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What to do and see in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy: The Best Free Things to do
Discover the best top things to do in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy including Piazza dell'Unita d'Italia, Laghi di Fusine, Cividale del Friuli - UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Civico Museo della Risiera di San Sabba, Golfo di Trieste, Loggia del Lionello, Mt Lussari, Basilica di Sant'Eufemia, Lago di Barcis, Azienda Agricola Zoff.
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1. Piazza dell'Unita d'Italia
Overall Ratings
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. Cividale del Friuli - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
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4.5 based on 738 reviews
Reviewed By nickpC165AF - Bristol, United Kingdom
A lovely oldie world charm, a wonderful village/town with fine sense of history, some restoration work being done, I should imagine it may be finished about the same time as Gaudi’s La Sagrada Familia.
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. Golfo di Trieste
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4.5 based on 871 reviews
Reviewed By fuzessery - Miskolc, Hungary
Every traveller must see this harbour - stunningly beautiful ! Apart from the nice city of Trieste there are a lot to visit !
6. Loggia del Lionello
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4.5 based on 313 reviews
Reviewed By thomasozbun - Vicenza, Italy
At the southern end of the square is the Loggia del Lionello from the 15th century in Venetian Gothic style; it used to serve as the municipal building in the past and still serves that purpose today
7. Mt Lussari
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4.5 based on 740 reviews
Reviewed By andreadelost - Trieste, Italy
Here you will find a 16th century old church surrounded by beautiful mountains all around! You will find cute souvenir shops and a restaurant overlooking the mountains, where you can enjoy a drink or a meal. The views are so breathtaking!
8. Basilica di Sant'Eufemia
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4.5 based on 500 reviews
9. Lago di Barcis
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4.5 based on 473 reviews
Reviewed By Carlstan2
Beautiful and as yet unspoilt Lago di Barcis sits at the gateway to the dolomites. Emerging from the series of tunnels which lead to the area one feels ones spirits lift as you take in the amazing colours and views of the lake with its mountain range backdrop. Although the village is small it contains a variety of cafes/bars and restaurants some of which have seasonal opening times but even out of season there remain a range of interesting places to get a drink or have a meal. As with most places in Friuli the food is delicious generous and very reasonable in price - similarly the wine. Clearly one of the main attractions of the area is the access it provides to the countryside and as Barcis sits in a National Park it is possible to take numerous trails from the village into the mountains if this is your thing - however it is also a good place to just enjoy the view and relax if you don't feel like doing anything strenuous! During the Summer season and into Autumn there are various free activities such as exhibitions and shows in the village so it is worth checking what (if anything) is on during the period you intend to visit.
10. Azienda Agricola Zoff
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4.5 based on 72 reviews
The ZOFF Farm has been breeding and feeding the Pezzata Rossa Italiana cows for three generations. The cows’ milk is used to make Ricotta and yoghurt, Latteria cheese, Caciotta cheese and flavoured Caciotta with herbs: rose petals, elder flowers, sage, rosemary, basil, pot marigold and nettle and yoghurt, a special one.On the farm you can find the dairy and the shop.
Reviewed By L2541BBpeterm - Nantucket, United States
We had a group of six of us that booked a tour and lunch hosted by Laura and her family at the Fattoria Zoff Argiturismo. What a treat to be welcomed into their lives and to experience natural , totally organic milk farming and cheese production. This is a must for any lover of fine cheese and you get to see the cows eat, milked and then cheese and yogurt being produced. We had lunch that was much more memorable and lasting!
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