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The 10 Best Things to do in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy
Discover the best top things to do in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy including Piazza dell'Unita d'Italia, Laghi di Fusine, Castello di Miramare - Museo Storico, Civico Museo della Risiera di San Sabba, Parco Zoo Punta Verde, Basilica di Sant'Eufemia, Stadio Friuli (Dacia Arena), Piazza della Liberta, Piazza San Giacomo, Portopiccolo Sistiana.
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1. Piazza dell'Unita d'Italia
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5.0 based on 8,509 reviews
Reviewed By saronic - Zurich, Switzerland
Trieste is at its most majestic by the Piazza dell'Unità d'Italia. Covered with sandstone slabs, free of traffic, it is surrounded by palaces and it is also facing the sea. Most guidebooks will tell you that this is Europe's largest square by the sea. Spontaneously Lisbon's Praça do Comércio came to my mind, which is more than twice as big, but okay it is facing a river, not really the sea. Going around clockwise one will first pass the Palazzo del Governo with its mosaics at the façade. Built at the beginning of the 20th century, it is the youngest structure here. Next comes the Casa Stratti, built for a rich Greek merchant, now housing the famous Café degli Specchi, a place not to miss, when here. The third palace on this side is the Palazzo Modello, the Town Hall, originally meant as a guesthouse. The large building on the opposite side of the sea, with a tower at the centre and many arched windows, is the Palazzo del Municipio, a work by the Triestine architect Giuseppe Bruni, who also built the Palazzo Modello, and who was a representative of the eclecticism in architecture, mixing different past styles. In front of the Palazzo del Municipio is the 'Fontana dei Quattro Continenti', the square's oldest structure, erected in 1750, which explains, why Australia is missing. Captain James Cook only landed on this continent 20 years later. On the right side of the Piazza, looking at it from the sea, comes the oldest palace, the Palazzo Pitteri from 1790, today owned by the insurance company Lloyd Adriatico. Some tourists will know the next palace also from the inside, when they are staying here. Once as the 'Locanda Grande' the largest hotel in town, it has been renamed in the 1970's as 'Grand Hotel Duchi d'Aosta'. Last building on this side, close to the sea, is the Palazzo del Lloyd Triestino, now the seat of the regional government.
2. Laghi di Fusine
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5.0 based on 888 reviews
Reviewed By AdrianaCucer12 - Villach, Austria
We've been here in winter and the landscape is breathtaking: inferior lake in 80% iced, mountains are full of snow, amazing!!! An advice: you need winter shoes with spikes...in the woods there are a must!
3. Castello di Miramare - Museo Storico
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4.5 based on 5,909 reviews
Reviewed By denivit2018 - Trieste, Italy
This beautiful castle is filled with historical enchanting artifacts, as well as the beautiful setting on a bluff on the Adriatic Sea. Stroll the gardens and stay for the summer evening light show that tells the story of Maximillian and Carlota of Mexico, Napoleons involvement and Frank Joseph of Austria. Sit by the waters edge and dip your foot in the Adriatic Sea, near the Sphinx built to welcome Maximillian home.
4. Civico Museo della Risiera di San Sabba
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4.5 based on 1,855 reviews
Reviewed By SurfingSimon - Sacramento, United States
A former Nazi prison camp, the only one left in Italy, built in an old rice factory. While off the beaten path (we traveled by bus), this was well worth the visit. The place is somber and evocative and moving. The footprint of the former crematorium is laid out in metal slabs. Tiny cells for prisoners stand in quiet testimony to the horrors of the camp. Everyone should make a visit here.
5. Parco Zoo Punta Verde
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4.5 based on 1,156 reviews
Parco Zoo Punta Verde is a privately run zoo and consequently receives no public funds. Its revenue is derived solely from its entrance fees. Parco Zoo Punta Verde’s mission is founded on four key points: Education of the public to raise awareness and sensitivity about animals and the environment, with targeted educational programs aimed at the general public and schools of all types and levels. Conservation of endangered species through in situ and ex situ programmes. The zoo’s visitors are active participants in its awareness and fundraising campaigns that allow endangered species to be protected in their natural habitats while offering the local populations opportunities for sustainable development. Research via partnerships with organizations such as universities, museums and scientific institutions in general. And last, but not least, the excitement of a day out for adults and children alike, in a pleasant setting that brings them into contact with nature, thus helping to respect it. Visiting a modern zoo means ensuring a future for nature, thanks to all the ventures aimed at preserving its delicate balance. Parco Zoo Punta Verde covers an area of 100,000 square metres in a loop of the Tagliamento river, in the north-western part of the Lignano peninsula, and is home to over 1,000 animals of around 200 species of mammals, birds and reptiles. The zoo is open from March to November; opening hours can be found on the official website
6. Basilica di Sant'Eufemia
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4.5 based on 500 reviews
7. Stadio Friuli (Dacia Arena)
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4.5 based on 184 reviews
Reviewed By FTMDave - Adria, Italy
I attended the Udinese-SPAL game with the away fans, several of whom said that this is the best, or at least one of the best, stadiums in Italy. Very compact (you feel very near the pitch) yet with excellent views from all four stands. The stadium is extremely modern (rebuilt in 2016) and everything is impeccably organised (large car parks, refreshments, plenty of helpful stewards, etc.) including catering for away fans who have a separate car park. If coming from outside Udine, the stadium & it's convenient parking is near the motorway exit. I took the train and then a match day shuttle bus from the station to the ground.
8. Piazza della Liberta
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4.5 based on 581 reviews
Reviewed By massimoswitz - Opfikon, Switzerland
Beautiful medieval square with various buildings and monuments such as the Bollani Arch, Palazzo del Comune, Loggia di San Giovanni and more.
9. Piazza San Giacomo
10. Portopiccolo Sistiana
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 276 reviews
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