Depliant 10000 passi di salute (inglese)

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FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA IN MOVIMENTO
10thousand steps of health

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For all those who love nature and good life quality,
who enthusiastically strive together, environmentally,
socially and economically, to preserve and enhance
this vast heritage within an ‘integrated vision of the
different dimensions of development’
(For further reading: Agenda 2030 on Sustainable Development –
17 Millennium goals, UN)

Editorial coordination
Tiziana Del Fabbro, Federsanità ANCI FVG
Luana Sandrin, Direzione centrale Salute Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia
Translation by
Giuliana Bonifacio
Graphic design and co-ordination

Project promoted and supported by the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region
Coordinated by Federsanità ANCI FVG
In collaboration with
Technical and scientific coordination of the Project
Tiziana Del Fabbro, Segretaria regionale Federsanità ANCI FVG
Luana Sandrin, Direzione centrale Salute Politiche sociali
e Disabilità Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia
Laura Pagani, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche e Statistiche
Università degli Studi di Udine
Alessia Del Bianco Rizzardo, Area Cultura PromoTurismo FVG

TABLE OF CONTENTS
PROJECT PRESENTATIONS
Riccardo Riccardi
Giuseppe Napoli e Tiziana Del Fabbro
Gianna Zamaro e Luana Sandrin
Laura Pagani
ROUTES IN THE PORDENONE AREA
ANDREIS
AZZANO DECIMO
BRUGNERA
BUDOIA
CANEVA
CASARSA DELLA DELIZIA
CASTELNOVO DEL FRIULI
CLAUZETTO e VITO D’ASIO
FIUME VENETO
FRISANCO
FONTANAFREDDA
MEDUNO
POLCENIGO
PORDENONE
PRATA DI PORDENONE
SACILE
SAN VITO AL TAGLIAMENTO
SAN QUIRINO e CORDENONS
SPILIMBERGO
TRAMONTI DI SOPRA
TRAMONTI DI SOTTO
ZOPPOLA
ROUTES IN HIGHLANDS FRIULI
AMARO
ARTEGNA
BORDANO e CAVAZZO CARNICO
CERCIVENTO
GEMONA DEL FRIULI e ARTEGNA
MONTENARS
OSOPPO
OVARO
RESIA
TOLMEZZO
VENZONE
VERZEGNIS
ROUTES IN MIDDLE FRIULI AND FRIULI HILLS
BASILIANO
BICINICCO
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BUTTRIO
CAMPOFORMIDO
CIVIDALE DEL FRIULI
CODROIPO
FAGAGNA
LESTIZZA
MAJANO
MANZANO
MORTEGLIANO
MORUZZO e MARTIGNACCO
PASIAN DI PRATO
PAVIA DI UDINE
POVOLETTO
PULFERO
REANA DEL ROJALE
REMANZACCO
SAN DANIELE DEL FRIULI e RAGOGNA
SAN PIETRO AL NATISONE
SEDEGLIANO
TAVAGNACCO e PAGNACCO
TRICESIMO
UDINE
ROUTES IN THE COASTAL AREA AND HINTERLAND
AIELLO DEL FRIULI
AQUILEIA
BAGNARIA ARSA e CERVIGNANO DEL FRIULI
CAMPOLONGO-TAPOGLIANO
CERVIGNANO DEL FRIULI
CORMONS
DUINO-AURISINA
FARRA D’ISONZO
LATISANA
LIGNANO SABBIADORO
MEDEA
MONFALCONE e STARANZANO
MORARO, SAN LORENZO ISONTINO e MARIANO DEL FRIULI
MUZZANA DEL TURGNANO
PALAZZOLO DELLO STELLA
RONCHI DEI LEGIONARI
RUDA
SAN GIORGIO DI NOGARO
SAN VITO AL TORRE, PALMANOVA e VISCO
TURRIACO, SAN CANZIAN D’ISONZO, SAN PIER D’ISONZO e STARANZANO
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INFO & UPDATES

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Friuli Venezia Giulia, a Region that promotes Health
Friuli Venezia Giulia is one of the regions of Italy in which, proudly, more physical activity
is practised, at all ages, including the over-65s, but it is still far from optimal levels.
Walking represents the cheapest and healthiest way, within everyone’s reach, with
benefits for physical and psychic well-being. The project FVG in Movimento (FVG in Motion)
10,000 steps of health, promoted and supported by this Department and implemented
by Federsanità ANCI FVG, with the collaboration of the University of Udine, Department
of Economic and Statistical Sciences, and the support of PromoTurismo FVG, is part
of the Region’s wider health promotion programme, which aims to promote health and
specifically physical activity and movement for the population. Health promotion aims
to strengthen the knowledge and skills of individuals in knowing how to make healthy
lifestyle choices, but, at the same time, it also wants to affect social, environmental
and economic change, using the lens of equity, creating supportive environments,
strengthening community action and developing a public policy for health protection.
Acting on the environment, with the cooperation of municipal administrations, by
creating useful routes to facilitate movement and simple walks, the project enables a
fundamental and simple paradigm shift by stimulating and inviting people to change
their lifestyle habits.
Promoting active mobility and, thus, walking and/or cycling also means being able to
influence and contribute to the achievement of several important goals of the 2030
Agenda for Sustainable Development, a programme signed in 2015 by the governments
of 193 UN member states.
In particular, the following Millennium Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’S) are
pursued:
• Health and well-being of people, resulting in less pressure on healthcare systems
and savings in individual and community costs related to the high management of
chronic non-transmissible diseases.
• Support and promotion of active, sustainable and accessible mobility.
• Awareness and responsibility for fighting climate change and the importance of
individual, social, and collective commitment, as well as economic development by
enhancing the territory and promoting tourism.
Health is a right, a common good and a great resource. With the commitment and
responsibility of each individual, all together we can affect the system, bringing about
positive changes at different levels.
arch. Riccardo Riccardi
Councillor for Health, Social Policies and Disability
Friuli Venezia Giulia Region

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“FVG IN MOVIMENTO. 10,000 steps of health’ (2019-2024), positive results of 5
years of activity.
A large network of 91 municipalities for 82 routes; 2 editions of gymnastics
courses for 1,100 over-55s in some 20 municipal gyms; courses for ‘Walking
Group’ leaders.”
Five years after the launch of the project ‘FVG in MOVIMENTO. 10thousand steps of
health’, thanks to the support of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region, Central Directorate for
Health (art. 9, R.L. No. 25 ‘Intersectoral financial provisions’, 06/11/2018 et seq.), with
the aim of implementing the ‘Regional Prevention Plan - Active Communities’, to reduce
sedentariness, promote active ageing and fight loneliness, we can express satisfaction
for the positive results achieved, at the level of the health and social-healthcare system
and for the networks and alliances activated throughout the regional territory, together
with the Municipalities and numerous local associations. We would like to extend our
thanks to all our partners.
Together with most of the protagonists of ‘Health in the Territory’, as Federsanità ANCI
FVG we have always been committed, ever since our constitution (1996), to implementing
the WHO strategy ‘Health and Equity in all local policies’ (1986, Ottawa Charter) and,
subsequently, the ‘One Health’ approach, the national and regional Prevention Plans, as
well as Regional Law 14/ 2022, ‘Contrasting loneliness and promoting active ageing’. To
this end, the FVG IN MOVIMENTO regional project, in the last 5 years has proven to be a
‘best practice for the active involvement - Empowerment’ - of people and communities
(WHO). Therefore, it has become one of the priority projects for Federsanità ANCI FVG,
always in agreement with ANCE FVG and in collaboration with most of its members
throughout the region.
We would like to thank the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region, which had the foresight to activate
it and, through the Central Directorate for Health, is coordinating it and has entrusted
Federsanità ANCI FVG with the task of implementation, promotion and dissemination,
with the support of the Department of Economic and Statistical Sciences of the University
of Udine, for evaluation, and PromoTurismo FVG, for tourism promotion.
We consider strategic the positive collaboration with the 45 Associates, which actively
represent the “FVG Health and Welfare System”, i.e. Municipalities, through ANCI FVG,
Health Authorities, IRCCS (Scientific Institutes for Research, Hospitalisation and
Healthcare, Rest Homes, Federfarma FVG, Consortia and Foundations. Together, we give
our contribution to implementing concretely, on the territory, the ‘Regional Prevention
Plan’ - Active Communities’, with the priority objective of promoting health, social and
health integration and social life, based on the criterion of subsidiarity, leveraging as
much as possible the resources and peculiarities of the varied and beautiful territories
of Friuli Venezia Giulia. A format that has proved very useful also for other ‘system-wide’
projects, often at the supra-municipal level, e.g. for the implementation of the NRRP, the
enhancement of the ‘Internal Areas’, etc.

Thanks to this multi-year, inter-institutional and inter-disciplinary pathway, also based
on previous experiences and projects (e.g. ‘Guadagnare Salute’, etc.) and characterised
by great commitment, competence and enthusiasm on the part of all, a great network
of synergies and alliances has been activated, also at the operational level, useful for
further developing a ‘flywheel for Health’ and ‘promoting healthy lifestyles’ together with
the main protagonists of the network, a great asset of our Region and concrete evidence
of the ‘Health and Welfare Friuli Venezia Giulia System’.
The fulcrum and driving force of the project is the very active ‘Steering Group’, set up by
Federsanità ANCI FVG in January 2019, which, in addition to assessing the routes ‘mainly
on foot, accessible for all, inclusive and sustainable’, as indicated in the three calls for
proposals dedicated to municipalities, proposes initiatives, coordinates the partners and
constantly monitors the activities, initiatives, results and developments of the project.
In addition, the steering group organises route presentations, conferences, meetings
and theoretical-practical courses, together with health authorities and all partners, to
promote ‘healthy lifestyles’, including walks, ‘walking groups’ and much more...
The Steering Group is coordinated by the regional secretary of Federsanità Anci Friuli
Venezia Giulia, Tiziana Del Fabbro, and is composed of the representative of the Central
Directorate for Health, Luana Sandrin, the representatives of the Department of Economic
and Statistical Sciences of the University of Udine, Laura Pagani, and of the Cultural Area
of PromoTurismo FVG, Alessia Del Bianco Rizzardo.
Walking leader course in Caneva
Gymnasium of San Sito al Torre
The results of this important journey are set out, below, in the summary of the detailed
evaluation documents (5 Reports) and the publications, in Italian and English, by Prof.
Laura Pagani, from 2020 to the present day, despite the difficult period of the pandemic
emergency (2020-2022). In addition to the remarkable figures, we consider the quality
of the results of these five years in terms of the good relations and synergies activated
between institutions, bodies, associations, etc., to be very important.
Following the creation of the routes, ‘lean infrastructures’ to reduce the sedentary rate of
many people, and the walks, the project has developed further since early 2022, with the
excellent collaboration of Prof. Stefano Lazzer, coordinator of the Master’s Degree Course
in Science and Techniques of Preventive and Adapted Motor Activities, Department of
Medicine, University of Udine, and with the talented graduates who have led, with great
professionalism, numerous courses in gymnastics for adults, theoretical-practical
courses for “Walking Group Leaders” walks and other beautiful initiatives.

Currently (ed. 7 February 2024) this LARGE AND UNIQUE NETWORK, which is highly
appreciated, both nationally and internationally, includes as many as 91 MUNICIPALITIES
for 82 ROUTES throughout the Region, with a growing number of supporters, including
experts from the regional Health and Social Care System representatives of pharmacies
(thanks to Federfarma FVG), local Associations, the Non-Profit and Voluntary Sectors, at
the social, cultural and sporting levels, as well as ‘Walking Groups’, Tourist Authorities,
Universities of the Third Age, Professional Orders, doctors, experts, pensioners’
associations, UISP etc. A GREAT TEAM!
All together, in the different territories, they collaborated for the best success of some
200 meetings, 72 presentations, two editions of gymnastics courses for adults and
a dozen meetings for leaders of Walking Groups and many other initiatives that are
currently underway and are developing further.
In general, we believe that the current results have far exceeded the most optimistic
initial forecasts, both in terms of the number of municipalities that have signed up,
through their mayors, local administrators, technical staff and employees of the regional
health and social-healthcare system, and in terms of the growing participation and
requests of citizens and associations in all the initiatives ‘twinned’, even spontaneously,
by this ‘Flywheel of activities for Health’.
A heartfelt thank you goes out to all of them, along with an invitation to meet again for
walks, meetings and other nice initiatives, not only because they are healthy, but also
because they are pleasant, bring us together, make us appreciate the environment,
nature and the beautiful landscapes of our region.
Our journey continues. See you soon!
dott. Giuseppe Napoli
President
dott.ssa Tiziana Del Fabbro
Regional Secretary
Federsanità ANCI FVG
Presentation of the Route Moraro - San Lorenzo lsontino - Mariano del Friuli, 26 km long.

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Movement and exercise at all ages for well-being and health
Although it is well established and supported by authoritative and scientifically validated
studies that a physically active lifestyle is essential to prevent chronic non-transmissible
diseases, only a minority of the population practices physical activity regularly. The data
shows that the population is sedentary due to multiple factors, the main ones being lack
of time (40.6%), lack of interest (29.7%), age (24.7%), tiredness or laziness (13.5%).
It has been estimated that regular physical
activity can reduce cardiovascular diseases
by 15-39%, stroke cases by 33%, colon
cancer by 22-33% and diabetes by 22%.
In Friuli Venezia Giulia 41% of the adult
population is overweight-obese and only
35% practice physical activity regularly.
Even among children, aged between 6 and
10 years, the situation is not good, one out
of 4 does not have a normal weight, 5.7%
are obese, 18.2% overweight, and only
10% of 15-year-olds do the recommended
physical activity.
Physical activity reduces the chance of disease
Why is it good to exercise regularly?
• It helps prevent certain chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, the
• diabetes, obesity and certain cancers (colon and breast)
• Improves breathing capacity
• Enables greater body weight control with reduction of overweight and obesity
• Improves bone health
• Reduces cholesterol and blood pressure values
• Reduces symptoms of anxiety, stress and depression
• Improves sleep quality
• Strengthens muscles
The effects of physical activity, exercise and movement, on health can lead to increased
life expectancy.
What and how much physical activity to do?
The WHO estimates that 63% of adults do not engage in adequate physical activity, among

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them 20% is considered inactive. The document ‘Global Recommendations on Physical
Activity for Health’, indicates recommended levels of physical activity, distinguishing
three age groups:
• Children and young people between the ages of 5 and 17 years should engage in
activity that includes play, structured exercise and sport (predominantly aerobic),
starting gradually and increasing duration, frequency and intensity each time, up to
at least 60 minutes per day of moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity and,
as a minimum, 3 sessions per week of aerobic activity that stresses the skeletal
muscle system. Any further increase brings additional benefits.
• Adults between the ages of 18 and 64 should perform at least 150 minutes of
moderate-intensity aerobic activity per week. Aerobic activity should be performed
in sessions lasting at least 10 minutes. For additional health benefits, adults should
increase their aerobic physical activity of moderate intensity to 300 minutes per
week. In addition, major muscle groups should be strengthened twice a week.
The recommended amount of physical activity can be spread out over the day to
better include exercise in the daily routine,for example, through 5 exercise sessions
per week lasting at least 30 minutes or by
I BENEFICI
DEL CAMMINARE
MIGLIORA LA QUALITÀ DEL
SONNO E L’UMORE, RIDUCE I SINTOMI
DI ANSIA, STRESS E DEPRESSIONE
RIDUCE IL RISCHIO DI TUMORE
AL SENO E ALL’INTESTINO
RIDUCE IL GRASSO CORPOREO,
TONIFICA I MUSCOLI,
MIGLIORA L’ASPETTO
RAFFORZA LA MUSCOLATURA
E LO STATO DELLE OSSA
RIDUCE IL RISCHIO DI
DIABETE, INFARTO E ICTUS
performing at least 25 minutes of vigorousintensity
exercise 3 times a week.
• Adults over 65 should engage in at
least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity
aerobic physical activity per week. It is also
recommended to combine strengthening
exercises of major muscle groups, two or
more times a week, and activities to improve
balance and prevent falls, three or more times
a week for persons with reduced mobility.
Elderly people who cannot reach the
recommended levels, due to their health
conditions, should, however, adopt an
active lifestyle and engage in low-intensity
activity, within the limits of their abilities and
conditions.
What is moderate or intense physical activity?
Moderate-intensity activity is normally characterised by a higher energy expenditure
than at rest, usually enabling one to talk easily. The classic example is brisk walking.
Vigorous-intensity activity, on the other hand, induces higher energy expenditure.
At such intensity, it normally becomes more difficult to converse, so much so that one
can only utter a few words before catching one’s breath. An example of such a form of
physical activity is running at a slow pace (jogging).
Physical activity levels are also achievable while performing normal occupations, which
are part of daily life according to age: for younger people with movement games,
sports, recreation, school motor education, walking and cycling; for adults with active
movement, work or leisure activities, household chores or sports; for older people with
non-motorised travel, leisure activities, gardening, household chores or playing some
sports.
Depending on age, the context for physical activity may be different: school, family,
community, work or sports environment. It is important to know that ‘little is better than

What and how much physical activity to do?
5-17 years
MODERATELY-INTENSE
activity
INTENSE
activity
60
Minutes
DAILY
18 – 64 years
MODERATELY-INTENSE
activity
Any additional increase
bring further benefit
or
(or equivalent combinations of the two
3 t imes a
week
To improve muscle
tone and elasticity
INTENSE
activity
In sessions of
10 consecutive
Minutes
150
Minutes
Over 64 years
Strengthening of main muscles
at least twice a week
WEEKLY
75
Minutes
18 – 64 years
MODERATELY-INTENSE
activity
or
INTENSE
activity
(or equivalent combinations of the two
In sessions of
Minutes
10 consecutive
Balance-improving
Strengthening of main muscles
at least twice a week
150
Minutes
WEEKLY
AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE
75
Minutes
exercise at least 3 times a
week, to prevent falls
AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
Take the stairs instead
of using a lift, walk to
go shopping, park your
car far from your home
and office
Source: Ministry of Health, Higher Institute of Health, Coni, 2017

nothing’ and that therefore some health benefits can be achieved by sedentary adults
even with minimal amounts of physical activity, but one should set the goal of reaching
and perhaps exceeding the recommended levels. Those who manage to exceed them
gain additional health benefits.
The detrimental effects of hours spent in sedentary conditions are independent of the
level of physical activity done in leisure time and are also found in individuals who achieve
the suggested amount of physical activity. It is possible that people who are physically
active may at the same time be sedentary, because, for example, after a morning exercise
session, they spend much of the remaining daily time sitting (e.g. they drive to and from
work and remain seated at their desk for the entire working day).
The most risky condition is that of non-active, sedentary people. All adults should
interrupt periods of sitting or reclining conditions at least every 30 minutes with short
(2-3 minutes) walks, ‘free-body’ exercises on the spot (e.g. leg bends, also performed
simply by repeatedly getting up from a chair, or from the couch), or by periodically
alternating between sitting and standing.
Where can physical activity take place?
Walking, at a more or less brisk pace, is the easiest and most economical way of
exercising, and in many municipalities a lot of routes have been created for safe walking;
in addition, it is possible to join Walking Groups, active in many localities, which allow
people to walk together and improve socialising.
One can attend gymnastics classes, suitable for all ages, can practise one’s favourite
sport by joining sports associations, and, why not, even attend dance classes.
Going to work or running errands on foot or by bicycle is good exercise.
Sedentary people, especially the elderly or those with illnesses, can ask their general
practitioner for advice on which physical activity to take up. The Region’s active
ageing website (www.invecchiamentoattivo.fvg.it) offers numerous proposals for
physical activity, routes (‘10thousand steps’ and others) and active Walking Groups in
municipalities.
dott.ssa Gianna Zamaro
Central Director
dott.ssa Luana Sandrin
Holder of organisational position in Health Promotion
Central Directorate for Health, Social Policies and Disability
Friuli Venezia Giulia Region

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FVG IN MOVIMENTO 10thousand steps of health, main results, 2019-2023
The project can be summarised in four keywords: Sustainability, Participation, Inclusion and
Naturalness (SPIN).
The Italian translation of the acronym SPIN encompasses both the aspect of physical activity
(spin=rotation) and the idea of exploring and moving outdoors (go for a spin=go for a ride).
To date (January 2024), after the publication of three calls for proposals, 91 municipalities are
participating in the project and have activated 82 routes with a total length of 475 kilometres.

Of 82 activated routes, 69 concern individual municipalities while the remaining 13 refer to a network
of municipalities, which explains why the number of participating municipalities is higher than the
number of routes.
The project, with the implementation of the pathways admitted to the three calls for proposals, has
had a considerable impact on the territory, both at the level of the area involved, with the participation
of 42% of the Region’s municipalities, and in terms of the number of residents potentially involved
in the activities that have been and will be organised on the activated routes: more than half of
the resident population (54%), 52% of the over-65s and 56% of the under-15s will benefit from the
activities that will be carried out.
PARTICIPATING
MUNICIPALITIES
RESIDENTS* RESIDENTS OVER 65* RESIDENTS UNDER 15*
* Source: our elaboration on ISTAT data updated to 31/12/2021
The location of the routes and the related municipalities in the different geographical areas
of the region depends on the specific characteristics required in the call for proposals in order
to facilitate access. The following figure shows that only 18% of the municipalities and 17%
of the routes are located in the mountains, while the remaining 82% of the municipalities
and 83% of the routes are located in other areas: plains, hills and high plains, and coastal area.

