-gorizia\/what-to-see-around-gorizia\/","title":{"rendered":"What to see around Gorizia"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3794\" class=\"elementor elementor-3794 elementor-3658\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f02941 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2f02941\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;curve&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n    <path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M1000,4.3V0H0v4.3C0.9,23.1,126.7,99.2,500,100S1000,22.7,1000,4.3z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-817936f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"817936f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6b5834 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6b5834\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What to see around Gorizia<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cfdb78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5cfdb78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Discover the beauties of the Gorizia hinterland<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e4dbcc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2e4dbcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aedcf4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aedcf4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A territory of rare beauty extends around Gorizia, where history overlaps with the natural landscape in a continuous and surprising intertwining. The rolling hills of Collio, dotted with vineyards and historic wine cellars, give way to medieval villages, noble villas, and sites of extraordinary cultural value. <\/p><p>We take you on a discovery of the<strong> most fascinating places in the immediate Gorizian hinterland<\/strong>: each one is another reason to extend your stay.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6def0af e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6def0af\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-994f189 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"994f189\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2b72f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e2b72f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Castles of Collio and Surroundings<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26522bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26522bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The landscape around Gorizia is dotted with castles and fortresses which, over the centuries, have defended borders, seen noble courts flourish, and withstood memorable sieges. Today, they are places of great charm, where history, architecture, and nature blend into a unique experience. Two in particular deserve a visit:  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6bf8de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6bf8de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>San Floriano del Collio \u2013 Medieval Tower<\/strong><br\/>The small village of San Floriano del Collio, nestled on the hills on the border with Slovenia, is one of the most enchanting places in the Gorizian Collio. The medieval tower soaring over the village and the cobblestone alleys winding through vineyard rows and orchards create an atmosphere suspended in time. Nearby, the most renowned wineries of the denomination open their doors for excellent tastings looking directly out over the vineyards.  <\/li><li><strong>Spessa Castle<\/strong><br\/>The Spessa Castle, in Capriva del Friuli, is one of the most evocative places in the entire region. Surrounded by a large centuries-old park and immersed in the vineyards that produce some of the best wines of Collio, the castle now houses a prestigious wine cellar and a charming relais. The historic gardens, with their Baroque geometries and centuries-old plants, are one of the main attractions of the estate. <\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2af797 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f2af797\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0c05e9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f0c05e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f63772 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5f63772\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dd9f42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1dd9f42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cividale del Friuli<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a50ccc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a50ccc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Cividale del Friuli <\/strong>is one of the oldest and most fascinating cities in Friuli, founded by the Romans under the name of Forum Iulii, from which the name of the region itself derives.<\/p><p>Walking through its streets means walking on <strong>two thousand years of history<\/strong> stratified over time: from Roman origins to Lombard rule, from the communal Middle Ages to the lordship of the Patriarchs of Aquileia, every era has left its mark on the urban fabric.<\/p><p>The historic center is a <strong>UNESCO World Heritage Site<\/strong> and preserves Lombard testimonies unique in the world. The <strong>Lombard Temple (Tempietto Longobardo)<\/strong>, with its 8th-century stuccos and frescoes, is considered one of the masterpieces of early medieval European art. The <strong>National Archaeological Museum<\/strong> and the <strong>Devil&#8217;s Bridge (Ponte del Diavolo)<\/strong>, which spans the Natisone river in an extraordinarily evocative scenic position, complete a picture of rare beauty.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7998fb8 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7998fb8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ee1b47 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2ee1b47\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea384db e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ea384db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d92f143 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d92f143\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Palmanova<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d0dc02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d0dc02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Palmanova<\/strong> is a unique experience: a fortress-city founded by the Venetians in<strong> 1593 <\/strong>as a perfect example of <strong>Renaissance urban theory applied to military defense<\/strong>. Its<strong> nine-pointed star plan<\/strong>, with streets radiating outwards from the central hexagonal square, has remained virtually unchanged over the centuries and is unmistakably recognizable even from above. In 2017, it entered the <strong>UNESCO World Heritage List<\/strong> along with other Venetian defensive works.  <\/p><p>Walking inside the walls is an almost surreal experience: the perfect geometry of the city, the harmony between public and private spaces, and the still intact bastions surrounding the town create an atmosphere suspended in time. The <strong>Piazza Grande<\/strong>, with its central well and regular porticoes, is the heart of this urban masterpiece. A visit to Palmanova is an intellectual as well as an aesthetic experience, capable of making one reflect on the relationship between utopia, power, and architecture.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8cb422 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e8cb422\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b948ecc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b948ecc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3796060 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3796060\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67d8cc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67d8cc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">San Daniele del Friuli<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4defbe4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4defbe4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>San Daniele del Friuli <\/strong>is famous worldwide for its <strong>PDO prosciutto<\/strong>, one of the most prized cured meats in the Italian tradition.<br\/>But reducing it solely to its gastronomic excellence would be a disservice: the village is well worth a visit for its beautiful m<strong>edieval historic center,<\/strong> for the <strong>Duomo<\/strong> with 15th-century frescoes by Martino da Udine (known as Pellegrino da San Daniele), and for the <strong>Guarneriana Library<\/strong>, one of the oldest in Italy, which preserves manuscripts and incunabula of extraordinary value.