What to do near Terzo d'Aquileia, UD

Aquileia: a jewel of the Roman Empire

Aquileia, founded in 181 BC, became one of the most important and active colonies of the Roman Empire. It was conquered by Attila in 452 A.D. It is a UNESCO site for its outstanding archaeological area.

Historic Bastion Park in Palmanova

Have you ever walked around a star?

Marano Lagunare: exploring the village and its lagoon

A splash of color on the Upper Adriatic

Gradisca Castle

Massive and silent, built by the Austrians between 1546 and 1565, it underwent many transformations over time. For a century, until 1915, it was also a penal institution.

Mount St. Michael's Great War Museum

Memories carved in the Karst prairies

The resurgences of the Timavo River

A river bubbling up from the earth has its own charm. If it is the Timavo then there is added mystery: for 40 km it flows through the bowels of the Karst and no one knows exactly where it flows.

Fisherman's Village Paleontological Site

Hunting for fossils by following in the footsteps of dinosaurs and paleontologists

Cave of the God Mithras

A small Roman temple dedicated to the pagan worship of the God Mithras, dating back to the first century B.C. and discovered only in the 1960s. It appears to be the only one in Europe placed in a natural cave.

Duino Castle

Where Rilke wrote his verses, before the endless blue of the sea.

Stele of Visinale

In remembrance of the first step of a long and painful journey

Abbey of Rosazzo

A millennium of history overlooking the eastern hills of Friuli