Following the realisation of the first routes, 72 of the 82 routes were inaugurated from July 2020 to
November 2023 with the total participation of around 1820 citizens and 120 associations.
In addition, as of March 2022, two further projects were born out of the ‘mother’ project, again
with the aim of sustainably and permanently promoting movement and walking as ‘good practice’
for everyone and at all ages. In summary, these are the courses and theoretical-practical information
meetings for ‘Walking Leaders’ / Walking Group Coordinators, as well as the gymnastics courses
for people over 55. All activities took place at venues (gyms etc.) granted by the municipalities. For
walking group leaders, these were ‘theoretical-practical’ meetings, including guided walks outdoors.
Some municipalities hosted the gymnastics courses even though they had not joined the ‘10thousand
steps of health’ network, almost all of them then joined the following call for applications (deadline
28 February 2023). Both projects and initiatives will continue in the future, to meet the high demand
of participants.
The first Walking Leader course was held between March and April 2022. It consisted of four
theoretical-practical lessons over eight days, with the participation of around 500 people. The
practical part involved guided walks on the ‘10thousand steps of health’ routes in the various areas
of the region, again in cooperation with the Central Health Directorate and the Health Authorities -
Prevention Departments (ASUGI, ASFO and ASUFC) and the Municipalities. The scientific coordination
of the courses was entrusted to Prof. Stefano Lazzer, coordinator of the Master’s Degree Course
in Science and Techniques of Preventive and Adapted Motor Activities, Department of Medicine,
University of Udine.
Also in 2023, new courses and meetings were organised on these topics, again in cooperation with
health authorities and municipalities. For example in the municipalities of Pordenone, Gemona del
Friuli, Duino Aurisina and others. For these, data collection is currently in progress.
The first edition of gymnastics courses for over-55s was held in the gyms of 18 municipalities in the
region, 3 of which were not part of the routes project, and ran from October 2022 to June 2023. 650
people participated in the courses. Then, at the great demand of the participants, the second edition
was activated, from October 2023 to April 2024, involving 17 municipalities, mostly the same as the
first edition, with about 500 participants.
The past and the future of the project.
Laura Pagani
Department of Economics and Statistics
University of Udine

ACTIVE MOBILITY ADVANTAGES AND BENEFITS OF WALKING AND BIKING
Reduce traffic, noise
and pollution
Prevents accidents
ENVIRONMENTAL
HEALTH RELATED
Reduce obesity
Prevent hearth diseases
Improve sleep and mental health
Improve and increase
relationships
SOCIAL
Increase savings for families
Facilitates shopping in city centre shops
ECONOMIC
By the Central Directorate for Health, Social Policies and Disability
Friuli Venezia Giulia Region

OVARO
TRAMONTI DI
SOPRA
TRAMONTI DI
SOTTO
CLAUZETTO
MEDUNO
ANDREIS
FRISANCO
CASTELNOVO
del FRIULI
SPILIMBERGO
BUDOIA
S. QUIRINO
POLCENIGO
CORDENONS
FONTANAFREDDA
ZOPPOLA
CANEVA
Legend *
SACILE
PORDENONE
FIUME VENETO
CASARSA
Source: PromoTurismo FVG
Routes in Highlands Friuli
Routes in the Pordenone Area
Routes in Middle Friuli and Friuli Hills
Routes in the coastal area and Hinterland
Routes winding through
several municipalities
Infopoint
PromoTurismo FVG
BRUGNERA
PRATA di
PORDENONE
AZZANO DECIMO
S VITO al
.
TAGLIAMENTO
* The subdivision of the municipalities into the four territorial areas is
functional to the characteristics of the routes and their promotion

CERCIVENTO
TOLMEZZO
AMARO
VERZEGNIS
CAVAZZO
CARNICO
BORDANO
VENZONE
GEMONA del FRIULI
RESIA
VITO D’ASIO
MONTENARS
OSOPPO
ARTEGNA
RAGOGNA
PULFERO
MAJANO
TRICESIMO
S. DANIELE del
FRIULI
MORUZZO
PAGNACCO
POVOLETTO
REANA del ROJALE
S. PIETRO al
NATISONE
FAGAGNA
TAVAGNACCO
MARTIGNACCO
CIVIDALE
del FRIULI
UDINE
REMANZACCO
SEDEGLIANO
PASIAN di PRATO
BASILIANO
CAMPOFORMIDO
BUTTRIO
CODROIPO
LESTIZZA
PAVIA di UDINE
MANZANO
MORTEGLIANO
BICINICCO
BAGNARIA
ARSA
SAN GIORGIO
di NOGARO
MUZZANA
del TURGNANO
CORMONS
MEDEA
MORARO
SAN LORENZO
ISONTINO
PALMANOVA
MARIANO
VISCO S. VITO al TORRE del FRIULI FARRA
D’ISONZO
AIELLO CAMPOLONGO
del FRIULI TAPOGLIANO
RONCHI dei LEGIONARI
SAN PIER
D’ISONZO
RUDA
CERVIGNANO
TURRIACO
del FRIULI
S. CANZIAN
D’ISONZO
MONFALCONE
PALAZZOLO della
STELLA
AQUILEIA
STARANZANO
DUINO AURISINA
LATISANA
LIGNANO
SABBIADORO

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Routes in Pordenone Area
23

Primo percorso
3.5 km - 1h 45’
Secondo percorso
2 km - 1h 15’

THE RING OF ANCIENT TRADES
25
The Ring of Ancient Trades is divided into two
routes. The first one starts from the ‘Al Pical’
area (1) and runs alongside the Ledròn Stream,
crossing a mixed forest where you can see a
the ruins of two mills (2) and a blacksmiths
workshop (3). The path then climbs to the old
dairy (4), now used as Information Centre of
the Friulian Dolomites Park. From this point
the birdlife area with the aviaries of birds of
prey can be easily reached. Along the route that
leads to the Favria (5), the old blacksmith’s
workshop, you can admire two refined capitals,
while nearby, in the square of Andreis, you
can visit the Ethnographic Museum. The town
centre still preserves three historic fountains
and typical stone houses with wooden
balconies called ‘daltz’.
Along the streets, signboards display the
poems by Federico Tavan, the poet who sang
his village, Andreis, with great intensity. The
route leads to the St. Daniel Church and to
the bank of the Susaibes Stream, where there
are two old lime kilns (6-7), once used for
limestone processing. Here you can also visit
an important geosite where you can admire
the signs of the collision of the continental
plates on the rock walls. A photo signboard
indicates the presence of a mill (8) just before
the old path of the Cordata (or Crodata), with
its restored dry stone walls. Return to the
starting point, at the caravan park and picnic
area, both with easy access to the Alba Stream
and with a panoramic view of the mounts Raut
and Castello. The second route starts at the
bridge over the Alba stream. It retraces for a
good distance the ancient ‘Par Crous’ road that
connected the whole Valcellina with the upper
Friuli plain. The route, surrounded by greenery,
leads to the historic Bosplans fountain (9), dug
into the rock, where it seems that Attila himself
quenched his thirst.
In front of the fountain there is the old Bosplans
dairy (10) to witness the intense cheese
production activity of the past. Bosplans is a
hamlet of Andreis: here too you can find the
typical houses with the ‘daltz’which can be
accessed through the ‘puarta da li scjalis’,
meaning in Friulian ‘the door to the stairs’
Nearby on the banks of the Alba Stream you
can enjoy a relaxing rest in summertime. End
the route with one last stop at the warmwelcoming
Scout Base centre (11).
Route general data
5,5 Km 3 h
dirt road paved road
pet friendly
Andreis
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CENTRO SPORTIVO DI BASE
Via Capitano Monticco
Via Divisione Julia
Via Vallares
Via Pezzut
Via Dei Gelsi
Via Degli Olmi
Viale Rimembranze
Via Verdi
Via Mores di Sotto
Piazza Libertà
Via Don Bosco
Via U.
Saba
PARCO DELLE DOTE
Circuito1/Circuit1
Circuit2/Circuit2
Circuito3/Circuit3

The ‘cammina.AZZANO’ walking route
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Circuit 1 – Sports Centre, via Divisione Julia
(1250 m)
The first circuit of the route develops within the
Sports Centre, where a gravel path of 1250 m
unwinds among the trees and several sports
fields (football, softball, tennis and basketball).
This part of the route is illuminated and
equipped with benches, bins and areas
dedicated to outdoor workouts.
Circuit 2 – Town streets and squares (3500 m)
The second circuit develops along town streets
and squares, and ends in Via Umberto Saba.
It then passes through Dote Park (circuit 3) and
starts again in Via Umberto Saba, continuing
along other streets. The route comes to an end
in the Sports Centre (circuit 1).
One of the points of greatest architectural and
visual interest is Libertà Square (renovated
in 2001) with the façade of the Town Hall
overlooking the large pedestrian area with the
gardens and fountain. After Dote Park, other
interesting sites to be admired are the façade
of the Archpriest Church with its important
marble altars (second half of the 18 th century)
dedicated to St. Peter Apostle, and the
Monumental Bell Tower, project of architect
Domenico Rupolo, 100 years old in 2021, an
icon and symbol of Azzano Decimo.
Circuit 3 – Dote Park (approximately 900 m)
The third circuit starts from Via Umberto Saba,
with a first paved section, while the remaining
part is on a stabilized natural gravel pathway
2.5-3 m wide in average. The route is partially
illuminated. The circuit develops among areas
with trees, two small artificial lakes and the
Rivolo Stream. There are several shaded areas,
rest areas with benches, tables and bins.
The circuit is suitable for people with
disabilities or using a wheelchair. It is currently
approximately 900 m long and it may be
lengthened in the future with other circuits
in compliance with the park redevelopment
project. The word ‘dote’ indicates the area
behind the parish church of Azzano. The term
derives from the Latin word ‘dos - dotis’, which
indicates a territory donated to the community
that today has become a park in the centre of
the village, a natural environment dedicated to
leisure time.
Route general data
5,6 Km 1 h
dirt road
paved road
pet friendly
accessible road
night time accessibility
Azzano Decimo
www.comune.azzanodecimo.pn.it

LIVENZA
N.67DI

WALKING ROUTE IN THE HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL
AND NATURALISTIC COMPLEX OF VILLA VARDA
29
The easy walk, also possible for Nordic
walkers, starts and ends at the main gate
of the 18-hectare park of the historical and
architectonic complex of Villa Varda, along
alleys, thickets and the Livenza River. The walk
is about 2 km long, with an average travel time
of 20 minutes.
The park took on its current form in the second
half of the 19 th century, when Marco Morpurgo,
belonging to a wealthy family from Trieste,
purchased the estate and started the renovation
works of the buildings and rearrangement of
the park to turn it into an English-style park.
The romantic and picturesque atmosphere of
the place is enhanced by the presence of the
Livenza River which forms, to the North, a small
cove protected by a small island, once the dock
of vessels bound for Venice. Unfortunately, only
a few specimens of the original plants are still
present. Among these, the splendid incense
cedar (Libocedrus decurrens), an important
species due to its rarity and dimensions,
which is found in the Villa’s frontyard. Native to
Oregon and California, this plant was brought
to Europa only in 1853 and is one of the oldest
specimen in Italy. Among the original plants
are also the Japanese pagoda trees (Sophora
japonica), on the parterre of the river shore,
brought to Europe in 1747 and to the Veneto
Region in 1812; various Chinese photinias
(Photinia serrulata), a rarity in 19 th -century
gardens, a species brought to Europe only
in 1802 and to the Veneto Region in 1842;
remarkable specimens of the Eastern red
cedars (Juniperus virginiana) and the Bhutan
pines (Pinus wallichiana).
Along the route, some buildings of remarkable
architectural value can be admired: the Manor
(1) with the older central body and 19 th -century
wings; the Cantinon or Canevon (2) dating back
to the beginning of the 19 th century with its
rose garden (3); the courtyard and stables (4);
the bridge with pagoda (5), a chinoiserie bridge
dating back to the end of the 19 th century and
reconstructed on the basis of old photos of the
period; the Oratory (6) built in 1670, renovated
by architect
D. Rupolo and frescoed by T. Donadon in neo-
Gothic style at the beginning of the 20 th century;
the icehouse (7) with its tower; the mausoleum
(8) with the burial chamber of the Morpurgo
family, owner of the Villa until 1943; and the
orangery (9).
For more information visit: www.villavarda.it
Route general data
2,0 Km 20’
dirt road
Brugnera
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Via Casale
a Stradon
SP29
SP31
Via Pedemontana Occidentale
Via Friuli
Via Friuli
Via dei Boschi
Via dei Maschi
Via Anzolet
Via Lunga
Via Casale
Via Cefalonia
Via Lunga
Via Cial de Gaia
Via Cial de Gaia
Via Giuseppe Verdi
eta
Via Cal Mattia
Via Lunga
Via Casale
Via Antonio Cardazzo
Via Anzolet
al de Gaia
V ia Ci
Via Roma
Via Antonio Cardazzo
ei Colli
Via Bianco
Via dei Pozzi
Via Roma
Via Conditta
Via Julia
Via dei Pozzi
Budoia
Via Conditta
SP31
ia Cialata
Via Panizzut
Via Julia
Via Agostino Stefani
Via Giuseppe Verdi
Dorsale Colle S.Lucia
Via Cialata
Via Capitan Maso
Via Pordenone
Via Julia
SP31
Bus de
le Anguane
Via Pordenone
Via della Liberazione
Via Viola
Via Besa Fort
Via Giovanni Battista Soldà
Via Polcenigo
Santa Lucia
Via Lachin
Via Villa
Via Cial de Villa
Viale della Stazione
Via Doneal
Budoia
CP

THE ‘AROUND AND ABOUT BUDOIA’ ROUTE
Via San Martin
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The circular route, with a total length of
3,300 m, is suitable for anyone, even families
with children, and takes you for a visit through
a part of the territory immersed in the peaceful
countryside at the borders of the village. It
starts at the centre of Budoia and unwinds
Via San Martin
along the wood that covers the nearby hills and
the magnificent surroundings. The route, which
is accessible all year round, is mostly flat, with
only slight differences in height.
The circuit starts and ends in the square in
front of the town hall, in the centre of Budoia,
the capital of the municipality. From the
square, pass the town hall and the school, and
head towards the library. Through a small path,
you will reach the border of the wood, near the
starting point of the well-known Gor nature
trail. The first stretch of the route develops at
the foot of the hills of the Santa Lucia hamlet
(to the north), along a cycle-pedestrian path.
It then continues downhill until it reaches Via
Doneal and then runs, for a short distance,
Via Cial d'Avian
Via della Braida
along the area closest to the countryside of
Budoia.
Along this stretch, the passage is closed to
cars, and it is therefore possible to enjoy a
quiet and relaxing environment. With a little
luck, in the early hours of the day or towards
sunset, it is also possible to spot some roe
deer. From this area, you can admire, to the
north, the peaks of Mount Cavallo, peeking out
to the right of Mount Sauc, and, on your right,
your eye can sweep towards the plain below.
Arriving at the crossing close to the artisan
area, the route climbs up to the left towards
the centre of the village, while still remaining
on the cycle-pedestrian path for about 1 km.
Once you reach a small roundabout, keep left
and cross the residential area until you reach
the cycle-pedestrian path of Via Cialata,
already covered at the beginning of the walk.
From here you can reach the starting point in a
few minutes, thus closing the route.
Via Cial del Zuc
Z.I. Budoia
Via Sampariva
Via Primo Maggio
Route general data
SP31
3,3 Km 1 h
dirt road paved road
Via P
pet friendly
accessible road
Budoia
www.comune.budoia.pn.it

d i nano
V
Via Castello
C ord ignanoCor g
Sentiero del P
Lama Nicoi
Treviso
Caneva
Veneto
Friuli Venezia Giulia
Variante Valbon a
Valusiera
Sentiero della Madonna dei Scalin
Val della Pindia
ro degli alpini
Rio Fontane
Via Dietro Castello
Via Cansiglio
Via Dietro Castello
Sentiero dei morti
Via Cansiglio
Via Pasubio
Via Monte Nero
Col de
Fer Ovest
C aneva
Castello
di Caneva
Località Pian
de Salere
Via Castello
aidel
Pedemonte
Valmadonna
Vallegher
Lastrelle
Via Tamb ru z
Via Faidel
Veneto
Treviso
Co rdignano
Friuli Venezia G
Caneva
iulia
Via San Paolo
Via Borgo Fontana
Piaj dal
Cin
Via Borgo Fontana
Via Monte Grappa
Via dei Figherat
Via delle Cave
Via Dario Chiaradia
Via Pede montana
Via Cesare Battisti
Via Vitt
Via Valbona
Via del Carmine
Stevenà
Via Ippolito Nievo
Via Ventiquattro Maggio
Via Pedemontana
Via Valbona
Condotta forzata ENEL
SP29
Via Pr
V
ia Sereno Zat
imo Maggio
Via Giuseppe Antonini
Via Trento
Civitella
Via Sereno Zat
Via Trento
Via Guglielmo Marconi
ia Vallegher
SP61
Via Ta m bruz
Caneva
Via Trieste
Via Domenico Rupolo
Via Giuseppe Garibaldi
Via Trieste
Via Roma
Via Perina
Via Roma
Via Corner
Via
Via John Fitzgerald K ennedy
Via Lovere
Via Filippo Tu rati
Via Piccolin
Via F
SP29
ilippo Turati
Via Fo

Via Venticinque Aprile
SP15
Via Montello
Via Carso
Via Redipug
lia
Col de
San Martin
180 m
THE ROUTE OF THE RED LANDS
33
Col de
Fer Est
Via Col de Fer
the entrance to one of the numerous SP29 quarries
Via Pradego
Torrente Fontanagal
Rio Fiaschetti
Via Pradego
Via Canevon
Via Col d
i Lana
Via Col di Lan a
Via generale Antonio Cantore
Via Col de Fer
Via Isonzo
The route winds through the reliefs that
overlook the Stevenà area, in an evocative and
wild natural landscape. For the most part, it
follows paths and mule tracks, and only for a
short distance two secondary roads of Caneva.
It is suitable for non-expert hikers as it has
a length of about 8 km and almost 400 m of
positive altitude difference. It can be travelled
all year round even if the weather can be very
hot in summer. Lug sole shoes and good water
supplies are recommended.
The route starts just upstream from the square Fiaschetti
of Caneva (where you can admire the centuryold
lime tree) near a historic fountain. Take Via
Tambruz and follow it for about 1 km until you
reach the mouth of the Bocca de Val, next to
Via Luigi Cadorna
Via Arman do Diaz
Via Col di Lana
Via Piero Gobetti
Via Isonzo
Via Luigi Cadorna
in the area of Caneva. It is right here in this
strip of foothills that there is a precious ‘vein’
of pure calcium carbonate, locally known
as ‘Marmorino’, listed among the geosites
of Friuli Venezia Giulia. From here, take a
mule track that climbs towards the Castle of
Caneva, located at the top of the Col de Fer,
in a particularly strategic position, where the
remains of the ancient walls and splendid
bell tower with the church of St. Lucy are still
present today. Halfway up the slope, pass
a quarry amphitheatre and deviate into the
valley, then continue on the opposite side up
to the hamlet known as the Red Land, ‘Terra
Rio Fiaschetti
Rio Silliga
rossa’, due to red-brown colour of the ground
and rocks (1.8 km from the start). The whole
route is characterized with typical thermophilic
vegetation: mainly Black Hornbeam, Manna
Ash and Field Maple with a notable presence of
Holly. The aridity, besides being related to the
mild winter temperatures, is also, and above
all, edaphic. The entire route is characterized
by a deeply karst environment with stones
with odd and fascinating shapes, ‘machined’
by millennia of corrosion! The path continues
uphill with steep and relatively bumpy sections
along a mule track, among ancient terraces
now invaded by vegetation. Stretches of arid
meadows make the route varied and wild.
When you arrive on a forest track (2.5 km from
the start), follow its gentle ups and downs
(maximum altitude 400 m a.s.l.) until you arrive
to Pian Salere (4.5 km from the start).
From here, along the ancient path of ‘Madonna
degli Scalini’, climbing up from Stevenà to the
hamlet of Lamar and to Cansiglio, you descend
to the ‘Madonnina’ and end up at the foothill
road (5.5 km from the start). The route is
moderately steep, but splendid and suggestive.
Continue along the paved road for about 1 km
(6.5 km from the start), then detour to a dirt
road which winds through fields and stretches
of woods until it returns to Via Tambruz and the
route starting point.
Via Livenza
Torrente Fontan
Via Fabio F
Vi
Via Silliga
Via Canevon
Rio Chiaradia
Rio Silliga
Sacile
Strada Canevon
ntanaz
Route general data
Via Canevon
8 Km 2,5 h
dirt road paved road
pet friendly
Caneva
www.comune.caneva.pn.it

ssutt
gi
Via Aviotte
ndici Febbraio
Via Piave
SP1
Via Guidalb
Fiume Ses
Vial
ora i
Via Molino Casarsa
Via Vittorio Veneto
Località Molino Casarsa
Via Ferrovia
Via Stazione
Casarsa
Via Molino
Via del Carabiniere
Via Stazione
Viale Rimembranza Casarsa
Via del Fante
Via Molino
Via Plebiscito
Via del Geniere
Viale Rimembranza Casarsa
Via dell'Aviere
Via dell'Artigliere
Fiume Sestian
Via Plebiscito
V ia Primo Ma g o
SP1
Via Plebiscito
Via Caravaggio
Via Albe
Via del Boschetto
Via Zara
Via PlebiscitoVia Plebiscito
Via Capitello
Via Bainsizza
Via Michelangelo Buonarroti
Via Andrea Mantegna
Via Monte Grappa San Giovanni
Via Paolo Zuccheri
Via Versutta
Via Paolo Zuccheri
Via monsignor Francesco Franchi
Fiume Sestian
Via Sile
Via Isonzo
San Giovanni
di Casarsa
Via Versutta
Via Villa
Via della Statua
Via Runcis
San Giovanni
di Casarsa
Via Versutta
Via Versutta
Via Pietro Zorutti
Via Monte Santo
Via di Sotto
Via Pietr
Via Sabotino
Vicolo dei Salici
SP1
Via Villa
Via Aviotte
Via Pietro Zorutti
Via Runcis
Via C

THE ‘SIGN OF A THING’ WALKING ROUTE
35
rati
Via Presis
The route starts in Via Vittorio Veneto, next to
the Piccolo Principe nonprofit organisation
and the Noce foster home, and heads towards
the railway station. From here, it enters the
underground passage and reaches Via del
Fante on the other side of the railway station
and then turns left towards the old sports
ground. Follow the route along the ring of the
green area (1) and return to Via del Fante, near
the bridge on the Mussa artificial channel.
Cross the bridge and continue on the left bank
of the artificial channel. After approximately
one hundred metres, you will reach a bridge
leading to the park of the municipality Sports
Centre (2), with a 1 km ring equipped for
outdoor workouts. Once the ring (with a fresh
water fountain near Piazzale Bernini) has been
completed, continue following the right bank of
the artificial channel until you reach and cross
another small bridge (3), which will lead you
to Via Monte Grappa. Next, keep right on the
pavement leading towards the square of San
Giovanni, which you will encounter after having
crossed the artificial channel again near an old
diary.
Via Monte Grappa San Gi
From here, passing behind the church (4), you
will arrive in Piazza della Vittoria, where you
can find a fresh drinking water fountain.
After a rest below the suggestive ‘loggia’ (5),
cross the Provincial Road (SP1) of Val d’Arzino
and continue on Via Runchis. After a while
you will pass the small St. Urban Church (6)
and finally, on your left, you will reach the
Cjasaluna nonprofit residence, where you can
find another fresh drinking water fountain.
To return to the starting point, follow the same
route or follow the other ring (not marked on
the map). Go back to Piazza della Vittoria, turn
left and walk down Via Plebiscito up to the
bend where it meets Viale Rimembranza. From
here, take the dirt road that passes along the
old cemetery (7) and the ancient Casarsa mill,
until you reach the starting point.
o Zoru ti
Route general data
3,9 Km 1 h
dirt road paved road
accessible road
Casarsa della Delizia
www.comune.casarsadelladelizia.pn.it

