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SabotinSabotin mountain that overlooks Gorizia, Nova Gorica, and Solkan on the border between Slovenia and Italy. At its foot is the Solkan Bridge that spans the Soča River. Sabotin represented an important point of the defense defending Gorizia during the Soča / Isonzo offenses. It was defended by the 58th Austro-Hungarian Division. Pietro Badoglio assigned General Giuseppe Venturi's 45th division to capture Sabotin at the Sixth Battle of the Isonzo.
Military memorial of RedipugliaThe military shrine of Redipuglia is a monumental military cemetery located in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, in Redipuglia. It was built in the Fascist era. Inaugurated by the Duce, Mussolini, on 18 September 1938. It contains the remains of over 100,000 Italian soldiers who died during the First World War. It is the fulcrum of a commemorative park of over 100 hectares which includes a part of the Gorizia - Monfalconese Karst with the enormous size of the area involved that make it the largest militar
TimavoThe Timavo is a river that flows between Croatia, Slovenia, and Italy. It was born in Croatia from a Valchiusan spring on Monte Nevoso and precisely from the Turkove škulje peak, just a couple of kilometers from the border with Slovenia. It then flows into Val Malacca, in the Litoraneo Montana County of Croatia; on its way it crosses the Karst for almost ninety kilometers and finally flows into the sea near San Giovanni di Duino, in the province of Trieste.
Santuario di Castelmonte/Madone di MontThe sanctuary of the Beata Vergine di Castelmonte is located in Castelmonte, a hamlet of Prepotto. It rises 618 but close to the Julian Alps, 7 km from Cividale del Friuli. According to a reliable tradition, the place where the sanctuary stands, due to its dominant position between the Natisone and Judrio valleys, was the seat of a Roman garrison in defense of the city of Forum Iulii.
Rilke trailThe Rilke path is a scenic walk that runs alongside the Duino Cliffs Nature Reserve. The Rilke path connects the localities of Duino and Sistiana, both in the municipality of Duino-Aurisina, in the province of Trieste, and is named after Rainer Maria Rilke. The Prague poet found inspiration there for his Duino Elegies at the time he lived, in the early twentieth century , as a guest of the castle of the princes Thurn und Taxis.
Castello di DuinoThe Duino Castle is located in the municipality of Duino-Aurisina, in the province of Trieste. Owned for over 420 years by the Della Torre family, branch Della Torre di Valsassina first and then by the Dukes of Torre and Tasso. Since 2003 it has been - together with its park - open to the public. From the manor, you can enjoy a vast panorama of the steep rocky walls overlooking the sea. In the park, there is a bunker used during the Second World War.
Sistiana BaySistiana is a fraction of the scattered municipality of Duino-Aurisina, in the Julian Inter-municipal Territorial Union. It develops on the north-west/south-east route, along the Strada Statale 14 Della Venezia Giulia, about 70 m above sea level. An important road junction for the province, it is also a well-equipped tourist center. The name is derived from the Latin Sextilianum, which may represent the first Roman settlement in the region of Trieste. A Roman villa has been discovered nearby, an
Kolovrat RangeThe Mount Colovrat is a mountain range located in the extreme eastern part of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia, in the municipality of Drenchia, on the border with the Republic of Slovenia. The Colovrat ridge is composed of a series of reliefs that extend for about four kilometers, from Mount Cucco to Mount Poclabuz, and divides the Natisone Valleys from the Isonzo Valley.
Ponte Del Diavolo/Puint dal DiaulThe Devil's Bridge is the symbol of the city of Cividale del Friuli. Built-in stone starting from 1442 and divided into two arches, it rests on a natural boulder placed in the bed of the Natisone river, along which you can admire a spectacular gorge. The bridge is 22.50 m high, rests on three pylons, developing for 48 m on two arches of different width. The asymmetry is due to the position of the boulder on which the central pillar rests.
