Perfect for everyone who loves to get a "taste" of nature and history when they travel through breathtaking landscapes

A specially-designed
240 km tour

A six-day cycling tour in the Friuli region, between Collio, Aquileia and the Karst area

Cycling in the hills of Collio, the Langobard vestiges of Cividale, the traces of ancient Rome in Cividale and Aquileia, the fortresses, the Karst region, the continenta-style cafés of Trieste.

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Cycling in the hills of Collio, the Langobard vestiges of Cividale, the traces of ancient Rome in Cividale and Aquileia, the fortresses, the Karst region, the continenta-style cafés of Trieste.

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Forum Julii

Set along the river Natisone, Cividale del Friuli has kept, throughout the centuries, its noble and severe features of strategical town forged and enriched by the passage of foreign populations.

The choice of building here a fortified village ("Castrum"), was due to strategical reasons: in fact it was at crossroads between the Alps and the plain regions.

The Roman town "Forum Julii" was founded around 50 b.C. to guarantee the defence of the roads leading to Aquileia. Remains of the ancient curtain wall of Cividale can still be seen today: a building set in "Borgo S. Pietro" on the river Natisone dating to the Patriarchal age of which remains a round tower and pieces of a corner; some tracts of Venetian walls on the northern side of the town and the defensive walls on the eastern side.

The town's defences dating to Roman times and late antiquity age are buried or had disappeared. Cividale also features a number of monuments bearing witness to its three most important periods: the Roman times, the Langobard era and the Patriarchs' age. In 568 a.C. it was conquered by King Alboino who founded here the first of the 35 Langobard kingdoms of Italy leaded by his Nephew Gisulfo.

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Summary Program

Day 1 (40 km). From Udine to Cormons (Collio) via Cividale.

Day 2 (60 km) Gorizia and its fortresses, Gradisca and Palmanova.

Day 3 (55 km). Aquileia and the natural reserve at the mouth of the Isonzo, and the Rilke trail.

Day 4 (30 km). The Karst plateau. The “Carsiana” botanic gardens, the Giant Grotto, and the karstic house.

Day 5 (40 km) From the mountains to the sea: from the Karst plateau to Muggia and then to Trieste.

Day 6 (15 km) Sightseeing in Trieste and short ride to the Miramare castle.

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Meeting point: Udine

Means of transport to reach Udine

Autostrada A4 + A23 Tarvisio
Exit: Udine

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	Aeroports	VENEZIA
		RONCO DEI LEGIONARI

Trenitalia: UDINE

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