THE PATH OF THE PRIEST
37
The “Path of the Priest”, a short circular route
of about 6 km, with a pattern that alternates flat
stretches with gradients of up to 10%, develops
mainly along a wide forest dirt road and partly
along a paved road at the intersections with
some hamlets of the municipality. Due to these
characteristics, the route is suitable for anyone
who loves walking among nature, be it adults,
children, elderly, walking groups or Nordic
walking practitioners. The route guarantees
relaxation and well-being in safe conditions.
The starting point is from the parking lot of the
Vigna hamlet (1). After leaving the last houses,
head north and take the forest road (2). The path
winds along the hills, immersed in the woods of
Castelnovo, in an environment rich in vegetation
among which acacia trees, hornbeams and
hazelnut trees which offer a pleasant shade and
cool spot during hot summer days.
Halfway along the road, take a short detour
to the lookout over the “Puntic” (3), a small
and ancient stone bridge, where you can enjoy
splendid view of the white rock gorges of the
Cosa stream (4). In the past, for centuries, this
bridge was crossed by devotees and pilgrims
who came from all over the world to reach Saint
Peter’s Parish Church.
Resuming the journey, leave the hamlet of
Molevana behind and continue until you arrive
at the hamlet of Belus. From here, cross a
cobbled road which leads you to Mocenigo and
then Ceschies. Then, take the forest road again
and return to Vigna.
Shortly after arrival, take some time to visit the
ancient “Borc” (5). This is a worthy stop where
you can visit the church of Saint Nicolò and
what remains of the bell tower and walls clearly
visible below, once both part of the ancient
castle.
From the plain, the church clearly stands out
thanks to its white walls and predominant
position on the hill. A wonderful panorama,
ranging from east to west, can be enjoyed from
the churchyard.
Route general data
5,8 Km 1,5 h
dirt road paved road
pet friendly
Castelnovo del Friuli
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V
V
i
Costa delle
Calzine
Zuaniers
a Omenars
ia
Omenars
Planch del
Lat
Lo
Località Mont
Corona
Località Corona
Via Pradis di Sopra
Corona
Clauzetto
Vito d'Asio
Località Corona
Via Monte Asio
Monte Torchia
Via Pradis di Sopra
Via Pradis di Sotto
SP55
Via del Sole
Via Monte Asio
Via Luigi Blarasin
Via da Las Pieres
Clauzetto
Via Anduins
Dominisia
Località Dominisia
SP22
Via della Val Cosa
Via d ella Val Cosa
Via Tonis
Rio Molino
Via Gio Maria Fabric o
Via Triviat
Triviat
V ia Villa Dote
Via Triviat
Via della Frana
SP22
SP22
Via Jacopo Ortis
Via Zancans
Via Tavella
Via Suvignas
Via Maggior Ciconi
Vito d'Asio
Via Ortal
Via Bolzon
SP22
Via Anduins
sa
Via della Val Cosa
Crepes
Clauzetto
Cedolins
Via delle Croci
Vito d
Via delle Croci
'Asio
Pernins
Via delle Croci
Via dell a Val Cosa
Via della Val
Cosa
SP22
V
ia della Va l Cosa
Via Bulian
Rutupiert
Rio Cretta
Via delle Croci
Mach 3
Chialgia
Arcoiaz
Arcoiaz
Col Cesar
418 m
Via Bulian
Bulian
Rio delle fontane
Torrente Pontaiba
Arcoiaz

Via
SAINT MARTIN’S ROUTE
39
calità Mont
Rio Barquet
The route starts from Clauzetto, near St.
James’s Church, and arrives in Vito d’Asio. Due
to its wonderful position, Clauzetto is also
called ‘The Balcony of Friuli’. On a clear day, you
can see the plain, crossed by the majestic bed
Gleries
of the Tagliamento River, the Adriatic Sea and,
to the west, the outlines of the Euganean Hills.
St. James’s Church (1), built between the 13 th
Sorgente
solforosa
and 14th centuries, S is a pilgrimage destination
where people come to worship the relic with
the Blood of Jesus: authenticated in 1755 by
the Patriarch of Venice, in 1773 Pope Clement
XIV granted plenary indulgence to pilgrims.
Currently the indulgence rite takes place on
Ascension day and is called ‘Perdon Grande’,
the great forgiveness.
After about 500 metres, the route crosses a
large stony ground (2) which was affected by
a disastrous landslide in 1914. The landslide
broke off from Mount Corona and swept away
the road between Clauzetto and Vito d’Asio,
along with 26 buildings. Halfway along the
route, you will find St. Martin’s Church (3), a
rural church dated 1500. At the back of the
church there are traces of a building dating
back to the 10 th century and an external
cemetery area used up to the early 16 th century.
The stone altar inside the church, by Pilacorte,
was made in 1528 and is the first of its kind in
Via Gl erias
Via Bolzon
Via
Monte Grappa
Via Glerias
Via Anduins
Via Antonio Marin
Via Roma
Via
Friuli. The route arrival point is in Vito d’Asio at
St. Michael the Archangel Church (4). Building
traces of the church date back to the mid-1400 s .
The church is located on the top of a hill and it
is embellished with many works of art. The old
church library is preserved in the presbytery.
Vito d’Asio was the hometown of Jacopo Ortis,
immortalized in the famous novel, ‘The Last
Letters of Jacopo Ortis’, by Ugo Foscolo.
The route is immersed in a wooded nature rich
in hornbeams, hazels, acacias and conifers,
and offers a relaxing climate that is always airy
and little exposed to direct sunlight.
For about 1 km, it alternates short uphill and
downhill sections with flat sections. After the
rural church, you will find a track, with the
bottom section partly in stone and partly in
beaten earth, delimited by the typical drystone
walls.
The route can also be completed in a loop by
choosing whether to return along the provincial
road SP22, along the old path that starts from
via Zancans and climbs up to the inhabited area
of Triviat or by going up to the area of Mount
Vit, passing near the Monument to the soldiers
of the Alpine Army Corps (5), continuing to
the area of Zuaniers and then descending to
Clauzetto (7.65 km).
Casiacco
Via Boters
Route general data
4,25 Km 45’
dirt road paved road
pet friendly
Clauzetto e Vito d’Asio
www.comune.clauzetto.pn.it - www.comune.vitodasio.pn.it

Circuit n. 1 - 3,000 m
Circuit n. 2 - 6,200 m
Circuit n. 3 - 1,865 m

THE ‘CAMMINA.FIUME VENETO – BOSCO MARZINS’
WALKING ROUTE
41
Circuit no. 1 – Marzinis-Marzinatta (3,000 m)
The circuit starts from ‘Marzinis Village’
(1) and develops along the dirt road of Via
Marzinatta, which divides the municipal
territory from Zoppola. Along the 3,000 metre
path (5,000 steps), off-route you can visit the
‘Marzinis Wood’ (2), a lowland wood of common
hornbeams and common oaks, and the
floodplain wood with white willows and black
poplars that surrounds the spring-fed pond
(3). Continue the walk along the country road
and end it with a visit to St. Jerome Church (4),
built in the 15 th century.
Here it is possible to quench your thirst and
take a rest in the shade of the lime trees.
Circuit no. 2 – Pescincanna-Marzinis (6,200 m)
The circuit, 6,200 metres long (10,000 steps),
starts from the centre of Pescincanna hamlet
and develops along the cycle-pedestrian road
of Via Battini (illuminated). After crossing the
regional road (the ‘Piera’ locality, where you can
find a historic milestone (5) probably dating
back to the Roman Age), continue along Via
Conti Panciera (partially illuminated). Once you
have reached the ‘Marzinis Village’, continue
along the dirt road of Via Marzinatta, which
divides the municipal territory from Zoppola.
Here, off the track, you can visit the ‘Marzinis
Wood’, thus reaching the village of Pescincanna
and Via Francesco Petrarca along the Fiume
River. After crossing the regional road, you
reach the end of the circuit walking along
the cycle-pedestrian path of Via Formentini
(illuminated).
Circuit no. 3 - Starting point: Rivatte di Bannia
(1,850 m)
From the centre of the village, you can reach
the starting point of the circuits by walking
along the paved road of Via Risorgimento and
Via Conti Panciera, both with little traffic. These
will lead you to ‘Il Borgo’ through a long avenue
shaded, in summer, by lime trees thus walking
for 1,865 metres. Midway along the avenue you
can rest on the ‘red bench’ (6) dedicated to
women victims of violence.
Route general data
8 Km 2,5 h
dirt road
paved road
pet friendly
accessible road
night time accessibility
Fiume Veneto
www.comune.fiumeveneto.pn.it

V
Via Valdesta
li
Via
Bivacco
col Maior
Borgo Pitagora
Piel
505 m
SP63
Località Piel
Via Piel
Navarons
Borgo Pitagora
SR552
Fiume Meduna
ella
za
Via Piel
Via Valle
Via Piel
Casasola
Via Bruoili
Via Navarons
Borgo Pitago
ia Tezza
SP63
Via Frisanco
Meduno
V
ia Frisanco
Meduno
Torrente Muie
Frisanco
B
Costa Navarona
tali
Via dali Saiti
Forcella
Via Roma
Via Valdestali
Frisanco
Via Titon
Ciucul
Colmazzan
515 m
Strada Comunale Forcella
Rugo di Colmazzan
Rugo Mizza
Strada
Valdestali
Cavasso Nuovo
Comunale Valdestali
Li
Strada Comunale Valdestali
Coltaront
590 m
Fra Zucchel
603 m
illi
Via Gr

l
Loc
Borgo del
Bianco
‘WALKING AROUND THE ANCIENT HAMLETS’ ROUTE
43
ra
orgo Preplans
a ità Vescovi
The route begins in front of the Frisanco Town
Hall (500 m altitude) and unwinds for just over
5 km on a paved road. From the town hall, the
route climbs up, offering an excellent view on
the left of Frisanco, Casasola and further to
the west of Poffabro, one of the most beautiful
hamlets in Italy. At the end of the climb,
a straight road leads into the fine natural
environment that will accompany you along the
entire route. Thick and luxuriant, in fact, is the
broadleaved wood including ash, hornbeam,
chestnut and beech trees. The road continues
and arrives at the Church of the ‘Beata Vergine
Addolorata’ (1), better known as ‘Madonna
della Stangjada’ (altitude 596 m – to this point
1.9 km) which is in an elevated position with
respect to the roadway.
The sacred building, built in the years from
1861 to 1863 on the remains of a pre-existing
church, is the object of devotion by the faithful.
‘Stangjada’ derives from the word ‘stangja’,
which, in Italian is ‘stanga’, meaning pole, an
evident reference to fences and, consequently,
to past pastoral and mountain farming
activities.
Le Cueste
Rio Bianco
Fiume Meduna
Frisanco
Via Tonis
The road loses altitude and reaches the Val
de Stali hamlet (2) (altitude 560 m – to this
point 3.6 km). The toponym Val de Stali recalls
the presence of stables, now converted
into homes. From this site you can see, the
impressive plain and the vast area of the
Magredi (grassland) furrowed by the gravels
that are carried downstream by the water. On
clear days, the gaze sweeps from the Gulf of
Trieste to the Adriatic coast with the horizon
interrupted by the lagoons of Marano and
Grado. On the left, the rugged mountains of Val
Tramontina remind us that they are part of the
Carnic Prealps.
After passing the Val de Stali (with an excellent
view of Meduno and its mountains) the roadway
descends with a series of steep hairpin bends
until it arrives at Forcella (3) (altitude 415
m – to this point 5.36 km), a hamlet with rundown
cottages witnessing the abandonment
of the mountain. However, over the years,
these isolated places have attracted those
wanting to reconnect with their origins, hence
the comforting presence of renovated houses,
mown lawns and cultivated gardens here and
there.
Route general data
5,36 Km 60’/90’ h
dirt road paved road
pet friendly
accessible road
Frisanco
www.comune.frisanco.pn.it

THE “SUN LOOP” ROUTE
45
The urban “Sun Loop” route develops for 3.6
km along a circular track that starts and ends
in Piazzale San Luca (1). Walk along the cyclepedestrian
path in Via Cavour and then turn into
Via Buonarroti.
From here, turn left into Via Nievo, and
proceed until you reach the playground area,
equipped with benches for a relaxing moment.
Continue straight ahead for 100 meters along
a dirt road. Cross Viale dei Fiori at the urban
vegetable gardens, and continue left along the
footpath until you reach the headquarters of
the Pordenone section of UILDM, the Italian
national association for people with muscular
dystrophies.
Turn right into Via Marte and then right again
into Via Anello del Sole, which passes in front
of the municipal kindergarten, until you reach
the entrance to the Rodari urban park (2): an
equipped area and green lung which extends for
over 25,000 m 2 . After walking for approximately
100 m, on a stretch of the route characterised
by a pressed gravel paving, entrance is made to
the heart of the urban park, with an inclusive
playground. Inside the large green area you will
find rest areas, drinking water taps, benches,
and a wide variety of trees and shrubs. Continue
once again towards Via Anello del Sole, which
passes in front of the municipal building known
as “la Risorgiva” (3), flanking the council houses
all the way up to the pedestrian crossing. Cross
the road and enter another rest area (a small,
shady green area provided with benches), until
you reach Viale Europa Unita.
The route continues to the left up to the modern
parish church of the Most Holy Redeemer (4).
Once again turn left into Viale dello Sport, and
proceed until you reach the “Sports citadel” (5)
and continue to the municipal swimming pool.
From here you will reach Piazzale San Luca, the
arrival point of the route.
Route general data
3,6 Km 1 h 10’
dirt road
paved road
pet friendly
accessible road
night time accessibility
Fontanafredda
www.comune.fontanafredda.pn.it

GOOD MORNING VALMEDUNA!
47
‘Good morning ValMeduna!’ is a ring of about 5
km, with a 50 m difference in height.
It runs along a very scenic stretch of the
Meduna River, very close to a natural bathing
pond, and offers a suggestive view of the valley
and peaks of the Friulian Dolomites Natural
Park.
The route starts at Piazza della Chiesa, the
parish church (1) square formerly used as a
cattle market. The church is full of precious
works of art such as Pilacorte’s holy water
stoup and the altarpiece by G.B. Piazzetta.
Leaving the square behind, head towards Via
Magnani, skirting an 18 th century residence.
Continue along the ‘countess’ wall’ (2), a stone
wall that delimits the noble property. Look
up to discover an astonishing view of Mount
Raut (2025 m a.s.l.), outpost of the Dolomites
in the Carnic Prealps and part of the Regional
National Park of the Friulian Dolomites. Walk
along a short stretch of Via Taviela until you
freach a dirt road, that once led to a ford of
the Meduna River, running along the edge of
the alluvial terrace. The road separates an
anthropised agricultural landscape from one
that safeguards and preserves its biodiversity.
It’s a chest full of life and treasures.
The gentle burble of water, the scents and
colours of the vegetation will accompany you
through this stretch of the route.
Fossil dunes border the other bank of the river:
these represent a fossil site with a rich array
of marine species. Recently two cetacean
specimens similar to the dolphins, as we know
them today, and a crab dating back to twenty
million years ago, were discovered. The walk
continues through a stretch of grassland with
rare and colourful flowers, such as orchids.
On your way back, you will most probably see
the colourful sails of the paragliders and hang
gliders that take off from Mount Valinis, a relief
known throughout Europe for its favourable
characteristics for freeflying.
The route then passes by the schools and town
hall. These buildings were built on the ancient
garden of Colossis Palace (3), a priceless 16 th
century building that can only be visited from
the outside.
This palace was built when the castle of
Meduno (4), located on the opposite hill of St.
Martin, was abandoned. From Colossis Palace,
to return to the starting point of the route, take
the medieval road that once connected the
noble buildings with the church.
Route general data
5 Km 1 h
dirt road paved road
pet friendly
Meduno
www.comune.meduno.pn.it

Piazza
Plebiscito
Sorgenti della
Santissima
Palù di Livenza
Biotopo Palù
di Livenza

THE ROUTE OF THE SPRINGS
49
The route winds its way through the area of the
Santissima springs, up towards the foothills
of Coltura and then on to the historic centre
of Polcenigo. It starts from the car park near
the Sanctuary of the Holy Trinity (1), continues
along the stretch of paved road to the ‘Madonna
degli Occhi’ capital (2) dedicated to Our Lady
of Eyes erected on a spring with properties
considered to be curative, and continues up to
the springs of the Livenza River (3). The springs,
together with the ‘Palù di Livenza’ biotope (4),
are areas of high environmental value and
wetlands that are still well maintained.
The tour continues with a small detour to the
left, skirting the Livenza River in a loop route
as far as the wooden bridge in front of the
Sanctuary of the Holy Trinity, and leaving the
area of the UNESCO pile-dwelling site ‘Palù di
Livenza’ (5) on the right. Continue along via S.
Francesco until you come to St. Francis’ Church
(6). Cross the foothill road and continue up a
steep uphill until you come to a clear deviation
on the right, on a track that is no longer paved.
The dirt track ends in via St. Michele where,
crossing the centre of Coltura, you arrive at
the Gorgazzo Stream, leading to the capital
of the Immaculate Conception (7). Turn left on
the footpath to reach the Gorgazzo spring (8),
‘a portion of liquid sky with turquoise waters’.
Return to the paved road and continue towards
the square of Polcenigo, crossing the foothill
road again. Continuing along Via Polcenigo,
you arrive at the capital dedicated to Our Lady
(9), at the intersection with Via Col Belit. Just
before the centre, you can see the deviation
that leads to Budoia along the suggestive
nature trail of the ‘Gor’ (10).
At this point you arrive in the historic centre
of Polcenigo (11), a municipality included in
the list of the ‘most beautiful villages in Italy’,
where you can admire the Convent of St. James
(12), the Church of All Saints (13) and the
Castle (14). Continue along the pedestrian road
that runs along the Gorgazzo Stream until you
reach the Bridge of the Alpini. Here you have
two options. The first is to continue along the
historic route, turning right on the Bridge of the
Alpini and walking left along Via San Rocco,
until you reach St. Rocco’s Church (15), then
continue towards Longone until you reach the
Livenza Bridge. The second option is the nature
trail, which crosses the stream ‘Rui de Brosa’
by means of the footbridge, allowing you to
walk along the left bank of the Gorgazzo River,
sheltered by the tree canopy that continues
to the foot of the San Floriano hill. From here,
turn right onto the Gorgazzo Bridge to rejoin
the paved road; on the left is the capital of the
Piety (16). Next, cross the Livenza village and
continue until you return to the starting point.
Route general data
7,5 Km 2,5 h
dirt road paved road
pet friendly
accessible road
Polcenigo
www.comune.polcenigo.pn.it

C
B
A

THE ‘DISCOVERING PORDENONE BETWEEN LAND
AND WATER’ ROUTE
51
The route develops in a ring starting from the
Adam and Eve Bridge (1), and offers 3 options:
the ‘Path of Female Workers’ (A), available from
2022, the embankment of the Noncello River
(B) and Via Riviera del Pordenone (C). These
three options are three parallel routes that
connect the river to Viale Martelli.
Through Viale Dante, entering Galvani Park (2),
you can visit the MIRA, an itinerary museum
of the ancient rose and the PAFF!, Palazzo
Arte Fumetto Friuli, the Friulian art and
comics palace for comics exhibitions. Once
you reach Via del Maglio, you will encounter
Seminary Park (3). Cross the park and exit at
Torre, near Villa Romana, where you can visit
the Archaeological Museum (4) and Castle
Park (5). From here, continue north and enter
Via Piave, which leads to St. Valentine Park
(6), structured as an ‘accessible and inclusive
park’. Once you exit Galvani Park, it is possible
to shorten the route to reach St. Valentine Park,
by taking the road adjacent to Lake Tomadini
(7) which will lead you north to the Park of St.
Charles Lakes (8). At this point, cross Via San
Valentino and enter St. Valentine Park.
From St. Valentine Park, continue north on Via
Interna, Via Colvera and, crossing the Sacro
Cuore Square, on Via San Quirino. By taking
the cycle-pedestrian passage that leads to
Viale Rotto, reach the Civil Hospital. Cross Via
Montereale and continue along Viale Divisione
Modotti until you reach the Immaculate
Conception Park (9). This park connects with
Via Ungaresca, and reaches the Gallini cyclepedestrian
path. Take a short walk through
Cimolai Park (10), a reference point for families
and runners, made in the style of English
landscape parks.
Crossing Viale Grigoletti from Via Rosario,
reach the park in Via Casarsa, which leads
to Via Maggiore. The Rorai Lakes Park (11),
dedicated to the martyrs of the foibes, can be
reached through a cycle-pedestrian passage,
embellished with a beautiful mural. Once you
have crossed the park, exit in Via Cotonificio
and continue in Via Tessitura until you arrive
in Via Cappuccini. Walking along Via Burida,
you will reach the Pordenone side of Burida
Lake (12). Next, take Via Sabbioni and return
to Via Cappuccini. At the end of Via Cappuccini,
having crossed the road, keep slightly to the left
to enter Querini Park (13). Take a walk through
the park and exit in ‘the Bronx’ direction, the
business district designed by architect Gino
Valle. To finish, return to the IV November Park
(14), walk through it and, continuing along Via
Codafora, close the ring route at the Adam and
Eve Bridge.
As an alternative, after Burrida Lake, it is
possible to return to the Adam and Eve Bridge
by crossing the path in Reghena Park (15),
available from 2022.
Route general data
13,5 Km 2 h 15’
dirt road
paved road
pet friendly
accessible road
night time accessibility
Pordenone
www.comune.pordenone.it