Lombard Temple of Santa Maria in Valle.It is the most important and best-preserved architectural testimony of the Lombard era is located, after having traveled through one of the oldest villages of the town in Cividale del Friuli, in the province of Udine. It is particularly significant because it marks the coexistence of purely Lombard architectural motifs with a recovery of the classical models, creating a sort of continuity uninterrupted courtly between ' Roman art, the' Lombard art and the ' art Carolingian and Ottoniana.
Riserva Naturale Regionale della Foce dell'Isonzo Isola della ConaThe regional nature reserve of the Isonzo mouth is a protected natural area of Friuli-Venezia Giulia established in 1996. The reserve, which occupies an area of 2,338 hectares on land plus 1,154 hectares in water, protects the lagoon area at the mouth of the Isonzo river in the province of Gorizia. The mouth of the Isonzo, as well as the totality of the marshy wetlands of the lower Friuli area, were completely eliminated, only in 1976 did they begin to think about possible restoration.
Castello di Strassoldo di Sopra (palazzo principale)The origins of this complex are supposed to be parallel to the Castello di Sotto as they are part of a single mighty fortified whole. Like the other manor, it suffered the same fate, destroyed in two stages by the federals of the League of Cambrai. A plaque on the building that housed the Chancellery, once an archive of all the lower Friuli area, recalls the event and the reconstructions carried out in 1749. Among the various structures that compose it.
San Giovanni d'AntroThe name of San Giovanni d'Antro identifies a cave and a church, built inside the cavity, located in the municipality of Pulfero, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. The cave opens onto a vertical rocky wall of Mount Mladesiena at 348 meters above sea level, a few hundred meters from the hamlet of Antro. The initial part of the cave is partially occupied by the building works erected to build a small church dedicated to the Saints who gave it its name.
Cavanata Valley Regional Natural ReserveThe Valle Cavanata nature reserve is a protected natural area located in the municipality of Grado, in the province of Gorizia. It is located in Fossalon and is spread over 341 hectares, of which 67 by the sea. Established in 1996, it is part of the regional nature reserves of Friuli-Venezia Giulia. It is a former fishing valley that has been abandoned for many decades and has therefore taken on the appearance of a typical lagoon area. It is protected as a "Ramsar" area.
Miramare CastleThe Miramare Castle is a historical building and museum Trieste. The complex, surrounded by a large park, was originally built between 1856 and 1860 in the locality of the same name as the home of Maximilian of Habsburg-Lorraine, Archduke of Austria and later Emperor of Mexico, and of his consort Charlotte of Belgium. Castle and park are one of the Italian state museums, which in 2016 was granted special autonomy by the Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities.
Basilica di Santa Maria AssuntaThe patriarchal basilica of Santa Maria Assunta is the main religious building in Aquileia and the ancient cathedral church of the suppressed Patriarchate of Aquileia. The oldest remains date back to the 4th century, the current basilica was built in the 11th century and remodeled in the 13th century. It stands on the side of the Via Sacra, overlooking the Piazza del Capitolo, together with the baptistery and the imposing bell tower.
Grotta GiganteThe Giant Cave is a karst cave, explored in 1840 and opened to tourism by the Triestini Tourists Club as early as 1908. Following the loss of the Postojna Caves, which passed to Yugoslavia in 1947, it received a strong tourist boost after World War II. The cave is located on the Karst plateau, a few kilometers from the city of Trieste and the border with Slovenia.
MatajurMatajur is a 1642 meter tall mountain in the Julian Alps on the border between Slovenia and Italy. It is located on the border between the Soča valley and the Italian mountainous region known as Venetian Slovenia, with views over the Adriatic Sea. Its prominence is 1385 m. On 26 October 1917 the Nazi officer Erwin Rommel captured the mountain with 100 men, against an Italian force of over 7000.
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Gorizia CastleThe castle of Gorizia is a fortification dating back to the 11th century built on the hill which dominates the city from which it takes its name. The construction of the castle of Gorizia dates back to around 1001, the year in which the title of Count of Gorizia appears for the first time, combined with Henry IV of Spanheim, which presupposes the presence of a fortification on the spot. The castle now houses the Museum of the Gorizia Middle Ages.