In this region, the ancient Romans left many remarkable traces, mainly at
Aquileia, which is a rich and famous archaeological center.
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Friuli-Venezia Giulia
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Friuli-Venezia Giulia consists of a flat region extending from an
ancient morainic amphitheatre, to the
Tagliamento river and the Adriatic coastline, with its plain and lagoons. The Carso area shows interesting geological
formations called "Doline" and countless grottoes.
Cities:
The regional capital is
Trieste, the other important cities are Udine, Gorizia, Pordenone.
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Art:
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The ancient Romans left many remarkable traces, mainly at Aquileia, which is a rich
and famous archaeological center. In Grado and Cividale, there are important paleochristian architectonic examples
of Byzantine style. The Basilica of Aquileia, which is in the Romanesque Gothic style, houses splendid mosaics.
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Museums:
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In Trieste there are: the Revoltella Civic Museum, which holds an important collection
of sculptural and pictorial works
from the nineteenth and twentieth
centuries; the Civic Museum of the
Sea, which shows the history of
navigation from its origins to the
end of last century, with models,
instruments and projects. In Gorizia, the fortified castle includes the Museum of History and Art, which
houses interesting collections of objects and customs of the civic history: the Provincial Museum offers a review
of local artists between the eighteenth and the twentieth centuries; moreover, there is the Museum devoted to World
War I. In Udine, the Civic Museum and the Galleries of History and Art hold remarkable collections of archaeology,
sculpture, painting, ceramics, coins and
jewellery. In the Civic Museum of Pordenone precious wooden sculptures of
the Friuli school can be admired.
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To be visited:
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In the Carso area there is the Gian Grotto, near Trieste; on the sea there are Duino
and the Sistiana bay; the Miramare Castle, built during the nineteenth century by Maximilian of Austria, looms
over the Adriatic Sea.
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Friuli
Mountain Road
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