MEDUNA
F
CASE FORNACE
O
R
N
A
C
I
CANALE
BUIDOR
PRATA DI
S. SIMONE
SOPRA
VIA S. SIMONE
SCUOLA
FIUME
MEDUNA
VISINALE DI
SOPRA
S.P. N.35 OPITERGINA
VIA DE CARLI
CASA PICCININ
CASA
MORO
C. GASPAROTTO
(RUDERE)
VIA PORCIA
S.P. N.35 OPITERGINA
CASE
PICCININ
CILE
CE
CALLE NUOVA
CAMPAGNOLE
CASA SILVESTRINI
S.P. N.15
VIA G. PUCCINI
VIA E. FERMI
VIA GABBANA
VIA
P.
C. PIVETTA
MASCAGNI
VIA IV NOVEMBRE
VIA U. FOSCOLO
VIA C. BATTISTI
VIA MANIN
VIA OPITERGINA
P.
K.5
VIA XX SETTEMBRE
VIA MARTIRI DELLA LIBERTÀ
LIBERTÀ
VIA ROMA VIA ROMA
VIA FLOREFFE
PRATA DI PORDENONE
VIA GERE
(PRATA DI SOTTO)
VIA M. BUONAROTTI
VIA
BORGO
PASSO
VIA GERE
BORGO
PASSO
K.1
VIA SAN GIOVANNI
S. GIOVANNI
VIA PUJA
K.6
FIUME
PERESSINE
I
CASON
A. DURANTE
C. TREVISAN
VIA BATTISTINE
VIA
S. ANTONIO
BOARIA CORTIVI
C. CASTELAT
I L C
A S T
E L A T
VIA A. VOLTA
VIA
VIA PUJA
FRATTE
P O R D E
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route 1
route 2
P
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C. BORTOLIN
VIA
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route 3
VIA REGANAZZI
L E V A L L E T T E D E L P R E T E
CASA DIANA
ZZI
VIA NOGHERATE
C. CENTAZZO
PERESSINE

ROUTE BETWEEN THE MEDIEVAL CHURCHES
53
Route 1 – Sports facilities (about 3km long)
The starting point (1) is located in the sports
facilities’ car park in Via A. Volta (Sports Hall/
Stadium).
The route runs along Via A. Volta, continues
to the right into Via Puja (S.R. 35 Pordenone-
Oderzo), turns right into Via C. Battisti and
continues along Via D. Manin, where you can
visit the Mining Museum (2).
The museum collects evidence of the life of
Friulian emigrants who worked in coalmines
abroad, especially in Belgium, through a
detailed reconstruction of a mine tunnel,
tools, photographs and documents. Turn left
to enter Via San Giovanni, where the Church of
Saint John of the Knights (3) and the “Orto dei
simplici”, with Saint John’s rose garden (4), are
located.
Route 2 – The Church of Saint John of the
Knights – Church of Saints Simon and Judas
Thaddeus (about 3km long)
He starting point is in Via San Giovanni in the
car park of the Church of Saint John of the
Knights. The route runs along Via San Giovanni,
and continues to the right on Via M. Buonarotti,
where the day centre for the elderly and the
bowling green are located (5). From here, turn
left into Via Gere and then right into Via Martiri
della Libertà. Next, turn right into Via Floreffe,
where the urban park (6) is located; continue
by turning right into Via Roma and then left
into Via XX Settembre. At the end of Via XX
Settembre, cross the S.R. 35 and continue
along Via Porcia, turn left into Via A. De Carli,
which is overlooked by two early 20 th century
villas, Villa Brunetta (7) and Villa Centazzo,
with the former spinning mill (8) adjacent to it
. The route continues in Via San Simone where
the medieval Church of Saints Simon and
Judas Thaddeus (9), with the nearby park of
Saint Simon, is located.
Route 3 – The Church of Saints Simon and
Judas Thaddeus – sports facilities (about
3.6km long)
The starting point is in Via San Simone, in
the parking area of the Church of Saints
Simon and Judas Thaddeus. Walk along Via
San Simone and Via De Carli, then turn right
onto Via Porcia until crossing Via Opitergina
(S.R. 35 Pordenone-Oderzo) on the right. The
route continues on the S.R. 35 Via Puja to the
intersection of Via A. Volta, to the left, and
reaches the sports facilities’ car park in Via A.
Volta.
The three routes can also be considered as a
single loop starting from the Church of Saints
Simon and Judas Thaddeus of route 3. Once
you arrive at the sports facilities, continue with
route 1 which leads to the Church of Saint John
of the Knight and from here proceed with route
2 which closes the ring.
Route general data
9,8 Km 3 h
dirt road paved road
pet friendly
Prata di Pordenone
www.comune.prata.pn.it

Micheletto

THE ‘DENIS ZANETTE’ ROUTE ALONG
THE PAISA STREAM
55
The antique and attractive town of Sacile,
called the ‘Garden of the Serenissima’ during
the Republic of Venice, is the westernmost
municipality of the Friuli Venezia Giulia region.
Sacile can be considered a ‘water town’, since
it originated and developed along the banks of
one of the most important rivers in Friuli, the
Livenza (1).
The route, and the cycling track running along
the Paisa Stream (2), an affluent of the Livenza
River, are both dedicated to the memory of Denis
Zanette (1970-2003), the cycling champion
from Sacile who died prematurely. The route is
part of the urban development project of the
Town of Sacile started at the beginning of 2000,
to promote healthy lifestyles and prevention in
its different aspects, as indicated by the WHO
and the Italian Network of Healthy Cities, of
which Sacile is a member.
This route develops in the city of Sacile for
about 4 kilometres. It is suitable for families,
elderly people, walk groups, nordic walking
and more. It is mostly a pedestrian and cycling
track and develops on existing trails.
Its starting point is the parking area of Via
Carducci, in front of the ‘Forum Due Mori’ (3)
social centre, an aggregation and reference
place for many inhabitants of Sacile, mostly
elderly.
The route then partly runs along the existing
‘Denis Zanette’ pedestrian and cycling track
and continues through San Liberale, until it
returns to the historical centre through Viale
Trieste, Via Cavour, Corte Ragazzoni (4) and
Ortazza Park (5).
The itinerary, mostly unwinding in a picturesque
natural area, is magical. The remaining part of
the route develops in the historical centre and
is therefore equally fascinating and interesting.
Along the urban path, it is possible to admire
the church of San Liberale (6) and the tower of
San Rocco (7), erected between 1470 and 1485
to defend the town from the Turkish invasion.
Of the five towers, this is one of the three still
standing. The towers are connected to each
other by underground tunnels, which originally,
together with a wall, defended Sacile.
Another attraction worthy of a visit, and
perhaps the most representative building
of Sacile’s past is the elegant 16 th -century
Ragazzoni Palace (8), which bears the name
of the last illustrious family of Venetian shipowners
and merchants who lived there.
Route general data
4 Km
1 h
paved road
pet friendly
accessible road
night time accessibility
Sacile
www.comune.sacile.pn.it

Floriano
onte Grapp
tian
Casarsa della Delizia
SR463
Località Boreana
Località Sant'Urbano
Ro ggia Roja
Viale Udine Viale Udine
Viale San Giovanni Viale San Giovanni
te
Roggia Vers a
Via Prodolone
Via Treviso
Via delle Veritte
Vicolo San Rocco
Roggia Versa
Via Codi ze
Viale del Tramonto
Via Lucia Falcon Vial
Viale Zuccherificio
Via Codizze
Via Codizze
Via Stazione
San Vito
al Tagliamento
Zona Artigianale
Pista ciclabile
SP1
Via Divisione Julia
Via Patriarcato
Via San Giuseppe
Pista ciclabile
Via Martiri della Libertà
Pista ciclabile
Rio Fontanasso
Via delle Fosse
Via San Luigi Scrosoppi
Via Boreana
V ia Bore ana
Via Giovanni Pascoli
Via Giovanni Delfino
Via Boreana
Via Cesarini
Via Antonio Altan
Via Roma
Via Sant'Urbano
Via Fontanasso
Via Giovanni Fabrici
Località Fontanasso
V
ia delle Acque
Via Giuseppe Di Vittorio
Viale del Mattino
Via Anton Lazzaro Moro
Via Gherardo Freschi
Via Tomadino
Via Sant'Urbano
Via del Doncal
Via Toneai
Via Alcide De Gasperi
Viale Antonio Gramsci
Via don Luigi Sturzo
Località Fontanasso
Località Sant'Urbano
Via San Nicolò
Viale Madonna di Rosa
Via del Sole
Via Brigata Veneziano
Via Antonio Paulet
Via dei Cipressi
Via del Progresso
Via dei Cipressi
Via Federico De Rocco
Via Italo Michieli
Viale Divisione Garibaldi
Via Padre Timoteo
Località CapraioLocalità Capraio
Cimitero
comunale
SR463
Via Trieste
Ligugnana
Via Go rizia
Via Madonna di Rosa
Via Nuova
Via Monte Sei Busi
Via Sabotino
Via Trento
Via Trieste
Via Monte Santo
Via Redipuglia
Via Enrico Toti
Roggia Mussolera
Ligugnana
Via Adamello
Via Piave
Via Isonzo
Cavrer
Via Pasubio
Ligugnana
a
M V ia
Via del Carso
Via Montello
Via Podgora
Via Mon te Golico
Via Montello
Via Crag nu tto
Via Montello
Via Rosa
Via Monte Canin
Via Carbona Via Carbona
Via Zara
Via Natisone
Via Natisone
R
Via Guglielmo Oberdan
Via Savorgnano
SP28
Via Belvedere
Via Tomadino
Via Monsignor Pietro Corazza
Via Zara
Via Zara
Via Bottari
Rio Fo
Via Armentarezze
SR463
Roggia Mussolera
Via Pradis
Località Pradis

osa
Canale Roia
Dogna
A ROUTE OF HISTORY AND PEOPLE:
10THOUSAND STEPS TO DISCOVER SAN VITO
Via Gemona
Rogg
San Vito al Tagliamento offers both casual
walkers and runners the incredible opportunity
to blend in with the varied surroundings of its
landscape. The 9,1 km long route alternates
the fascinating atmosphere of the town centre
with its historical buildings with the rural
environments. These environments are not only
interesting from a naturalistic point of view
but also from a historical one as they are the
memory of a rural culture sung by Pier Paolo
Pasolini in the famous novel
‘A dream of something’, and forever present in
the local social fabric.
Starting from the central Piazza del Popolo
(1), the first part of the route unwinds along
streets in the centre of the town. After passing
under the historical Raimonda Tower (2), walk
along the new Via Amalteo, leaving on the left
St. Lawrence’s Church (3) and the annexed
Dominican convent. Next, cross the Saetta
Bridge (4), from which you can admire the
ancient Austrian prisons on the right.
Thanks to the well-developed network of cycle
and pedestrian paths, it is possible to safely
cross what can be considered the town’s
Località Cragnutto
ia Bi anca
Via del Tagliamento
Roggia Ramon
Via della Dogna Località Dogna
Via Ramon
Roggia Ram on
Località Rosa Vecchia
healthcare area, with the healthcare centre,
hospital, IRCCS ‘E.Medea - La Nostra Famiglia’
research centre, mental health centre and
Località Cragnutto
Azienda
Agricola
Nascimben
nursing home, witness of the calling to help
people in need, always dear to San Vito.
While still walking along safe paths and
crossing beautiful residential areas, you
reach the Ligugnana school and sports centre
and the Madonna di Rosa hamlet near the
impressive Sanctuary (5). From here, along
Via dei Cipressi, you arrive at the hamlet of
Sant’Urbano, with its vineyards and other
cultivations. Then, through easy country roads,
reach Villa di Casabianca (6) and the capital of
San Giuseppe in Boreanona (7).
The cycle and pedestrian paths are equipped
with benches, offering a quiet spot for a rest.
Once you have arrived in the residential area
of Favria, north of the railway, it is possible to
return to the centre of town. Enter the Rota
Park (8), near the old anti-aircraft bunker,
where you can admire the greenhouse hosting
a permanent exhibition on the life of Serbian
writer Milos Cernianski, and then exit again
into Piazza del Popolo, next to the Municipal
Palace. This palace was once the house of
the noble Altan family and later that of the
Rota Conturbia family. It was also scene of
those peasant rebel movements described in
Pasolini’s novel.
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Località Cragnutto
Roggia Ramon
Canale Roia
Via Carbona
Via Carbona
Via Carbona
Route general data
Pradis
Via Spalato
9,1Km 2 h 46’
dirt road paved road
pet friendly
accessible road
San Vito al Tagliamento
www.comune.san-vito-al-tagliamento.pn.it

i
n Daniel
tino
gna
Aviano
Canale di Bypass
SP53
Via
Via Rauscedo
Torrente Cellina
Magredi del Cellina
Via San Floriano
San Foca
del Noncello
Via Maniago
Sedrano
Via Cesare Battisti
Canale Santa Foca
San Quir
ino
Magredi del Cellina
Via Maniago
SP24
San Quirino
Vivaro
UTI delle Valli e delle Do
UTI del Noncello
Via San Rocco
51
Monte Raut
Case Teston
Via Roiata
Via Mason
Fiume Me
San Giorgio della Richin
Canale di Villa Rinaldi
Torrente Cellina
Via San Rocco
iata
Bocul
Via Mason
Canale di Bypass
Magredi del Cellina
lda
SP65
Villa d'Arco
e Templari
Via dei Templari
Canale Consorzio V.R.
Via San Rocco
San Giovanni
SP24
SP51
Magredi del Cellina
SR177
Via d
o
a
o
V ia S a e
Cordenons
Via Maestra
Cordenons
Fiume Meduna
Zoppola
Murlis
Via Casello
Pordenone
Via Maestra Vecchia
Via Maestra
Via Sclavons
Canale Battistin
Via del Ponte
Ovoledo
SS13
an Valentino
Via Piave
Torre
mman
Fiume Meduna
o Panciera
Zoppola
Viale Trieste
Ce
SP45

Spilimbergo
Via Barbeano
Gradisca
ROUTE “WALKING IN THE MAGREDI”
Provesano
Torrente Cosa
59
Via San Leonardo
lomiti Friulane
duna
ve
Via Maniago
The ‘Walking in the Magredi’ route is part of a
large area of strong environmental, landscape
and naturalistic interest between the
SR177
Municipalities of San Quirino and Cordenons.
The ‘magredi’ meet the requirements of the
‘Natura 2000 Network’ sites and therefore fall
within the Special Areas of Conservation (SAC)
and Special Protection Areas (SPA).
This special, protected environment, besides
the poorer grasslands, Rauscedo presents extraordinary
ecotonal variations in the natural environments
close to the cultivated areas, with a significant
presence of wildlife, including wolves and
SP27
golden jackals. These dry grasslands host the
most complex and rare species of flora and
fauna of the entire right side of the Tagliamento
Domanins
River. It is the largest non-anthropised
area in Northern Italy. Considering only the
Municipalities of San Quirino and Cordenons,
the area covers about 1900 hectares.
The biotope of San Quirino is located halfway
along the route. It is a small developed
grassland of about 20 hectares, with a rich
vegetation typical of the ancient prairies of
which it retains the original characteristics.
Canale Scarico
Via del Sole
Via Maniago
SP58
Via Belvedere
Via Grava
Via Udine
Via del Sile
Valvasone Arzene
Via Crips
Canale San Giorgio
Via del Sile
Arzene
Via Richinvelda
Canale Consorzile di Postoncicco
Fiume Fiume
Starting and arrival points
A-North. The Brolo Park Cosa of Villa Cattaneo (1) - in
the historical centre of San Quirino - includes
over 10 fenced hectares of meadows and
SP6
groves. Refreshment points are located nearby.
Near the Pozzo Villa, a Magredi Information and
Research Centre (2) offers useful information
to visitors.
B-South. The Parareit Park in the Municipality
of Cordenons is located in an important
naturalistic-environmental site, between the
Aurava
Magredi and the Vinchiaruzzo Karst Spring
SACs.
The ‘Walking in the Magredi’ route unwinds
from North to South on low ground, along
rural existing paths. It is characterised by
different trails and walking distances. The
main signalled route is 10.744 m long with a
difference in altitude of 63 m. It crosses the
biotope and prairies of San Quirino and the
Cellina dry grasslands.
The route is safe and accessible to users with
different abilities. It can also be accessed by
Sant'Osvaldo
people with disabilities.
San Giorgio
della Richinvelda
Via San Giorgio
San Martino
al Tagliamento
Arzenutto
Via San Giacomo
SP37
SP1
Via Roma
Via Valvasone
Via Spilimbergo Via Spilimbergo
Via Giovanni da Tolmezzo
SP1
Sassonia
Valvasone Arzene
Fiume Tagliam
UTI del Non cello
Valvasone
Via Domanins
SP6
Zoppola
Fiu me Fiume
San Lorenzo
Via San Lorenzo
SP37
Via Maiaroff
Via Trieste
Casamatta
Via Pozzodipint o
Grava
Strada provinciale Vivarina
UTI del Tagliamento
Via Vincenzo Favetti
Castions
Via San Lorenzo
Via San Gaetano
vraia
Route general data
Orcenico Superiore
Via Casarsa
Via Valvasone
Fornasini
Via Tabina
SP27
Ponte della Delizia
10,74Km
SP46
4 h
SP1
SS13
dirt road
SR463
San Vito al Tagliamento
pet friendly
accessible road
San Quirino e Cordenons
www.comune.sanquirino.pn.it - www.comune.cordenons.pn.it

THE ROUTE ‘ATOR PAR SPILIMBERC E PAR LIS MUCULIS’
61
‘Ator par Spilimberc e par lis muculis’ is a
project created to promote the knowledge
and ‘slow’ enjoyment of Spilimbergo and its
hamlets.
The route is a ring which starts from Piazza
Duomo and continues down to the Ancona
Church (1). After a first part on paved road,
take the dirt road that follows the Tagliamento
River shore and rises above the slope known as
the ‘cleva’ of Gaio and returns to the historical
centre, alternating stretches of paved and dirt
road. The route, which can be done on foot or
by bicycle, lets you explore very suggestive
landscape corners, the residential areas of some
hamlets of Spilimbergo and some significant
historical and artistic monuments. Walking
along the pebbly ground (in Italian ‘grava’)
and around the surroundings of Spilimbergo,
you can appreciate the landscape and the
numerous small artistic treasures, such as
churches, pieces of folk art, manor houses, etc.
Along the dirt road that goes from Spilimbergo
to Valeriano under the ‘cleva’ of Baseglia, along
the right bank of the Tagliamento River, you will
find a varied spontaneous vegetation and a rich
fauna, typical of the foothills. Continuing along
the shore of the Tagliamento River, you arrive
at the ‘cleva’ of Gaio, a steep climb towards St.
Mark’s Church (2).
From St. Mark’s Church, continue down to the
hamlet of Baseglia, through the homonymous
slope (‘cleva’). From here, you can return to the
starting point in Piazza Duomo, initially along a
dirt road running along the abandoned railroad,
and then on a paved road along via Filanda
Vecchia and on the pedestrian and cycling track
of via della Roggia, both flanked by the artificial
channel, ‘Roggia’ of Spilimbergo.
Take some time to visit the nearby Di Sopra
Palace (3) and its wonderful gardens.
The palace is now used as town hall. From the
palace’s terrace, you can admire the natural
environment of the Tagliamento River, the town
of San Daniele and the mountains stretching all
the way up to Carnia.
Due to the characteristics of the route, it is
suitable for families, adults, elderly people,
walking groups and Nordic walkers, and
ensures good safety conditions.
Route general data
8,5 Km 2,5 h
dirt road
paved road
pet friendly
accessible road
night time accessibility
Spilimbergo
www.comune.spilimbergo.pn.it

THE ‘PECOLAT’ ROUTE
63
The ‘Pecolat’ route is an easy and panoramic
ring along which you can admire a variety of
natural beauties. The route starts at the Visit
Centre (1) of Tramonti di Sopra and continues
on the left along the paved road which leads to
the Church of the Madonna of Health (2). From
here, take the path which runs along the main
road and ends at the Church of St. Floriano
(3). Walk down the steps and continue on the
paved road.
After a short walk, you will find a sign which
indicates to turn left and continue on the
cobble path passing along the houses of
Rutizza (4), where you can have a glimpse of
Tramonti di Sotto. Continue on the tree-lined
path until you arrive to the Meduna bank. Then
cross the footbridge, from which you can enjoy
the panorama of the mountains overlooking the
valley. The path continues on the right through
pines and firs, then across a plane until it enters
a wooded area again. At this point, after a short
climb, the path is again plane with only slight
differences in height. After having crossed a
stream, take a short walk to reach the Pecolat
ruins (5), a small settlement established to use
the meadows for farming.
Afterwards, follow the indications to reach
another stream, and then continuing on the
opposite bank, you will find a water fountain.
From here, you can make a small detour by
turning right to admire a beautiful crystal
water pond set among the rocks. Return to the
path and continue on the route which unwinds
through the wood. Then, after having crossed
the Vendelata Rivulet, you will arrive to the
walls of the mule track leading to the Hamlet
of Pradis (6). From here, follow the paved
road until you reach the picnic area along the
shores of the Meduna. A few metres after the
last hairpin bend, on the left, and after having
passed a gate, walk uphill into the wood, then
cross the meadows of the Hamlet of Titol (7).
Next turn left following the paved road and
continue until you reach the area of Sottrivea.
Near the first hairpin bend, take the path on
the left, and walk up to the route of Cresò.
At this point you can return to the village and
complete the ring at the Visit Centre.
Route general data
6 Km 2 h
dirt road paved road
pet friendly
Tramonti di Sopra
www.comune.tramonti-di-sopra.pn.it