<\/p><p>Nestled on a hill overlooking the Friulian plain, San Daniele also offers <strong>scenic vistas <\/strong>of great beauty. The ideal visit combines culture with the pleasures of the table: several <strong>prosciutto factories<\/strong> open their doors to visitors, offering <strong>tastings <\/strong>that allow you to discover the secrets of this unique cured meat, aged thanks to the fortunate combination of alpine air and sea breeze blowing up the Tagliamento valley. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24c7688 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"24c7688\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d20b6fe e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d20b6fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cc31f7 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8cc31f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d93638 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d93638\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Aquileia<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3bca64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3bca64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Aquileia is one of the most important archaeological sites in Europe and a <strong>UNESCO World Heritage Site<\/strong> since 1998. Founded by the Romans in<strong> 181 BC<\/strong> as a military colony, it became within a few centuries one of the largest and most powerful cities of the Western Roman Empire, ranking fourth in population after Rome, Milan, and Capua. <\/p><p>The remains that still emerge from the ground today tell of this grandeur with extraordinary eloquence: the <strong>Roman forum<\/strong>, the <strong>river port<\/strong>, the <strong>domus<\/strong> with their splendid <strong>floor mosaics<\/strong>, and the <strong>necropolis<\/strong>. The <strong>Patriarchal Basilica<\/strong>, with its extraordinary early Christian mosaic floor from the 4th century\u2014the largest in the Western world\u2014is on its own reason enough to come here. <\/p><p>A visit to Aquileia is a journey through time that leaves you speechless and redefines, in the most beautiful sense of the term, our perception of history.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b94f5ae e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b94f5ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1a5cf5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b1a5cf5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ededf4c e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ededf4c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1c4eb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a1c4eb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Udine \u2013 The City of Tiepolo<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31752d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31752d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Less than an hour&#8217;s drive from Gorizia, <strong>Udine <\/strong>is the <strong>great city of art of Friuli<\/strong>, characterized by an elegant historic center where Venetian architecture, Renaissance porticoes, and medieval glimpses blend harmoniously.<\/p><p>The beating heart of the city is<strong> Piazza della Libert\u00e0<\/strong>, considered one of the most beautiful Venetian-style squares in existence, embellished by the splendid <strong>Loggia del Lionello<\/strong> and the <strong>Bollani Arch<\/strong> designed by Palladio. Just above, on the hill overlooking the plain, stands the<strong> Castle<\/strong>, now home to the <strong>Civic Museums (Musei Civici)<\/strong> which house masterpieces by <strong>Caravaggio and Sebastiano Ricci<\/strong>. <\/p><p>Udine is, however, universally known as the city of <strong>Giambattista Tiepolo<\/strong>: the famous frescoes by the Rococ\u00f2 master can be admired in all their magnificence in the <strong>Archbishop&#8217;s Palace (Palazzo Arcivescovile)<\/strong> and in the city&#8217;s main historic buildings. This cultural wealth dialogues perfectly with a <strong>dynamic pedestrian center<\/strong> and a <strong>vibrant culinary scene<\/strong>, where historic trattorias invite you to discover the authentic flavors of Friulian cuisine. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28cbc34 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"28cbc34\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e946e60 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e946e60\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-006e687 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"006e687\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-263841e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"263841e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Trieste \u2013 The City of Wind and Coffee<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e15da77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e15da77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>About fifty kilometers from Gorizia,<strong> Trieste <\/strong>reveals itself as a fascinating crossroads where <strong>Latinity, Central Europe (Mitteleuropa), and the Slavic <\/strong>world coexist and blend.<\/p><p>A former main port of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the city retains a Central European elegance that culminates in the magnificent<strong> Piazza Unit\u00e0 d&#8217;Italia<\/strong>, the largest sea-facing square in Europe, whose imperial palaces offer a breathtaking sight at sunset.<br\/>Not far away, perched overlooking the Adriatic, the romantic <strong>Miramare Castle<\/strong> evokes stories of other times, while the <strong>streets of the center <\/strong>still vibrate with a deep literary tradition linked to giants like<strong> Italo Svevo, James Joyce, and Umberto Saba<\/strong>. This cultured and cosmopolitan spirit survives intact in its famous <strong>historic caf\u00e9s<\/strong>, such as Caff\u00e8 San Marco, Caff\u00e8 degli Specchi, and Tommaseo, true intellectual salons that dialogue with the modernity of the <strong>Revoltella Museum<\/strong> and extend to the <strong>panoramic walks<\/strong> on the Trieste Carso, suspended between the rock and the blue of the gulf.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c75fdc e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9c75fdc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-363e600 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"363e600\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-866fcab e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"866fcab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d848110 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d848110\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Historic Wine Cellars of Collio<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76fe4a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76fe4a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Gorizian Collio is one of the <strong>most prestigious wine denominations in Italy<\/strong>, famous for the production of <strong>white wines<\/strong> of great elegance and complexity.<\/p><p>In this hilly territory, where the microclimate and the<strong> ponca and opoka soils <\/strong>create ideal conditions for viticulture, some historic cellars have written important pages in the history of Italian enology.<\/p><p>The<strong> Spessa Castle<\/strong>, in Capriva del Friuli, combines high-level wine production with an extraordinary architectural and landscape context: tasting its wines in the castle park is an experience difficult to forget.<\/p><p><strong>Villa Locatelli \u2013 Tenuta di Angoris<\/strong> is, instead, one of the most extensive and historically significant wine properties in Friuli, with a range of labels spanning from the great whites of Collio to the reds of the Friulian plain.<\/p><p>Both offer guided tours and <strong>tastings upon reservation<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cee946 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6cee946\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What to see around Gorizia Discover the beauties of the Gorizia hinterland A territory of rare beauty extends around Gorizia, where history overlaps with the natural landscape in a continuous and surprising intertwining. 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