THE SUN PEDESTRIAN ROUTE
65
The Sun Pedestrian Route is an easy route with
interesting panoramic, naturalistic, historical
and anthropological attractions, and highly
appealing for excursionists who love adventure.
The route develops near the villages of Tramonti
di Sotto and Tramonti di Mezzo in Western
Friuli. It starts at the House of Knowledge (1) in
Tramonti di Sotto. Walk down the steps which
lead to the pinewood near the streambed of the
Meduna River, then continue to the right. An easy
road will lead you to the sports facilities of the
Matan area (2). This point offers a magnificent
panorama of the surrounding mountains. A stop
at the river shore is recommended.
Continue along the route and cross the SR 552
road. Walk up the terracing and follow the path
to Tramonti di Mezzo to visit the ancient village
and church (3) of high artistic and architectural
value. Leave the village and immediately after
the capital of St. Anthony, turn right and walk
down the path which crosses the ford of the
Chiarchia Stream and leads to the Bidoli Mill
(4), near an artificial channel. Here a pleasant
rest can be taken. Continue along the paved
road and after a short walk turn left and enter
the thicket of the Pradileva (5), a wide plateau
of meadows partly dedicated to stock breeding.
The path leads up to the dam on the Tarcenò
Stream. From this point, it is also possible
to visit the final part of the stream gorge (6),
upstream of the dam. Next, reach the stream
shore, cross it and pass through the woodland
until you reach the double gravel weir. A trail
leads to Mount Celant, and from here a path
makes its way up to the Tridis terracing, finally
reaching the hamlet with the same name. Here,
it is possible to visit a typical house (7) of great
architectural value.
After having crossed the plateau, take the path
leading down to the old paved road where you
can enjoy the panorama of the Tramonti Lake.
The path next turns right continuing along the
lake and then, for a long distance, runs side
by side with the Meduna River (8), offering a
breathtaking view on its bed. Continue north
along the SR 552 road until you reach the
Chiarandin hamlet.
Here a path on the left descends into the woods
and passes the Tarcenò pebble shore, ending at
the camping ground and picnic area (9).
Once you have reached the steps leading up to
the route’s starting point, in Tramonti di Sotto,
you have completed the route.
Route general data
16 Km 3 h
dirt road paved road
pet friendly
accessible road
Tramonti di Sotto
www.comune.tramonti-di-sotto.pn.it

ZOPPOLA, THE ROUTE AMONG CASTLES AND SPRINGS
67
Zoppola, a land of castles and springs, offers
an approximately 4,200 m long ring route
that allows those coming here for the first
time to learn all about these two aspects of
the territory. Suitable for everyone, this route
starts from one of the most important areas
of Zoppola. The route immediately leaves the
houses behind and plunges in a scenery rich
in green and blue that quickly changes until
it runs alongside two ‘young woods’. The route
then continues until it returns to the main road
network and to the centre.
The route, which is accessible all year round, is
flat, with only slight differences in height.
The starting and ending points of the circuit
are located in Via Leonardo da Vinci (1), one
of the centres of the social and cultural life
of Zoppola, with the Municipal Auditorium on
one side and the Day Centre, the Youth Centre
and the recently renovated library on the other.
This area, also rich in greenery and tall plants,
welcomes anyone who stops nearby.
Leaving the aforementioned buildings behind,
cross the provincial road and, after a few
hundred metres,
the route immediately offers a taste of its
peculiarities, offering a glimpse of the bed
of the Fiumetto canal (2), whose inlets
run alongside the route for a long stretch.
Continuing the walk, you come across fields
and immerse yourself in the midst of large
crops. From here, in the background, on clear
and bright days, you can clearly admire the
mountains near Pordenone, among which the
Cavallo Mount, almost perpetually covered
with snow, stands out.
At the crossroads, turning first right and
then left, you encounter a different type of
vegetation, more rustic, which grows along the
stream. Immediately on your left, you can see
two young poplar plantations that invite you
to take a short break, ideal for listening to the
concerts of the birds and other small animals
present here. Continuing along the route, you
arrive at the main road network of Zoppola with
the typical sounds of the town, but the beautiful
cycle path will allow you to continue safely for
about 1.5 km. Before entering the town, keep
to the right at the crossroads and, passing by
the cemetery, return to the provincial road that
takes you back to the starting point.
Just before turning right, look carefully to
admire the profile of the other symbol of
Zoppola, the Castle (3), built in the 11 th century
as a defensive stronghold at the gates of Portus
Naonis, rich in frescoes and with a fascinating
internal courtyard, but this is another path.
Route general data
4,2 Km 2 h
dirt road paved road
pet friendly
Zoppola
www.comune.zoppola.pn.it

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Highlands Friuli
69

70

‘AT DONKEY’S PACE’ ROUTE
71
The route is about 4 km long, physically
nondemanding, since it is almost all on level
ground. It starts from the parking lot in Via
Stazione, passes through the town centre
and continues along the stretch of the cyclepedestrian
path which runs along the old
railway, until it reaches the sports field. In
this area you can often see donkeys which are
typical of Amaro and were once used to carry
loads on mountain tracks. In the permanent
pastures before the entrance to the Amaro
countryside, called the lots (1), there are
numerous rare spring ophrys orchids. Crossing
the ‘Boscut di Serio’ (2) wood, you are welcomed
by squirrels, dormice and green peaks moving
among poplars, ash trees and maples. You will
also find a wide variety of edible herbaceous
species such as dandelions, hops and the
bladder campions or other herbs such as wild
garlic and garlic mustard. Along the wooded
path, among Scots pines, hazelnuts and
acacias, it is not uncommon to meet hoopoes,
pheasants and woodcocks. The whole walk is
dominated by the majesty of Mount Amariana
(1906 m), whose peak can be reached through
path no. 414 of the Italian Alpine Club (CAI) that
starts from the upper part of Amaro.
Continuing your walk, you come to a stretch
of paved road that leads to the pond of the
old Rainis Mill (3), now in ruins, where you can
find various species of birdlife such as the
red-crested pochard, cormorant, kingfisher
and nightingale. In these environments, it is
not uncommon to encounter blooms of marsh
gladiolus and yellow flag iris; the ichthyofauna
is composed of trouts, chubs, carps and
shrimps. Continuing on the road, pass by the
votive altarpiece of Our Lady of the ‘Çoc’ (4),
reach the end of the route and, through the
underpass of the former railway, meet the Fella
River on one side and, on the other, the road to
Campiolo, a stretch of the Romea Allemagna,
from which you can see the Favarinis Stream
waterfall (5). Among the sparse grassland, you
can find sea buckthorns, willows and Scots
pines and, swimming in the streams, marble
trouts, brown trouts and graylings.
The difference in height of the route is minimal
and the travelling time is about 60 minutes.
The route is suitable for everyone; people with
reduced mobility may find it difficult, as most
of the route is not asphalted.
Route general data
4 Km 1 h 5’
dirt road paved road
pet friendly
Amaro
www.comune.amaro.ud.it

Via So
SP34
Via U
Montena
c
Rio Fossai
nico inferiore
Plans di Botoe
t
Via Montenars
Strada del Faeit
Ciuflap
Via dei Piani
Via Montenars
uarnan
i
Via Andreuss
Via Piacenza
Ciuc Martin
Via de
i Piani
Arte g na
Plan di Valvalar
Via Monte
Tro
Via Villa
Via Monte
Borgo Monte
Foran
Rio Cl ama
Val
i dal C
iu h
Ciuc
rtegna
Ciam
Via Santo Stefano
Via Villa
P28
Via Clama
Sottomonte

Magna
Lumps
THE ‘MOUNT FAEIT SLOPES’ ROUTE
73
Livinates
The route is about 4 km long and is a smaller
part of the path called ‘Faeit Mount’, marked
Fossal
along the route with red and white signs. It is
a steeper climb and therefore requires greater
physical effort.
The walk starts from the main street of the
village and, unwinding among the houses,
tontinues along a path through the wooded
area adjacent to the residential area Roncus adjacent
to the inhabited area, which leads to via Monte.
It is also possible to start directly from the car
park in via Monte and then continue along the
paved road.
After this first stretch, take the old dirt road
that leads to the hamlet of ‘Mont’ - Borgo
Monte (1).
At the end of the dirt road, you will find the sign
indicating the Faeit Mount naturalistic path,
which, for a short distance, winds among the
houses, following some dry stone walls. Along
the path, a little further on, you can see the
centenary washhouse of ‘Mont’ (2), built near
the Clama Stream. Tamers
From the washhouse, after having passed a
small bridge (3), take the old Sot road Cre that Neri leads
into the woods.
Strada del Fae
i t
Strada p er Faeit
From here, it is also possible to take the typical
Mount Faeit path (4), which is much more
demanding.
The landscape along the forest dirt road (5) is
rich with trees and rocks, and is softened, in
spring, by beautiful bloomings of primroses,
violets, crocuses, two-leaf squills and dog’s
tooth violets.
Continuing on the road, you come to a crossing
with the paved municipal road, a not very
travelled road, from which, by turning left, you
can close the ring, thus returning to the south.
Instead, by turning right, at a certain point, you
descend towards Palvarie the Orvenco River, from where
you can take other paths such as the ‘path of
the watefalls’ which leads to a very suggestive
area along the Orvenco River. Here, in the
hamlet of Salt (6), is another old washhouse
(in the past, about a dozen washhouses were
present in this area).
The walk can be concluded by taking the way
back towards Maseries the residential area, from where
you started.
Ciorat
Cre Neri
Neries
UTI del Gemonese
Cret Sisil
pintie
Route general data
UTI del Torre
4 Km 1 h 20’
dirt road
Montenars
pet friendly
Artegna
www.comune.artegna.ud.it

Somplago
SR512
hi s
Cavazzo Carnico
UTI del Gemonese
Colle Ceregnons
578 m
UTI della Carnia
Galleria Lago
Cuelat
di Cjaseria
Muarta
307 m
Lago di
Cavazzo
Galleria del Lago
Via Tolmezzo
Interneppo
Cjalcôr
Via Tolmezzo
Strada regionale del Lago di Cavazzo
SR512
Bor d ano

THE LAKE ROUTE
75
The Cavazzo Lake, also known as the lake of
the ‘Three Municipalities’, is the largest natural
lake of Friuli Venezia Giulia. The lake, Monte of glacial
origin, has a maximum depth of San approximately
Simeone
40 m and is located at 195 m a.s.l. 1505 at the m foot
of Mount Festa and Mount San Simeone. It
is located below the level of the Tagliamento
River, which flows at about 3 km to the east.
The lake is fed both artificially and by natural
underground springs, which are real craters up
to 2 metres wide.
The part of the lake route involving the
municipalities of Cavazzo Carnico and Bordano
is approximately 6 km long and for its entire
length is mostly flat, with variable lane widths,
crossing artificial bridges built on the lake and
following paths surrounded by greenery.
The lake ring is suitable for various sports
and leisure activities, such as running, nordic
walking and group walks. Besides land sports,
the lake also offers the opportunity to practise
water sports such as swimming, canoeing and
windsurfing.
Along the route, it is also possible to stop at
the rest areas equipped to offer visitors a
comfortable place to eat and rest surrounded
by a wonderful view and the sounds of the lake
wildlife. For a unique cultural experience, visit
the museum located on the lake bank in the
Bordano area. The museum building is only a
short way south from the route starting point.
In summer, it offers visitors special events
to explore the historical elements that
Venzone
characterised the Val del Lago area.
Note for visitors: the route does not finish
at the borders of the Cavazzo Carnico and
Bordano municipalities, but continues for the
entire length of the lake in the municipality of
Trasaghis.
It is therefore possible to complete the ring by
following the existing route indicated in the
map with a black dotted line.
The route develops partly on tracks and partly
on a traffic road. In this area you can find various
refreshment points, a hotel, a camping site and
the A.S.D. Nautilago sports association.
Vi
Via Pioverno
Route general data
Via Pioverno
Fiume Tagliamento
6 Km 2 h
dirt road
pet friendly
Bordano e Cavazzo Carnico
www.comune.bordano.ud.it - www.comune.cavazzocarnico.ud.it

Route 1
3 km - 1h
Route 2
5 km - 1h 30’

A WALK AMONG ART, HISTORY AND NATURE
77
The approximately 8 km route can be travelled
on foot or by bicycle. It winds on paved and
dirt roads and is suitable for everybody. It
starts in the ‘Plan da Farie’ an area near the
ancient forge museum ‘Farie di Checo’ (1).
Passing through the village, you can admire
photoceramic reproductions of masterpieces
from the history of art on the facades of the
houses: from works by Tiepolo to Raffaello,
from Rembrandt to Caravaggio (via della
Misericordia).
In the countryside, known as ‘Taviele’, you can
find fields of officinal herbs (2) still cultivated
today according to ancient traditions.
Along the route you can see the mosaic works
(via della Fede) made by Father Marko Ivan
Rupnik.
In Cercivento di Sopra there are paintings
representing the life of Mary, ceramic
reproductions of Raffaello’s Transfiguration
and Michelangelo’s Last Judgment. These
works are inserted in a context of courtyards
and historic houses (3) dating back to 1600.
Continuing your walk, you will find yourself in
front of the Crist di Tof (4), an ancient cross
dating back to 1754, which, in the past, marked
a resting point during religious processions
coming from the hamlets.
The route continues towards the hamlet of
‘Vidâl’ up to the public wash house (5); here you
can choose whether to continue or return to
the starting point.
The second part of the route, unpaved along
the forest track, is completely immersed in
nature and is suitable for sportsmen, families
or less experienced hikers. Along the way, there
is a farm and experimental biodynamic apiary
(6), both of which can be visited. Climbing down
the road of Mount Tenchia, near the cemetery,
you can see the monument (7) erected in
memory of the four soldiers of the Alpine Army
Corps who were executed on 1 July 1916.
Once you reach Piazza della Pieve (8), you can
admire the mosaics made by the Mosaic School
of Spilimbergo (History of Salvation) and, on one
side, the vicarage Casa Canonica, dating back
to the early 1600 s , whose vaults have recently
been frescoed by Maestro Paolo Orlando.
Infopoint 388 3432047
Route general data
8 Km 2,5 h
dirt road
paved road
pet friendly
accessible road
night time accessibility
Cercivento
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Guado

LIFE PATH BETWEEN WATER AND CASTLES
79
The route runs along the historic centre of
Gemona, starting from the Life Path (1),
an educational area dedicated to physical
activities surrounded by greenery, where you
can admire the splendid view of the Cjampon
and Glemine mounts. Walking down from Via
Comitât Universitât Furlane, on your right, you
will find the foundations of the former Church
of Holy Mary of Grace (late 15th century) whose
remains have been placed in a dedicated park
with the recovery of the portal and parts of the
façade and perimeter walls. Continuing along
Via Caneva, you reach Piazza Garibaldi which is
overlooked by the palaces of Counts Gropplero
and Scarpa. In Piazza del Municipio stands
Boton Palace, a building from the early 16 th
century that now houses the town hall.
From here you enter Via Bini, a typical medieval
street overlooked by historic buildings
alternating with portals, small squares and
arcades. Here it is possible to see colourful
fragments of frescoes (15 th -16 th centuries), and
visit Palazzo Elti (2), seat of the Civic Museum.
On the right, walking along the Salita dei
Longobardi, the road of the Longobards’ climb,
you enter a magnificent park and the castle
of Gemona (3), offering a fascinating view of
Middle Friuli. Next, you arrive at the majestic
Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption (4), a
wonderful example of medieval art.
This Cathedral, with a three-nave basilica
plan, is the result of the renovation of a preexisting
church dating back to 1290. The
majestic façade is striking: the lunette of the
Romanesque portal celebrating the Final
Judgment; the seven-meter high statue of St.
Christopher placed there to protect travellers;
the elegant Gallery of the Three Wise Men and
the rose windows.
To the left of the Cathedral you can find the
Museum of the Parish Church (5) and the
Cathedral Treasury which houses, among its
works, ancient illuminated codexes, the oldest
baptismal register in Europe (1379), and the
precious monstrance by Nicolò Lionello (1435).
After passing through Porta Udine, the only city
gate left of the old city walls, take Via Monte
Glemine, where the ancient wash house (6) is
located, and then a path will lead you to the
Silans Fountain (7), renowned since Roman
times.
You then reach via Vuarbe, which winds
through the countryside of Gemona and
reaches the border with Artegna. From here,
continue along Strade dai Sales, which meets
Via Sottocastello. Continue until you reach
the intersection with Via delle Chiese, leading
to St. Martin Hill (8), where you will find the
parish church dedicated to the Nativity of
St. Mary, built towards the end of the 13 th
century. Savorgnan Castle is hence before you.
The findings confirm the importance of the
site and its occupation already in the Goth and
Lombard age. On the top of the hill you can see
the attractive church dedicated to St. Martin,
where you can admire frescoes dating back to
the first half of the 16 th century made by the
Friulian artist of Bavarian origins Gian Paolo
Thanner.
Route general data
7,7 Km 2 h 20’
dirt road paved road
pet friendly
accessible road
Gemona del Friuli e Artegna
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Roccoli “del Pusetin”
e di “Pre Checo”
Plazzaris
Sentiero delle
Cascate

THE PLAZZARIS HAMLET RING
81
The Plazzaris Hamlet Ring is a route that
stretches along a low hill, opposite the hamlets
of Isola, Bulons and Sonvilla, in the municipality
of Montenars. The route is included between
the Orvenco Stream, on the Northern side, and
the Confine Rivulet, on the Southern side –
passing through the small hamlet of Plazzaris.
The ring develops to the North along the
existing forest path, a stabilised surface
with some small sections made of concrete,
which then joins, on the Southern side, the
municipal paved road connecting the route to
the Plazzaris Hamlet. The ring, about 3.165 km
long, has an optional deviation (700 m) which
leads to refreshment point represented by a
farmhouse.
Following the Montenars-Flaipano provincial
road, after about 1.5 km from the residential
area of Sonvilla, turn right towards Plazzaris.
After about 100 m, the rest area which is the
route starting point is reached (altitude 656 m
a.s.l.).
From here, the ring turns right, downhill all the
way, with slopes of various gradients (8 – 14%)
for about 950 m. After a short climb (150 m), it
then runs downhill for another 130 m, until it
reaches the crossing with the road leading to
the holiday farm.
The path next turns left and takes a slight
climb for about 400 m. Changing from North to
South, it gently slopes downwards and reaches
the hamlet of Plazzaris.
From this point, the paved road crosses
the small hamlet – with recent interesting
archaeological findings – passes a fountain
and rises again with slight slopes, up to the
starting point.
Route general data
3,165 Km 45’
dirt road paved road
pet friendly
Montenars
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F I U M E T A G L I A M E N T O
Paved road
Dirt road

THE ‘SAINT ROCCO RING’ ROUTE
83
The circular route extends over the territory
of Osoppo for about 7 km, around the San
Rocco Hill. This route guides you through the
distinctive features and characteristics of a
peculiar area located in the centre of Friuli:
the geographic area called ‘Campo di Osoppo-
Gemona’. This is a flood plain completely
surrounded by hills and mountains and
characterised by a substantial geodiversity and
biodiversity. This area is also rich in historicalartistic
points of interests.
The route can be divided in three sections.
The first dirt-surfaced section (1.9 km) largely
coincides with the embankment on the left
bank of the Tagliamento River. It goes from
Colonia Park (1) to the point where various
paths converge, and is only a short distance
from St. Rocco’s church (2), at the top of
the homonymous hill. Ruins of an ancient
hermitage, originally attached to the small
church, mentioned in various documents of
the 13 th century, can still be seen. From the
embankment, you can grasp a view of the river
bed, that has preserved its original morphology
of intertwined channels, and the Carnic Prealps
profiles in the background.
The intermediate section (2.6 km) consists of a
small ring that develops in the most important
naturalistic area of the itinerary. It unwinds
along dirt roads with a few small concrete
stretches, tracing the path of a network of
trails, hangars and emplacements used during
Second World War by the German air force.
Next up is the northern sector of the Springs
of Bars (3), a spectacular humid environment
listed in the Site of Community Importance
‘Valle del Medio Tagliamento’ with swampy
meadows and hygrophilous woods, surprisingly
interspersed with the steppe-like environment
of the dry lowlands. Different species of wild
orchids that bloom in the Osoppo area from
April to June can also be observed along the
route.
The final section reaches and crosses the town
of Osoppo, hit by the 1976 earthquake and,
as per other towns in Friuli, rebuilt exactly to
how it originally was, demonstrating that the
reconstruction motto in Friuli was ‘where it
was, how it was’. Along the ring final stretch,
there are two religious buildings: the small
church of St. James (4), dating back to the 15th
century, at the foot of the Fortress Hill (5), and
the three-nave parish church (6), mentioned in
a document of 1275.
Route general data
7 Km 2,5 h
dirt road paved road
pet friendly
Osoppo
www.comune.osoppo.ud.it

Road accessible for the disabled
Road not accessible for the disabled

DISCOVERING THE OLD RAILWAY ROUTE
85
The walk largely retraces the railway route
which once passed through Ovaro and
connected the villages of Villa Santina and
Comeglians. The route starts at the municipal
road that climbs towards the hamlet of
Cludinico, famous for its coal mine (1), still
open to visitors today. After crossing the
stream Rio Furioso, continue along a stretch
dominated by high rocky ridges. On the left, you
can see the St. Mary of Gorto Parish Church (2),
overlooking the hamlet of Cella. The remains of
roof tiles and crockery once produced in this
hamlet are now preserved in the dedicated
museum (3). Higher up, on the right of the
Parish Church, rises the Micoli Toscano Palace
(4), with its one hundred windows and green
enamelled roof tiles, one of the most important
interest points at the entrance of the valley.
Continuing on the route, on the right, there is
a beautiful waterfall and, on the left, a short
path that descends under the bridge over
the stream Rio di Runchs (5). Further ahead,
after the fountain, you cross a steel-structure
railway bridge on stone piers (6), constructed
back in 1919.
Continue up to the right until you reach a
suggestive mule track flanked by dry stone
walls (7), once the access road to the town.
After having crossed the stream Rio Canonica,
you will find yourself in front of the first and
oldest houses (8) of the town. Walking along
the path immersed in the meadows, you will
arrive at the Parish Church of the Holy Trinity
(9). From this point follow the road that leads to
the hamlets of Lenzone and Liaris, respectively
with roads leading to Moutn Arvenis and Mount
Zoncolan. Leaving the short paved stretch,
after the Tourist-Sports Centre, descend to the
left on a wide path until you reach the hamlet
of Chialina and reconnect with the old railway
route (10), at the height of the affordable
housing units. The route continues on an
embankment just upstream of the town and
then crosses another railway bridge alongside
which the ‘Life Trail’, with its sports equipment
and fitness trail signs, begins. The route ends
at the height of the last railway bridge. From
here, reverse the direction of travel to return to
Ovaro.
Route general data
4 Km 1 h 15’
dirt road paved road
pet friendly
accessible road
Ovaro
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‘THE ENCHANTED WOOD’ ROUTE
87
The route develops between the hamlets of
Prato and San Giorgio, along the south-facing
slope, at an altitude between 380 and 460 m
a.s.l.
This ring route, about 3.6 km long and mainly
with grassy or dirt surface, winds through
meadows, pine forests and broad-leaved tree
woods. The route starts in Majana di Lipovaz in
Prato di Resia. To reach Majana di Lipovaz, park
in Piazza Tiglio, in Prato and follow the paved
road for 0.5 km.
Follow the short stretch that descends through
the meadows and, after passing a small bridge,
you will find yourself in surrounded by a number
of erratic boulders of glacial origin, some of
which, in different points along the path, were
sculpted by the Brescian Diego Marangoni. At
the end of this stretch, you reach the bridge
over the Resia Stream and the neighbouring
Rio Barman hydroelectric power station (1)
where, with a small detour, it is possible to stop
in the equipped area near the stream and the
power station itself.
Continuing along the uphill path towards
the hamlet of San Giorgio, you will reach the
town centre of Resia with the Museum of the
former social dairy (2), open only in summer
or upon appointment. An easy path leads to
the starting point, where it is possible to visit
the Sanctuary of St. Mary of the Assumption
(3), first mentioned back in 1098. Today the
sanctuary is a parish church. On its main
altar, the sanctuary houses the gilded wooden
statue of Our Lady of Resia, sculpted in 1525
by Giacomo Martini. Of particular importance
is also the Visitor Centre of the Julian Prealps
Natural Park (4) housing the IAT - Informazione
e Accoglienza Turistica, the tourist information
centre.
Route general data
3,6 Km 1 h 20’
dirt road paved road
pet friendly
Resia
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Via Val di Gort
Via Villa Santina
Roggia Dardagna
Via Molino
Via Monte Grappa
Via Villa Santina
Roggia Dardagna
Via dal Crist
Via Conceria
Via Sottomonte
Via Monte Grappa
Caneva
FVG-8a
Via Villa Santina
Via Ponte Vecchio
Torrente Bût
Via Redeulis
R oggia Caneva
FVG-8a
Comunità
Piergiorgio
SS52bis
Via Giovanni Ventitreesimo
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Via Verzegnis
Località Pradat
Torrente Bût
Via Gio Batta Morgag
Località Launes
Vi
Via Forni di Sotto
Roggia Dardagna
Via Fo rni di Sotto
Via dei Combatt
Via Val di Gorto
Via Venticinqu
SS52
SS52bis
Via Ampezzo
Torrente Bût
SS52bis/dir
Roggia Caneva
Verzegnis
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THE BÛT ROUTE
Via Giovanni Marinelli
Via della Vittoria Via della Vittoria
Via Enrico Fruch
Roggia Tolmezz o
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The Bût route is about 1,5 km long and starts
from a convenient parking area at the borders
of the Sfleus Hamlet.
The route starts above the bank of the Bût
Stream and continues towards the bridge
which separates the village of Caneva from
Tolmezzo, the provincial capital. After the
bridge, the route continues south along the
stream bank until it reaches an equipped rest
and workout area near the sports ground.
The route does not present any particular
difficulties, making it therefore suitable for
everybody.
Moreover, while walking along the route, near
the bridge, you will come across the bike path
leading to Villa Santina and, once close to the
arrival point, you can leave the main route
to explore the various rural roads and paths
stretching into the Caneva countryside and
reaching up to the river streambed, forming
other routes such as the one dotted on the
map.
Via Giovanni Gortani
Via Divisione Julia
Via Primo Maggio
Via Paluzza
Via Carnia Libera 1944
Via Divisione Garibaldi
Via San Giovanni Bosco
Via Giacomo Matteotti
Via della Cooperativa
Via Piave
Via Divisione Juli a
Via Dante Alighieri
Via John Lennon
Via Caterina Percoto
Via Chiavris
Via Tarvisio
Piazza Centa
Via Raimondo della Torre
Via Spalto
Via Cesare Battisti
Via Caterina Percoto
Via Officina Elettrica
Via Clemente Lequio
Via Roma
Via Jacopo Linussio
Via Cascina
Via del Tintore
Along the way, equipped rest areas are the
pleasant place for a relaxing break with a view
of the valley of Tolmezzo, and where you can
admire mounts Amariana, Strabut, Lovinzola,
San Simeone and a glimpse of the Sernio, as
well as the amazing colours of the Bût Stream.
Anello dello Strabut
Via Forame
Via del Fante
Castello di
Tolmezzo
Via Giosuè Carducci
Anello dello Strabut
Rio Picotta
Via Gemona
Pra Castello
Anello
Via Prà Castello
a Divisione Osoppo Via Divisione Osoppo
SP125
Via Giuseppe
Viale Aldo Moro
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Via Quattro Novembre
Via Antonio Gramsci
Via Gianni Rodari
Via Val But
Via Cividale
Via Pal Piccolo
Via Monte Festa
Via Vittorio Cella
Via Riccardo Spinotti
Via Guglielmo Oberdan
Via Pal Piccolo
Via P s
i chini
Via Trieste
Via Francesco Ianesi
Via don Giuseppe Marchetti
Via Val Calda
Via Gorizia
al Dolce
Via Val Pontaiba
Route general data
Via Val Chiarsò
Caserma
Del Din
Via Val Pesarina Via Val del Lago
Roggia Tolmezzo
o
1,5 Km 20’
dirt road paved road
Via Tagliamento
Via V a
Via Val del Lago
pet friendly
Pier Fortunato Calvi
Caserma
Cantore
Via Chiamue
V
i a Udine
Tolmezzo
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THE ‘NATURE ROUTE’
91
The 3-km long Nature Route offers the chance
to deeply enter into nature, despite being
close to a residential area, rich of history and
architecture. The itinerary unwinds along
paved and dirt roads which are suitable for
everybody.
The entire walk develops at the foot of Mount
Plauris. Via San Leonardo (1) is the starting
point from which the ‘Strada del vallo’ (2)
can then be reached. This is a stretch that is
surrounded by low trees that stand out for their
beautiful colours in spring.
Continuing along the way, you pass the village
of Sottomonte and the footbridge over the
Venzonassa stream (3) that offers long views
on the wooded mountain slopes and glimpses
of private gardens and vegetable patches,
which explode in an extraordinary variety of
colours throughout the seasons.
Continue along the ‘life trail’ (4), a route through
wooded areas, amidst a variety of typical tree
species, including hazels and acacias, where
it is not difficult to spot squirrels or other wild
animals.
From here you arrive at the piana di Santa
Caterina (5), with the ancient church (6)
dedicated to the saint. This point of the route
offers a glimpse on the meadows close to the
bush, the place for traditional Easter picnics,
as well as panoramic views of the medieval
citadel.
Descending along Via Santa Caterina, a paved
road lined with trees forming a “barrel” vault,
you reach the entrance to the Nino Madrassi
Park (7). This stretch of the itinerary passes
through a lesser-known part of the park,
which, however, is just as interesting from a
naturalistic point of view.
The final leg of the Nature Route from the
Madrassi Park to the entrance of the Venzone
sports ground and gym, and then ends in the
Piazza delle Scuole, the school square (8).
The journey is safe and runs along a wide
footpath. The itinerary ends near the Venzone
sports area, the place for many amateur
activities, followed by enthusiastic public.
Route general data
3 Km 30 ‘
dirt road paved road
pet friendly
accessible road
Venzone
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Route 10thousand steps
VIA
V. VENETO
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Access road to the archaeological
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ROUTE 10THOUSAND STEPS
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this, the route is suitable for everyone, both
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The starting point is
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right in front of the Hotel
CUEL CHIERCON
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to the crossroads and take the road called
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The route, which is surrounded by nature, is
for the 311.5 most part on an asphalt road, with
the exception of a few gravel points. Despite
occasional walkers and professional runners.
‘Al Fogolâr’ . From here take Via Udine and then
309.7
walk along Via Mazéit, up to the area that leads
to the archaeological excavations of Colle
309.6
Mazéit (1). The digs contain archaeological
306.5
remains dating back to a period ranging from
the Neolithic to the Late Roman period.
Follow the same road in the opposite direction
‘Sot Crèta’ (2). Pass by the small church of
413.6
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the Maina (3) and continue on the dirt path
461.5
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towards a locality called ‘Candola’.
At this point, walk down the paved road and
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then climb the stone path leading to a place
401.1
STRADA
K.2
of a votive altarpiece.
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From here, you can reach Julia Square, and
TORRENTE
PROVINCIALE
DELLA
S E L V A
known as ‘lì dal Crist’ (4), due to the presence
then walk all the way to the main square, where
the St. Martin Parish Church (5) is located.
401.0
This church is renowned for its interesting
VAL D'ARZINO
frescoes by Antonio Schiavi and works by
painters such as Taddio and Giovanni Maria
Lendaro. In front of the parish church is the
tavern Antica Osteria Stella d’Oro (6), once
the headquarters of the Cossack Command.
Follow Via Tolmezzo up to the crossroads with
Via Alla Carniella, enter the cobbled street and
continue along the dirt road until you reach the
locality of Riviasio. From here walk downhill
until you reach the municipal sports field (7).
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Route general data
3,5 Km 1 h
dirt road paved road
pet friendly
accessible road
Verzegnis
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94

Routes in Middle Friuli and Friuli Hills
95

BASILIANO, THE ROUTE THROUGH HISTORY, ART AND
THE ENVIRONMENT
97
The route starts in Basiliano, near Villa
Zamparo (1). The Villa was built at the end
of the 19 th century with a typical Veneto
architectural structure. It retained its function
as a manor house until the end of the two
world wars and currently houses the “Pre Toni
Bellina” municipal library. Through a number
of streets in the centre of Basiliano, you reach
the entrance to the cycle path in Viale Carnia.
Continue along the path to the school complex
(2) until you arrive at the intersection with Via
dell’Asilo, which leads to Vissandone.
From here, on the right, you can admire
the “Castelliere di Variano” (3), a fortified
settlement which stands on Saint Leonard’s
Hill. The hill, of tectonic origin and the smallest
so far in Friuli, was the site of a primitive
village datable to the Middle Bronze Age. The
fortified village was presumably inhabited until
around the 8 th century B.C. Crossing the village
of Vissandone in an east-west direction, you
reach Via Trento, where you can find the Roman
votive shrine “La Statue” (4). The original
parallelepiped construction surmounted by a
roof made of tiles, locally called “copi”, dates
from 1856 to 1866. From here, turn left into
Via Dei Prati Nuovi, known as “the old one”, an
easy country road leading to Villaorba, running
through the typical Friulian countryside
populated with characteristic mulberry groves.
To the north of the village you can find the
small Church of Saint Mary and Saint Ursula
(5), built in the 14 th century on a Roman site,
south of one of the best preserved decumanus
(an east-west-oriented Roman road) of the
Friulian plain. The interior walls feature late
14 th -century and 16 th -century frescoes and
a splendid Enthroned Madonna and Child.
Neighbouring is the “Grovis” archaeological
site (6) which conceals the ruins of an ancient
and extensive rustic Roman settlement.
Once in Villaorba, continue southwards through
the town square to Via Federico di Castello and
then take the local road on the right. When
you are close to the railway line, cross the
underpass on the provincial road, continue
westwards until you encounter the inhabited
village called “Nucleo Casello”, once the site of
the railway toll booth. Continuing southwards,
you will reach Basagliapenta where you will
find the archaeological excavations of the
small church of Saint George (7). The first
period of occupation of the site occurred
between the last decades of the 1 st century BC
and the beginning of the 1 st century AD.
The settlement remained inhabited until the 6 th
to early 7 th century AD, after which its intended
use changed and the first church was built.
Turn left onto Via G. Tiepolo and then Via A.
Mistruzzi which will lead you towards Basiliano,
to Via S. Pellico, near the former Lesa barracks.
Through the railway underpass we will once
again be in the vicinity of Villa Zamparo, our
arrival point.
Route general data
10,5 Km 3 h
dirt road paved road
pet friendly
Basiliano
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RENATI ROUTE
99
The Renati route develops in the town of
Bicinicco along two rings of similar length (the
first about 2250 m and the second about 2000
m, for a total of 4250 m).
The starting and ending point of the route is
located in Via Regina Pacis, in the residential
area of Bicinicco. This area is located near the
kindergarten, primary schools and municipal
library, in an illuminated and video-surveilled
car park surrounded by green areas for
relaxation and playgrounds. A drinking water
refill station is also present here. These points
are always easily reachable from the route.
The route is suitable for adults and children,
and can be accessed in any season. It is
provided with signboards with information,
is constantly under maintenance, and kept in
good safety conditions.
The first part of the route winds along the
footpaths of the residential area, then taking
country roads. It ends on a paved road with
footpaths. The second ring alternates between
dirt and paved roads.
Along the way, you will encounter the
typical flora and fauna of the Lower Friulian
countryside. The first ring of the route will
cross two bridges over the Palma artificial
canal, a protected landscape heritage.
It was probably built between the 10 th and 11 th
centuries (although the first written proof of
its existence dates back to 1171) as part of the
recovery works of the Friulian territory made by
emperors and patriarchs to uplift the area after
it was destroyed by the Hungarians.
The route, also thanks to its position, aims
to give new drive to outdoor physical activity,
providing occasions to socialise. It also
increases the knowledge and awareness of the
surrounding area in the name of slow living (a
slower, less hectic and healthier lifestyle, with
spaces for relaxation and meditation).
Route general data
4,25 Km 1 h
dirt road paved road
pet friendly
Bicinicco
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VIA DEL PASCO
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TRIESTE
CAMINO
CAMINO
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E. FERMI
NAZIONALE
FERMI
VIA G.B. BELTRAME
VIA G. MARCONI
S.S. N. 56 DI
GORIZIA
VIA RENATI
S.S. N. 56 DI GORIZIA
G.B.
BELTRAME
VIA
VIA E. FERMI
RIO RIVOLO
VIA PRAMPERO
VIA PRAMPERO
VIA GARZOLINA
VIA
DELLA
CHIESA
VIA
Main route
Alternative route

BUTTRIO AMONG VILLAGES, HISTORY AND
THE COUNTRYSIDE
101
The route that develops partly in urban areas
and partly on dirt roads is a loop with start and
arrival at the green area called “Lis Cocjs” (1),
in Caminetto di Buttrio.
Leaving the green area behind, the circuit
travels along Via Renati for approximately
400 meters, passing in front of the Villa
Sbroiavacca Garzolini (2) and then, through
the ancient district of Caminetto (3), it
follows the “Simidili” path (4), a very ancient
pedestrian transit that historically connected
the residential centre of Camino to that of
Camino near the Church of Saints James and
Bartholomew Apostles.
The recent upgrading of the route by the
municipal administration, included the
building of a new
night-lit asphalt cycle-pedestrian path,
approximately 3-meters wide.
Once at the Church of Saints James and
Bartholomew Apostles (5), the route presents
two possible alternatives: the first turns west
immediately into the countryside outside the
residential area towards the Torre stream; the
second runs through the town of Camino with
a view of the Trento Palace (6), followed by the
splendid Church of Saint James (7), and, then,
the ancient residence known as Casa Linussio
(8).
Once in Via del Pasco, the route leaves the
urban area behind and runs, through dirt roads,
towards the countryside on the left-hand
banks of the Torre stream.
The stretch through the countryside (9) is
approximately 1,800 meters long and crosses
arable land and vineyards until it finally
reaches the municipal road of Via Enrico Fermi,
skirting rows of olive and mulberry trees on a
dirt road (10). From this point, continuing along
Via Renati, return is made to the starting point
once again, thus completing this approximately
4 km loop.
Overall, the route develops on very low traffic
roads and is most suitable for seniors, or
persons with reduced mobility, as it has
extremely modest differences in height and a
rather even ground.
Route general data
4 Km 1 h
dirt road paved road
pet friendly
accessible road
Buttrio
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“CJAMINADE DE BOSCHETE FURLANE”
103
The route develops in the Municipality of
Campoformido (‘Cjampfuarmit’ in the Friulian
language) for a total length of 3,115 m, with
different starting points. The starting point
on the southern side is the green area named
‘Boschete Furlane’ (1), a wooded park whose
planted species are typical of Friuli’s hills
and planes and contribute to conserving the
local fauna. The area is provided with walking
paths and playground areas for children with
benches and a fountain. Nearby, there is a large
area used as car-park with a purified water
dispenser. The route develops both on portions
of cycling tracks and on existing pavements
with low traffic shared by both cyclists and
pedestrians. The whole Cjaminade de Boschete
Furlane has various intermediate access points
and is mainly flat with small slopes, except
for a short part corresponding to the railway
underpass (2) of Bressa (‘Bresse’ in the Friulian
language). The route connects the small town
of Campoformido, the administrative centre of
the municipality, well-known for the famous
‘Treaty of Campoformio’ signed by Napoleon
Bonaparte on 17 October 1797, to the hamlet
of Bressa (3), where the ‘Festa della civiltà
contadina’ a local event dedicated to farming
and rural culture is periodically held, and then
to the another route starting point on the
northern side.
From this point it is possible to continue up to
the adjacent municipality of Pasian di Prato
(‘Pasian di Prât’ in the Friulian language).
Part of the Municipality of Campoformido,
known as the ‘Municipality friend of bees’, is
the Magredi of San Canciano, located south of
the State Road SS13 and about 2 km from the
‘Boschete Furlane’.
The Magredi are protected dry grasslands
characterised by an important flora and
fauna biodiversity. The Magredi area also
has a significant historical value due to the
presence of a protohistoric tumulus - Bronze
Age. Centuries later, in the same place, the
Parliament of the ‘Patrie dal Friûl’ used to
meet here as witnessed by the quote of a
session held on 14 July 1231, ‘Actum in prato
de Campoformio feliciter MCCXXXI’, present on
the municipal coat of arms. In recent times, the
area has acquired symbolic meaning for the
history of aviation.
Another cycleway starts from this point, runs
along the Provincial Road SP89 and reaches
the hamlet of Basaldella (‘Basandiele dal
Cormôr’ in the Friulian language).
The Cjaminade de Boschete Furlane is located
at less than 10 km from the Cycleway Alpe-
Adria-Radweg connecting Udine to Grado to
south-east, and from the Cormôr bridleway to
the north.
Route general data
3,1 Km 1 h
dirt road
paved road
pet friendly
accessible road
night time accessibility
Campoformido
www.comune.campoformido.ud.it

CIVIDALE DEL FRIULI AND ITS DISTRICTS:
BORGO DI PONTE, BORGO SAN PIETRO,
BORGO SAN DOMENICO AND BORGO BROSSANA
105
Piazza Duomo, the Cathedral Square, offers
a glimpse of Cividale’s most prestigious
palaces, among which the Palazzo De Nordis
(1), home to the De Martiis family collection,
which includes, in addition to the rich section
of Russian avant-garde section, two precious
works by Toulouse Lautrec. Looking east, the
National Archaeological Museum is housed
in the Palazzo dei Provveditori Veneti (2), the
palace of the Venetian superintendents, on the
left side of the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the
Assumption (3), where a crucifix dating back
to the 13th century can be found together with
an altarpiece from the 12th century. On the
right, the Christian Museum (4) houses the
Baptistery of Callisto and the Ratchis Altar .
By crossing the famous Devil’s Bridge (5), built
by the devil in just one night in exchange of
the soul of an inhabitant of Cividale, you reach
Church of Saint Martin’s (6) in “Borgo di Ponte”,
not far from the Church of Saint Mary of the
Beaten (7), which hosts temporary exhibitions.
The Venetian walls run along Via San Lazzaro
(8) all the way to the second bridge of Cividale:
from here a spectacular view of the Natisone
River and the mountains to the north.
At the entrance to “Borgo San Pietro” from its
Venetian Arsenal gate (9) stands the church
(10) which goes by the same name.
It presents an unusual façade, built as a sign
of thanksgiving for the end of the plague.
Inside Park Italia (11), you can admire Arnoldo,
the tallest black pine tree in FVG, and not far
away, on Via Ivan Trinko, a 25-m high Ginkgo
biloba (12) colours the way towards Via
Carlo Alberto. Passing the house of Vittorio
Podrecca (13), father of the Teatro dei Piccoli,
the children’s theatre, to whom the C.I.P.S.
Podrecca Signorelli International Centre
(14) a museum of historical marionettes and
puppets, is dedicated, you will reach the
Monastery of Saint Mary in Valle (15) which
encloses the Longobard Temple, a monument
that has become a UNESCO symbol of the
city. Following the gurgling Natisone River,
which fills the small streets of the picturesque
“Borgo Brossana” , we skirt the Venetian walls
with their interesting flora and look out over
the rocky walls of the right bank of the river,
where a vast biodiversity is recorded.
Route general data
3,7 Km 1 h
dirt road
paved road
pet friendly
accessible road
night time accessibility
Cividale del Friuli
www.comune.cividale-del-friuli.ud.it

BETWEEN WATER, SPRINGS, COUNTRYSIDE,
PARK AND HISTORY
107
The territory of Codroipo covers 75 km² of
the Friulian plain, on the Eastern bank of
the Tagliamento River and in the land of the
springs of Medio Friuli. Just south of town
there is, in fact, the Risorgive Regional Park
(1), a naturalistic oasis of great value, filled
with tracks, dirt roads, small bridges and
rest areas designed to offer moments of
relaxation. The pedestrian route spreads over
an area of even grounds of 6,14 km. It begins
near the city centre, in Ostermann Street (2), it
then continues along a long cycle-pedestrian
path (3) parallel to the provincial road 65.
Walking towards Villa Manin (4), you reach
a small green area with benches, and then,
following the Western side of the walls of
Villa Manin, the Stradone Manin (5). The wellknown
Venetian villa was built in the second
half of the 17 th Century by Doge Lodovico
Manin, member of the Venetian aristocracy,
and hosted Napoleon Bonaparte in 1797 on
the occasion of the signing of the Treaty of
Campoformido, which sanctioned the cession
of former Venetian territories to Austria. The
Doge’s residence also boasts a large park,
always visible from the Stradone Manin, which
extends in the rear part of the complex with
botanical specimens and valuable secular
trees, statues, two small lakes and a small
temple. Continuing in a northern direction and
turning right, you enter Rivolto-Zompicchia
road, bordered by long rows of mulberries
and acacias. Upon reaching the hamlet of
Zompicchia (6) the route winds along a cyclopedestrian
dirt road with a votive crucifix
and runs alongside a stream up till reaching
via Panis and via Torrente Corno, where you
cross a wood bridge over the homonymous
Torrente Corno (7). The route then continues
along a spacious cyclo-pedestrian route
which, along the shady avenues Capoluogo
and F. Duodo, flanks with accommodation
facilities, restaurants, social-health and
welfare centres. Beyond Avenue Duodo,
where commercial facilities can be found, you
proceed towards the city centre of Codroipo,
the starting point of the pedestrian route.
Route general data
8,14 Km 1 h 50’
dirt road
paved road
pet friendly
accessible road
night time accessibility
Codroipo
www.comune.codroipo.ud.it

an Gio
Via Germanica
23
iele
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5
7
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17
14
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29
Via Giorgio Pico
12
5 3
10
Via San Daniele
139
lo della Latteria
6/1
Latteria
Borgo 2
Paludo
155
11
3
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Palazzo
Pico
157
Via Umberto I
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Via Paludo
35 39/8 47/6 4
37
21 28
39/2
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36
Via del Tennis
6
117
2
SP10
Via Germanica
25
Via Fabio Asquini
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15 13
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11
12
5 3 1
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109
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Via Umberto Primo
anica
SP10
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Parco Del
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Via Gabriele Luigi Pecile
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Via v
S anni in Colle
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Via Stalletti
27
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Via Sant'Antonio
Via San Fabio
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Via San Vincenzo
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SP10
Via Antonio Zanon
27 23 15
18
Sant'Antonio
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28
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52
Via Sant'Antonio
38
48
Via Armando Diaz
Via degli Onesti
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Via San Fabio
15
17 13
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7
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Via Zoratti
12
6
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73
4 2
63
Municipio
- Palazzo
Vanni degli
Onesti
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Via Gabriele Luigi Pecile
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10
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Via Sottocastello
11
15
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Via del Tram
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Piazza Unità d'Italia
33
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Via Umberto Primo
Sali
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7
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Hote
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Via Volp

Vl ia Rio
o
1
56
‘FROM THE 29 CENTRE TO THE PARK’
24
Via dei Monti
27
Pieve di
Santa Maria
Assunta
26
109
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Via Castello di Fagagna
Via dei Colli
ta degli Ermacora
Vicolo Morciute
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Via Cecconaia
Salita al Castello
Via Cecconaia
21 23
Route general 27 28
data
Via Udine
Vicolo dei
Canzians
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The urban stretch of the route is on even ground,
5
with 46 a low intensity of pedestrians and cycles.
Via dei
9
8
cycle 4/4 path and a short stretch of country road,
Cinelli
20
17
13
16
The route has a total length of 3,528 km and
55/4 starts from the heart of the town, in Piazza
55/6
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18
11/6
7 9 11/7
10
18
5/3
9
13
Via San Giacomo
Via Sotto gli Orti
Via Ventiquattro Maggio
Via Porta Ferrea
3,528 Km 30’/45’ 20
dirt road paved road
pet friendly
Via Salizzada
9/3
11
1
23
8 9/2
7
‘Casa Asquini’, is an ancient manor house (16 th
10
47
2
Once you reach the park, it is possible to enjoy 49
43
the splendid view of the
39
wellknown Fagagna
74
Chiesa
68
Scuola
di San
66
perimeter Michele walls and a donjon 42 remain, Primaria and the
in Castello 60
38
Scuola
‘Cardinal Hill’ with the characteristic
Primaria
tree-lined
Scuola
profile of secular 30 36
28 cypresses and stone pines. Primaria
The network 29of paths of Cjastenâr Park, which
20 22 24
has a total area of about 50,000 m 2 and a rich
5
5/11
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17
7 9
Unità d’Italia, where the town hall is also
9/8
located.
20
Through pavements, pedestrian crossings, a
4/5
you can quickly and safely reach the area of
4/6
Cjastenâr Park. Before arriving at the park, you
can admire a property of historical and artistic
9/1
interest in Via S. Antonio. This property, called
- 19 th century) belonging to the Asquini 4 family,
a noble Friulian family.
Castle of which the ruins of the massive
woodland and shrub vegetation, is the perfect
setting for outdoor leisure and sports activities.
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11
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Via Castello di Fagagna
Via dei Colli
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SP51 66/2
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Scuola
Secondaria
Scuola
Secondaria
Scuola
Secondaria
Via Porta Ferrea
7
8
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Via dei Tigli
19
Via dei Fistulari
Via dei Monti
57
21 29
16
3/4
3/7
80
3/2
Via Riolo
Via dei Pini
19
16
routes that wind partly on grassy ground and
25 45
accessible road
4
2
30 32 34
10
14
18
Via Resistencia
34
24
2
8
19
Via della Pieve
2
3
typical of this climatic area of the region. 121/2
The route ends with a walk back to Piazza 6 121/4 Unità
121/6
d’Italia where you can find two large car 121/8 parks:
119/1
one next to the Town Hall court
18
and the other
92
90/1
The whole area is for pedestrian use only with
partly on cobblestones.
It is possible to use the various spaces equipped
with facilities such as water fountains, wooden
tables and benches in shaded areas, games for
children and toilets.
An interesting place to visit is the ‘Botanical
Garden’ where a simplified model of the oak
and hornbeam forest has been reproduced
with the presence of tree and shrub species
in the square that hosts the traditional ‘donkey
94
race’ in September.
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92
94 98
34
Via San Bartolomeo
17
31
35
12
Via dei Colli
49 57
42
105
111
72
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75/11
42
67 71
1
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46
Via Santa Maria
SP51
Via Lisignana
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38 33
31
Via Lisignana
17
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Via Riolo
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15
Via Vindumie
7
86
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Via d
Fagagna
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Sclaunicco
Santa Maria
di Sclaunicco

IN MIDDLE FRIULI BETWEEN COUNTRY,
NATURE AND ART
111
The chosen route starts from the sports field
in the hamlet of Santa Maria di Sclaunicco
and links up with the sports field in the main
village of Lestizza. The route is safe and easily
accessible by everybody.
The Lestizza-Santa Maria stretch has been
made and arranged to be an integral part of a
more extensive route that also connects some
hamlets of the neighbouring municipalities.
Part of a wider route network within Middle
Friuli, is an area of considerable landscape and
environmental interest.
The network starts in the north, more precisely
in Orgnano, in the Municipality of Basiliano,
crosses the territory of Lestizza and then
continues towards Flambro, in the Municipality
of Talmassons, creating a system of poles of
attraction capable of promoting the entire
territory.
Buildings of historical and symbolic importance
for the municipality can be admired in Lestizza.
These are the Venetian villa Busolini-Bellavitis
(1), seat of the town library, the small St. Blas’
Church (2) and the historic villa owned by the
Fabris family located in the square of the main
town.
From Lestizza, the route continues on a dirt
road, connecting Lestizza to Santa Maria.
The path is immersed in greenery, with
autochthonous tree species typical of the
Friulian countryside, and surrounded by corn
fields and vineyards.
The route continues in Santa Maria di
Sclaunicco, crossing the recently refurbished
square, the business centre of the town. Here
you can also admire, in a slightly decentralized
position, the Church of Our Lady of the
Assumption (3).
The route ends in the vicinity of the sports field
with, among other things, an equipped area (4)
meant for outdoor gatherings and refreshment,
as well as a play area for younger children.
Route general data
5 Km 1 h 15’
dirt road paved road
pet friendly
accessible road
Lestizza
www.comune.lestizza.ud.it

i
Rio Rosolat
s o
V ia del Ca
tell
Viale Rino
Rio Acqua Caduta
Borc de Glesie
San Daniele del Friuli
Borc de Vile
Susans
Via dal Cop
Borgo Ghiavon
Tiveriacco
Via delle Fontane
Via Cimano
SR463
Via Osoppo
SP46
Casa La Mont
Via Sottocolle
Borgo Quai
Via Limbiate
Via Salita al Colle
Comerzo
Snaidero
Via Alemagna
Via Limbiate
Via San Giorgio
Via Borgo Rom ano
Via degli Artigiani
Via dei Fabbri
San Daniele del Friuli
Majano
Via San Tomaso
Via Limbiate
Via San Zenone degli Ezzelini
Via Nazionale
Via Rio Gelato
San Tomaso
V a Uboldo
Via rive di Taboga
Via Nazionale
Via Laipacco
SR463
Dodois
Via Dodois
Via dei Falegnami
Via San Martino
Via San Martino
Via Carnia
Majano
Via Osoppo
onzacco
Via Soprapaludo
Borgo Soprapaludo
San Daniele del Friuli
Canale Giallo
Via Pradimercato
Via Soprapaludo

Via San Daniele
etr
Via Ponte Ledra
Via Osoppo
SR463
Fiu
THE MAJANO ROUTE
Biot
Torb
Casa
113
Via dal Cop
Via Osoppo
Via Carnia
The route mainly develops on a hill of morainic
origin which is part of an amphitheatre having
a total width of about 30 km. The starting
point is at the car park of the Susans sports
field (1). Turn left towards Cimano and follow
a paved road leading to the first crossroad.
Turn left again and continue up a hill until you
reach the cemetery, where the dirt route begins
(take the dirt road on the left). After about 300
m, the road begins to climb, and then ends
with a tableland characterised by permanent
pastures. Continuing along the route, you come
to a wonderful spot with benches where you can
relax and admire the view, and maybe enjoy a
picnic. A short detour to the right, only a short
Via Campos
Snaidero Viale Rino Snaidero
Via Deveacco
Via Giuseppe Garibaldi
Via della Croce
Via Guglielmo Marconi
Via Michele Gortani
Via Palmanova
Borgo Deveacco
Via Giuseppe Mazzini
Via Cividale
Via Aquileia
Via Deveacco
Via Divisione Julia
Via Divisione Julia
Via Leonardo da Vinci
Via Roma
Via Milano
Via Colle di Coot
Via Galileo Galilei
Via Gorizia
Via Trieste
Via P
i o Zorutti
Via Divisione Julia
Via Ciro di Pers
Via degli Alpini
Via dei Laghi
Colle del
Fum
190 m
distance away, takes you to the highest point
of the route (287 m a.s.l.). From here you can
admire, to the north, the pre-Alpine arc in all its
splendour with the Tagliamento Valley and, to
the south, the town of San Daniele del Friuli and
the Friulian plain. When back on the main route,
Majano
after a short descent, you reach a crossroad
SP58
that lets you continue to the left, along a short
circular path indicated in blue, or to the right,
along the path indicated in red, which continues
with an almost straight descent for about 300
m up to another crossroad. At this point, by
turning right, in only a short while, you will arrive
at a deer-breeding farmhouse restaurant, while
by continuing on the left along the paved road,
Via Venez
ia Giulia
Via del Colle
Via Fri
Via V
you will arrive at the village of San Tomaso, with
the recently restored Hospital of St. John of
Jerusalem (2). Founded at the end of the 12 th
century by the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem
(later the Order of Malta), during the Crusades
this building was an important place where
wayfarers would stop for free hospitality on
the Tagliamento Route (part of the ancient
Allemagna Route). Continue to the left, walking
through the village of San Tomaso, all the way
up to the steps of the church and then to the
cemetery of San Tomaso. Keep your left and
continue until you reach a stable and, after less
than 1 km, Susans will appear before your eyes.
Here you will find a refreshment point. Do not
miss the chance to visit the Susans Castle (3),
that, to this day, still maintains the architectural
structure wanted by Count Fabrizio di Colloredo,
in 1636. The castle was the house of the noble
family Colloredo until the end of the First World
War. From the castle, after about 500 metres,
you return to the starting point.
While walking along the route, it is possible to
see foxes, hares, pheasants, roe deers and many
birds including buzzards, great tits, robins or
common wrens. The rich flora includes acacias,
chestnut trees, beeches, elm trees, various
species of undergrowth flowers and plants, and
permanent pastures.
Via Udine
Via amis di San Martin
Via Borgo David
Via dei Barazzi
Via Udine
Via Venezia Giulia
Route general data
SP10
7,3 Km 2 h
dirt road paved road
Via San Valentino
pet friendly
Via Strada Vecchia
Via dei Campi Lunghi
Via Udine
Via Molino
Via Borgo Molino
del Brunon
V ia
Via dei Gelsi
Via dei Gelsi
Via Mondovì
Farla
Via dei Vai
Via della Tes a
Via Sopra
Majano
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THE RURAL LANDSCAPES.
BETWEEN HISTORY AND FICTION IN THE COUNTRYSIDE OF
MANZANO
115
The route, almost 9 km long, explores the rural
area of Manzano sandwiched between the Torre
and Natisone Watercourses. The route starting
and ending point is the House of Associations
of Manzinello, not far from the heart of the
town and Saint Margaret’s Church .
Cross the SP78 provincial road and follow the
long gravel road that lead to the secondary
entrance of Villa Piccoli Brazzà Martinengo
(1), an eighteenth-century manor complex
surrounded by a large park. The level of
the road, delimited by two rows of poplars,
lowers in correspondence of the ford on the
Manganizza stream and then, once the stream
is passed, rises again. Follow the fence that
encloses the property until you arrive in front
of the Soleschiano oak (2). Walk pass the
majestic secular tree and you will immediately
find yourself before the main front entrance
of the villa, a symmetrical building of great
elegance. A few steps away is the church of
Saints Ermacoras and Fortunatus. From the
small square in front of the church, take the
passage in front of you and leave the house
complex.
This way will lead you out into countryside.
A short stretch of dirt road leads to the straight
road that descends towards the cemetery of
San Lorenzo, a nearby hamlet with, among
the places of interest, the Church of Saint
Laurence (3) and the house of Caterina Percoto
(4), a famous literary author to whom the
tourist itinerary “Paths of Land and Culture”
is dedicated. While enjoying the surrounding
agricultural landscape from a broad
perspective, you arrive at the cemetery, where
a dirt road that flanks its perimeter continues
south to the small bridge over the artificial
canal. From here, advancing on paved grounds,
a detour to the right allows you to reach the
historic Molino Stel (5), an old mill that today
has become a guest house.
After crossing the passage above the
Manganizza stream and the artificial canal,
follow the paved route which ends in the small
hamlet of Casali Birri. The route then goes up
again along a dirt path that first follows the
course of the stream and then that of the Torre
Stream, to cut through the countryside in the
direction of Soleschiano and finally return to
Manzinello.
Route general data
9 Km 2 h 45’
dirt road paved road
pet friendly
accessible road
Manzano
www.comune.manzano.ud.it

THE ‘CORMOR RING’ ROUTE
117
The route, known as the ‘Cormor Ring’, develops
in a typical country environment, enhanced by
the presence of the Cormor Stream. The route
is 8.8 km long. The ring starts in the area in Via
Tomba, where the village feasts take place.
The area also serves as a car park. Once you
have left the residential area, you will find
yourself surrounded by a suggestive natural
environment.
The Cormor Stream (1) rises from the Buia
hills at 250 m a.s.l. and flows into the Marano
Lagoon. Its name derives from the toponym
‘kurm’, meaning marshland, as the stream
was known for its overflowing floodings in the
so-called ‘lands of Mortegliano’. In the 1980s,
the land reclamation authority (Consorzio
di Bonifica) carried out canalisation works
including the reclamation of the stream natural
bed. The ancient bends forming the first
overflow areas of the stream are particularly
interesting. Wild ducks nest along the banks of
the stream and its waters are popolutated with
trouts and carps.
The country maintains a good landscape
diversity with respect to the typical plains of
Friuli. Plants of high naturalistic value, present
along the stream banks, represent the remains
of larger forest areas. The plant variety includes
rows of mulberries, Raywood ashes, elms and
field maples.
The fauna includes, besides the silent trouts,
a rich variety of bird fauna such as wild
ducks, magpies, great tits, sparrows, jays,
woodpeckers and swallows. Hares, foxes and
sometimes roes are among the mammals
which can be found in this area.
Agriculture was, and still is, the main activity.
These lands are very fertile and perfect to
harvest corn, wheat and barley, the main crops
of this area used to produce the typical local
produce.
The Bell Tower of Mortegliano is 113.20 m high
and, adjoined to the St. Peter and Paul Church,
overlooks the countryside and the village. The
bell tower is a work of architect Pietro Zanini
from Udine and engineer Mario Bosco, and
dates back to 1959. Enriched by a modern
lighting system, the bell tower is the highest in
Italy, a distinctive symbol for Mortegliano and
for the whole Friuli plain.
On return to the village, the route follows
Udine’s artificial channel and makes its way
through the residential areas to the carpark.
Route general data
8,8 Km 2 h
dirt road
pet friendly
accessible road
Mortegliano
www.comune.mortegliano.ud.it

THE CASTLE AND WATER MILL ROUTE
119
The route develops on the territories of
Moruzzo, Martignacco and Fagagna, and is
suitable for families and walking groups of all
ages. It is 5.1 km long, a short distance which
can be completed in about 75 minutes.
The ground of the route varies from paved
sections in the residential areas, dirt tracks
on the outskirts of the towns to country paths
having a minimum width of one metre and
some stretches with a slope greater than 8%.
The route, although not difficult, is not suitable
for people with reduced motor and/or sensory
skills.
At the starting point, near the square of Santa
Margherita del Gruagno (1), several parking
lots and refreshment points are available.
Exit the western city gate of the hamlet and
proceed along the pedestrian path leading to
the cemetery. Next, continue on the paved road
until you first cross the ‘Stringher Tacoli’ path
and the ‘Troi de aghe minerâl’ educational trail
and then ‘la Cjaminade’ (2) path.
Proceeding to the left, along the shaded path
of the ‘Cjaminade’, you will reach the hamlet
of Lavia, where the ‘Madonna dei Mulini’
altarpiece (3) reminds us of the past presence
of mills. Continue to the right along Via Bonaldo
Stringher and, once you have passed Casa
Basaldella (4), also the home to one of the
many mills present until the middle of the last
century and no longer existing, you will reach
the bridge over the Lavia Stream. Cross the
bridge, and after a slight climb, you will reach
Poggio Stringher (5), formerly the residence of
Bonaldo Stringher, first governor of the Bank of
Italy.
Continue to the west immersed in a rich
vegetation, accompanied by extensive rows
of vines and olive groves of a nearby farm up
to the paved road that, from the cemetery of
Martignacco, leads to Moruzzo.
After a few hundred meters towards west, after
the bridge over the Volpe Stream, turn left on to
dirt roads which, crossing the cultivated fields
close to the stable meadows and an old rural
tree structure used for bird-caching (6), slowly
leads you to the Villalta Castle (7) dating back
to the 12 th century, destination of our trip.
Route general data
5,1 Km 1 h 15’
dirt road paved road
pet friendly
Moruzzo e Martignacco
www.comune.moruzzo.ud.it - www.comune.martignacco.ud.it

THE “LAVIA MEADOWS” ROUTE
121
The “Lavia Meadows” route crosses the areas of
the permanent meadows biotopes, a particular
type of field vegetation characterised, in late
spring and early summer, by the rich blooming
of native spontaneous flowers. Along the route,
it is possible to admire a typical feature of
one of the few parts of the territory in which
the farming landscape of the Friulian plane
has survived the land improvements and the
construction industry. Typical are the fields
enclosed within rows of trees that limit the
impact of the winds on the cultivations and soil
erosion, and the presence of rows of mulberry
trees, called “morârs” in the Friulian language,
planted originally to mark the boundaries
between plots of land, also served to supply
food to silkworms. The canopy of the oak tree,
symbol of the municipality of Pasian di Prato,
stands out among the contour of the grooves
and meadows.
The ring route, also interesting for trekking
and mountain biking, develops along the
permanent meadows of the municipality of
Pasian di Prato, starting from the municipal
warehouse (1). Along the path, you encounter
the bed of the Lavia stream (2), a watercourse
that springs from the hills of Moruzzo and can
be forded most of the year round (depending on
the weather conditions).
Continuing, you reach the gym circuit “The
Health Mile” (3), near the village of Colloredo
di Prato.
From here, close to the new provincial road for
Sedegliano, you will find the sports field and,
next to it, the rural church of Madonna dei
Roveri (4).
Walking along the pedestrian-cycling path
leading to Pasian di Prato, you can admire the
open countryside which expands up to Pasian
di Prato, and reach the starting point.
Route general data
8 Km 2,5 h
dirt road paved road
pet friendly
Pasian di Prato
www.comune.pasiandiprato.ud.it

‘A WALK THROUGH NATURE’ ROUTE
123
The cycle-pedestrian route starts from Via
Roma, in Pavia di Udine, the municipal capital.
The toponym has clear Roman origins, probably
dating back to the time of the settlement of
the Latin tenant farmers in the countryside of
Aquileia.
Places of interest in Pavia di Udine are certainly
the two churches - the parish church of St.
Ulderic (1) and the small church of St. John
of the Flagellants (2) built in the 15 th century
- and the three aristocratic residences: Villa
Lovaria (3), Mantica-Frangipane palace (4) and
the Beretta in Porcia and Brugnera complex
(5). Leave Pavia di Udine and take the country
road behind the Industrial Zone. Walking along
the Torre River bank you will reach Percoto
(from the Slovenian ‘Prehod’, meaning ford).
Buildings of interest here are the St. Martin the
Bishop Church (6), the 15 th century house (7)
known as ‘Colombare’, Villa Frattina-Caiselli
(8) and Villa Kechler (9).
Moving westwards from Percoto along Via
Aquileia and continuing on Via Pre ‘Zaneto, you
will find the village of Popereacco, from the
Roman name ‘Pauperius’, with its late medieval
St. Jerome Church (10).
Proceeding along the road you will enter
Ronchi, a very common toponym in Friuli which
comes from the Friulian verb ‘runcare’, meaning
to cut down a wooded area, to make place for
additional farmable land.
The most important building is the 17 th century
Villa Della Porta Dorigo (11), joined to the St.
Jerome Church, dating back to 1300.
Walking along Via Cavour, you will reach the
nearby village of Persereano, a originally
meaning ‘the land belonging to Perserius’. Here
the 16 th -18 th century complex of Villa Florio (12)
stands out in all its grandeur.
A little further north, travelling along the
country road Via Del Molino, you come to
Lauzacco, its name probably derived from the
Latin-Celtic ‘Lautius’. Located in the centre of
the municipal area, Lauzacco has been the
headquarters of the Town Hall since 1910.
Worth noting is the 18 th century Villa Beretta
(13), with its remarkable stuccos and frescoes,
and the adjoining St. Nicholas Chapel.
Via Del Molino will lead you to the hamlet of
Selvuzzis, where the 19 th century Villa Deciani
(14) stands, surrounded by its protective stone
walls. Continuing on Via Selvuzzis, you return
to Pavia di Udine, thus ending the cyclepedestrian
route.
Route general data
13 Km 4 h
dirt road paved road
pet friendly
accessible road
Pavia di Udine
www.comune.paviadiudine.ud.it

ALONG THE RIVER TORRE
125
The route called ‘Along the River Torre’ runs
entirely inside the territory of the municipality
of Povoletto. It runs for approximately 4.7 km
along the river bank, and on natural and unpaved
paths. The route is ring-shaped despite having
two different start and end points. One is
located in the hamlet of Primulacco and the
other in the hamlet of Savorgnano.
The main departure point is in Primulacco, a
short distance from the Agriturismo ‘Da Laura’
and the old church of San Nicolò (1), rich in
medieval frescoes.
The path runs for more than 1 km along the
Torre’s riverbank, with countryside on the left
and the Torre’s floodplain, which alternates
between meadows and wetland forests on the
right.
On this stretch of the route, you can admire
both the hills of Savorgnano and the entire
range of the Prealpi Giulie.
On the edge of the embankment, there are two
rest points with benches which have views
of the mountain and the plain.Approaching
Savorgnano, you leave the riverbank and
continue on the path alongside a dirt road,
crossing the meadows until you reach the
riverbank located immediately south of the
arrival point in Savorgnano.
To return, retrace your steps and after about
200 meters, you will find yourself on a dirt road
that goes towards the floodplain of the Torre
(2). After following it for about 150 meters, you
come to a path that runs alongside the Torre’s
floodplain, in the middle of the wetland forest,
which takes you back to the starting parking
lot at Primulacco. There are also two stopping
points with benches along this stretch of the
route.
Route general data
4,7 Km 1 h
dirt road paved road
pet friendly
accessible road
Povoletto
www.comune.povoletto.ud.it

SPECOGNIS
LINDER
PODVARSCHIS
LOCH
` PULFERO `
CICIGOLIS

ALONG THE PULFERO NATISONE RIVER
127
The route which includes Cicigolis, a district
that rises on the right bank of the Natisone
River, in the 10thousand health steps project
is characterised by flat stretches. The slope
of the route is less than 1% with a total height
difference of 19 m in all, over a total of 5.4 km
and is accessible to people with reduced motor
skills. The time necessary to enjoy the beauty
of the landscape and cover the entire route at
a moderate walking pace is approximately 1h
25min.
The spontaneous architecture of the Natisone
Valleys is included in the category of the
“pre-Alpine houses”. In the residential area of
Cicigolis it is still possible to admire buildings
of the typical “balcony house” type (1), that
present a clear difference between the north
and south sides: the south front is made of
doors, windows, balconies which served as
distribution and access points and guaranteed
the drying of farming products while the north
front, penalised and partially buried shows
only a few small windows. In addition to the
“balcony house” there is also the “loggia
house” (2) another type of building whose main
façade is protected by a portico supported by
pillars, with a staircase for access to the above
loggia.
The balcony and loggia parapets greatly differ
due to the finishes. The wooden decorations
lend beauty and elegance to the building.
The craftsmanship, in which ancient handeddown
knowledge and individual manual skills
were blended together, allowed the inhabitants
to use the materials they had available
locally, thus enhancing their functionality
and aesthetics. This produced a variety of
types and technologies that determined the
definition of a peculiar architectural identity of
the Natisone Valleys.
Briefly, promoting pedestrian mobility and
favouring movement on foot highlights the
potential that characterises these valleys,
safeguarding and enhancing historical
and architectural features and naturalistic
singularities.
Route general data
5,4 Km 1 h 25’
dirt road paved road
pet friendly
accessible road
Pulfero
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REANA DEL ROJALE - 10THOUSAND STEPS
129
The starting point is the small church of St.
Mark the Evangelist and St. Thomas the
Apostle (1) of Vergnacco. Built in 1360, it
became sacramental a hundred years later
and was then enriched, in 1504, with works of
art commissioned to important artists such as
Bissone and Giovanni Martini.
Continuing along Via San Gervasio, you find
yourself walking along the new ‘Vergnacco-
Qualso’ cycle-pedestrian track, which is
parallel to Provincial Road 38 of Cornappo.
This paved part of the route, straight and
without gradients, about 1 km long, is an
equipped and shaded rest area.
Continue until you reach the intersection with
Provincial Road 58. Proceed westwards on Via
Fanzio, and then join the dirt road of Via San
Gervasio, which leads to the Church of Saints
Gervase and Protase Martyrs (2). The church
dates back to the 14 th century and was restored
in 1773. From this point descend southwards
on the country track along the Mossolino
Stream until you reconnect with the cyclepedestrian
path parallel to Provincial Road 38,
which leads you back to the starting point.
From here, you can easily reach the hamlet of
Zompitta, where you can take the ‘Walk along
the Canals’, a path along the artificial canals
used for irrigation. It is characterised by the
charm and beauty of water and by the cultural
and scenic value of the places. Starting from
Zompitta, a site of water intake works, proceed
southward. The first part of the route winds
through ancient buildings such as the Minisini
House. During the walk, various drops and
differences in height enliven the watercourse.
Proceed to the hamlets of Cortale, and then
Valle, where the Segat Mill is located. The mill
is currently active producing corn flour. From
here, you can reach the place where the canal
splits in two, giving origin to the Udine Canal
and the Palma Canal, or ‘Turisiella’. Continuing
your walk, you reach the mills of Remugnano,
crossing Via Mussarie.
As an alternative, you can take the route to
Rizzolo, a village characterised by the presence
of an artificial canal, the old Berini furnace and
the Sbuelz blacksmiths workshop.
A final stretch of the route leads you to the
small church of St. James in Tavella, in the
hamlet of Ribis.
Route general data
3,37 Km 1 h
dirt road paved road
pet friendly
accessible road
Reana del Rojale
www.comune.reanadelrojale.ud.it

ALONG THE “TROI DES CANAIIS”
131
The route runs within the Torre and Malina
Park, and is a great opportunity for learning all
about the area surrounding the banks of the
Malina stream. Its valuable natural elements
make this park an interesting naturalistic trail
that preserves a great biodiversity, unwinding
through permanent pastures, groves and
embankments. In this environment, so rich and
diverse, many animal species can be found: roe
deer, hares, squirrels, foxes and even wildcats.
Among the amphibians are the green toad,
Lataste’s frog and tree frog. There are also
many birds and insects.
This loop walk starts and ends at the Cibert
Park (1), an extensive area on the left-hand
side of the Udine-Cividale state highway.
Close to a public car park, this area is the
perfect rest area with picnic benches and
tables, drinking water taps and public toilets.
The “Troi des Canaiis” route begins in a wooded
area, climbs north along the right bank of the
Malina stream and then opens out in a natural
and cultivated environment where the view
sweeps over the hills of Faedis, from its Zucco
and Cuccagna castles to the scenic panorama
of the Musi mountain chain.
On the return route, cross the picnic area
known as “La Busate” (2), formerly a degraded
area later reclaimed by the municipal
administration. The area is delimited by tall
trees and plants and equipped with tables and
benches.
The context in which the route develops is
that of the civilisation of water, which, from
the Neolithic to the Middle Ages, saw the
construction of productive settlements, such
as mills (six in the municipal territory) and
factories powered by hydraulic energy, around
streams and ditches. With short detours, the
following mills can be visited along the route
of the Roggia Cividina: the Cainero Mill (Via
Marconi, the best preserved) and the mill called
“Mulino di Sopra” (3). At Casali Battiferro di
Sopra a mallet was once in operation.
The route offers interesting places to visit
among which the altarpiece by Giovanni
Martini (1510-1515) treasured in the chapel
of the Parish Church of Saint John the Baptist
(4) (1535) in and the astronomical observatory
(5), in Remanzacco. In Ziracco take a moment
to visit the Church of Saint Mary of the
Assumption (12 th century), the loggia or Casa
della vicinia, Casali Bergum (a fortress house
from the late Roman Age) and the Villa Della
Torre Valsassina (18 th century).
Route general data
5,1 Km 1,5 h
dirt road paved road
pet friendly
Remanzacco
www.comune.remanzacco.ud.it

THE RAGOGNA LAKE AND SAN DANIELE
TOURIST ROUTE
133
The Ragogna Lake is the last example of an
intermorainic lake formed from the retreat of
the ancient glacier of the Tagliamento River.
It extends for almost 23 hectares, of which
15 in the Municipality of Ragogna and 8 in the
Municipality of San Daniele. It is located at
187 m above sea level, and is approximately
10 meters deep. Fulfilling the naturalistic and
ecological requirements, the lake, together
with its environment, is listed as a Site of
Community Importance (SCI IT3320020 - Lago
di Ragogna). The route is a dirt road partly
unwinding on a cycling-pedestrian area and
partly on a vicinal road, which is also used
for agricultural purposes. Its total width of
4,299 m stretches for 2,391 m in the territory
of Ragogna and 1,908 m in that of San Daniele.
The whole route, classified as a low difficulty
trail, presents no differences in altitude and
is accessible to everybody. Walking slowly, the
average travel time is about 1 hour.
The route presents point of historical and
naturalistic interest.
The Jewish Cemetery (1): this cemetery, still
in use today, is evidence of the presence of
the San Daniele Jewish Community from the
18th century. It was built in 1735 and its most
ancient gravestone dates back to 19 March
1742.
The Kric Cave (2): a natural amphitheatre
where peat, lignite, conglomerates and tuffs
were extracted; used from the 17th century
and abandoned in 1950.
Presence of Meso-Neolithic settlements
dating back to 5,000 B.C.
Biodiversity
Flora: presence of common reeds, common
rushes, water lilies, and European water
chestnuts (Trapa natans). Presence of longduration
pastures, alders and poplars on the
outskirts.
Fish fauna: rich in carps, pikes, European
perches, pumpkinseed fish, common rudds,
chubs, tenches. Fishery is practised.
Bird fauna: staging point for several migratory
birds (mallard ducks, coots, garganeys,
common moorhens, great crested grebes, grey
herons, little grebes, great northern divers,
mute swans, great bitterns). Large quantities
of dragonfly species.
Look Out Point (3): on the southern bank, a
lookout tower for observing wildlife represents
an excellent place to enjoy the view of the lake
and the surrounding mountains.
The route offers many alternative trails which
can be explored by foot or bicycle.
Part of the vicinal road coincides with part of
the Romea Strata - Allemagna route.
Route general data
4,3 Km 1 h
dirt road
pet friendly
accessible road
San Daniele del Friuli e Ragogna
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THE NATISONE TOURIST ROUTE
135
The ‘Natisone tourist route’ winds through the
hamlet of Azzida, passes through San Pietro
al Natisone, continues towards the hamlet of
Sorzento and ends in the hamlet of Ponteacco.
The entire route offers the following points of
historical and naturalistic interest.
Azzida: first mentioned back in 1175, it is one
of the oldest hamlets of the Natisone Valleys
and the largest inhabited centre in the Valleys
at the beginning of the 20 th century. Here you
can visit the ancient Church of St. Silvester
(13 th -14 th century).
Borgo San Pietro – Sorzento: Borgo San Pietro
is the central hamlet of the municipality capital
that leads to the hamlet of Sorzento, with the
historic ‘Gorica’ square and the 1872 fountain.
Ponteacco: rich in historic hamlets, among
which the Corene hamlet (mentioned in maps
since 1780 when the village formed a single
municipality together with Vernassino) and
the Petrina Santa Dorotea hamlet which leads
to the homonymous church and the unique
farmhouses with the typical construction
structure of the Valleys as in the upper part of
the Gorìza hamlet.
Biarzo: the Biarzo Shelter is a prehistoric and
protohistoric site, among the most important
in the north-eastern Alpine basin, where stone
tools, dating back to between 11,000 and
9,000 years ago, were found. The Biarzo Mill
was built in 1821 and remained active until
the disastrous Natisone flood of 1958. It was
restored after the 1976 earthquake and today
it is a tourist information centre.
The Mill can be reached through the didacticnaturalistic
path ‘Ponteacco-Natisone’, the
‘Path of the Cross’, running among nature,
water and history where you can walk in any
season.
Vernasso – Ponte San Quirino: the Vernasso
Mega-stratum represents one of the most
powerful sedimentary bodies originated from
a single episode of deposition (submarine
landslide). Evidence of the Roman age is
present near the Vernasso bridge. From the
San Quirino Bridge you can see the narrow
and deep gorge that the water has carved out
over the centuries. The bridge takes its name
from the homonymous church of the 13 th -14 th
century, built on the ruins of a Roman temple
dedicated to Diana.
Route general data
8,5 Km 2,5 h
dirt road
paved road
pet friendly
accessible road
night time accessibility
San Pietro al Natisone
www.comune.sanpietroalnatisone.ud.it

THE ROUTE OF THE ‘CASTELLIERE’ OF SEDEGLIANO,
CENTURIATION, HISTORY AND PATH OF FAITH
137
The route extends over a flat area of morainic
origin between the villages of Gradisca and
Sedegliano, part of an amphitheatre with a
total width of about 30 km. The starting point is
at the entrance to the Sedegliano sports field.
The Castelliere (1) is a fortified settlement
dating back to the Ancient Bronze Age; it
is recognizable by the perfectly preserved
embankment, which encloses it. On the same
site there is a museum, which protects the
archaeological excavations. These consist of
the three different phases of construction of
the embankment and burial casts. Four graves
dating back to the Early/Middle Bronze Age can
be observed. These contain five bodies, two
of which overlapping. There is an interesting
grave, the skeleton of which can be traced
back to a person who was predominantly active
on horseback during his life, and therefore
nicknamed the ‘grave of the mounted warrior’.
Walking along the outer part of the Castelliere,
you cross a strip of land rich in local flora,
consisting of essences planted over time to
celebrate the municipality’s newborns.
After crossing a small bridge, continue along a
small dirt road to cross the paved cycle path,
and then turn left towards Gradisca.
At the end of the cycle path there is an icon in
memory of the soldier Francesco de Campo,
who died in 1917. Continuing along Via della
Chiesa you come to the ‘Curtain of Gradisca’
(2), remains of an ancient fortification built
to protect peasants against barbarians, with
the Church of St. Stephen the Protomartyr (3)
surrounded by the 15 icons of the Way of the
Cross, dating back to 1748, repainted by the
artist Aurelio Mariani. In the parish church you
can see the right side portal made by Pilacorte
(1515) and inside the fresco of the Martyrdom
of St. Stephen by Gian Carlo Bevilacqua (1839).
Along the moat, continue to the small church
of St. George (4), built in the 15 th century,
which preserves a precious 16 th century fresco
by Marco Tulissi. Outside you can admire a
spectacular image of St. Christopher.
Turning right towards the centre of Gradisca,
you can admire the Venier Palace (5), an 18 th
century building.
Resuming the cycle path in the direction of
Sedegliano, you reach the town centre where
the Birarda-Manin Palace (6) is located. Today
this building, once the castle of the medieval
gastald (1256) and the residence of the Manin
noble family (1578), is the current seat of the
town hall.
Facing the square is the Church of St. Anthony
the Abbot (7), whose present structure dates
back to 1700. Inside there is a copy of the
original altarpiece by the famous painter
Pomponio Amalteo (1553) and a precious high
altar dated 1751-1762.
Retracing the same road, after about 900
metres you will reach the starting point.
Route general data
3,9 Km 1 h 15’
dirt road paved road
pet friendly
Sedegliano
www.comune.sedegliano.ud.it

‘THE VALLEY OF TREE ARCHES’ ROUTE
139
The itinerary runs mostly through the Cormôr
Horse Trail, with a length of about four
kilometers between round trip, crossing one of
the most interesting naturalistic and cultural
places in the territories of Tavagnacco and
Pagnacco. The road bed is typical of a country
road, made of compacted gravel. The walk is
an easy one and is suitable for families and
walking groups of all ages. There are benches
where you can stop under the shade of the
trees.
The route starts from a stretch of paved road
with parking lot. At this starting point, you can
visit the small church of the Blessed Virgin
Mary of Mercy in Grîs (1), located less than
100 metres from the ford that separates the
two municipalities. Continue your walk along
the adjacent Cormôr horse trail, which can
be reached by simply crossing the pedestrian
bridge.
You will find yourself very close to the village
of Branco, immersed in the beauty of the
Cormôr valley that extends among the plains
and hilly Friulian landscapes of rare beauty.
Further along the route there is a rest area
equipped with a bench, and, when you arrive at
a crossroad, you will find a fountain.
The small road that climbs upstream leads
to another shaded rest area and to a parking
lot adjacent to the cemetery of the hamlet of
Tavagnacco.
If, instead, you continue your walk northwards,
under the unique arches of hazelnut trees,
on your left you will find the Cormôr stream,
with its embankment lined with poplars,
field maples, elderberries, black locusts and
oaks. From this point starts a guided path
for visually impaired people (2). It is marked
on the ground by signalling plates. The path
develops for about 1 km and is delimited by
a fence equipped with a rope handrail and
wooden boards. Metal plates indicate the
presence of six notice boards illustrating the
characteristics of the area in Italian and Braille,
as well as with tactile objects.
This last section of the route, brings you to the
historic hamlet (3) of Tavagnacco, at the border
with the Di Prampero’s Villa (4), owned by one
of the oldest and most prestigious Friulian
families, still deeply bonded to this land.
Route general data
4 Km 1 h 15’
dirt road paved road
pet friendly
accessible road
Tavagnacco e Pagnacco
www.comune.tavagnacco.ud.it - www.comune.pagnacco.ud.it

Via Quattro Novembre
o Tricesimo
SP105
Vi
a Collombroso
Via Dante Alighieri
Case Roncuz
Via del Castello
Via dei Roncuz
Castello
di Tricesimo
Via Cuel di Barêt
Via del Castello
SP105
Via dei Caduti
Parco Atleti
Azzurri
d'Italia
Zucco
230 m
Vecchia Strada Castello
Via del Forte
Via del Fort e
Via Bindo Chiurlo
SP58
Via Pontebbana
Via fratelli Girardini
Borgobello
Via Cividale
Via Ognissanti
Via Pietro Michelini
SS13
Via Antonio De Pilosio
Tricesimo
ari
o Pe z
lliz
Via Guid
Via Armando Diaz
SP58
Borgo Menots
Via Europa Unita
SP77
Adorgnan
Via San Pela
Parco Ellero
Via Nazionale
Via Sant'Antonio
Piazza Libertà
Via Aquileia
Via San Pelagio
Via Riccardo Paderni
a Undici Febbraio
Via monsignor Riccardo Pittini
Via Nazionale
Via Ugo Foscolo
Via Carnelutti
o
V Prim o Maggi
Via Roma
Via Paolo Diacono
Via Pordenone
Via Giacomo Matteotti
Via Gemona
te
di
Via d
tti
V

ni
m
a d R
el
T i r m
ana
Via Luigi Garz on i
Via Papinio Pennato
SP58
THE “TRICJAMINA” ROUTE
Via Cividale
Via dei Valentinis
Tricesimo, a city of Roman origin, owes its
name to the fact that it was the to the thirtieth
milestone from Aquileia. The village is located
along the Julia Augusta consular road which
led from Aquileia to Zuglio (Julium Carnicum)
and the Danubian plains.
The route develops for 3520 metres, on
different road pavements (road, dirt, grass,
cobblestones). It starts from Piazza Ellero, with
the town hall (1), the Cathedral St. Mary of the
Purification (2) and a large parking area.
Refreshment points and other facilities are
available in the central area of the route.
From the square, turn left towards Via del
Bissone and walk through the vaulted entrance
hall of a residential building until you reach the
‘Atleti Azzurri d’Italia’ Park (3). This spot with
a water point, among the three Sottoriva wooded hills,
is the perfect place for physical exercise or a
Via Sottoriva
peaceful rest.
This green area opens to a magnificent view on
the morainic hills.
Via San Gervasio
Pontebbana
From the bottom of the hill, continue along a
dirt path with railings up to the church of ‘San
Pietro in Zucco’ (4), in memory of the fallen
soldiers of all wars. Here you will encounter an
equipped green area. From the small temple, by
following a cobbled path, with street furniture
and fitness routes, you reach the road.
By taking a wide dirt path, you arrive to a
wooded area leading to the Valentinis Castle
(5) and the site of the Missionary Madonna
(6). From the square of the shrine, walk down
a paved road with two hairpin bends up to the
first crossroad and then continue to the park
of the church of ‘San Pietro in Zucco’. After the
second crossroad, turn left towards the fort of
Adorgnano and continue until you reach the
Rio Vergnacco
park of the ‘braida Locatelli’ (7) with a football
field, benches and a fountain.
Tricesi o
Rean
o
jale
141
Via del
ei
Paoli
Via d
Pontebbana
o
gio
SP77
c esi o
Via San Pelagio
Via Gorizia
Borgo Çus
Via San Pelagio
San Pelagio
Via San Pelagio
Via San Pelagio
Via
Route general data
Tricesimo
- San Pelagio
Via Giacomo Matteotti
ASS4 -
Centro
rritoriale
Tricesimo
Via dei Pioppi
3,52 Km 1 h
dirt road
pet friendly
accessible road
paved road
night time accessibility
Pontebbana
Tricesimo
www.comune.tricesimo.ud.it

THE MEMORY OF WATER ROUTE - TORRE RIVER PARK
143
The route develops along the western bank
of the Torre River, at the border between the
municipalities of Udine and Remanzacco and
the hamlets of San Gottardo and Godia.
The route is 7.1 km long (round trip) and can be
covered both on foot (2 hours) and by bicycle
(35 minuti). You can start the route up north,
at the hamlet of Godia, or in the south, at the
hamlet of San Gottardo (1).
A few stretches of the route lead down to
the Torre riverbed (2) where you can enjoy a
panoramic view up to the mountains. Along
the route, besides the different types of
landscapes you can also see the Lime Furnace
(3) of Via Emilia. By slightly deviating from the
route, it is also possible to visit a few places
of interest such as St. Bernard’s Church (4),
dating back to the 13 th century, in the hamlet of
San Bernardo, the Coiutti Mill (5), in the hamlet
of Godia and St. Gothard’s Church (6).
Historical information
In the past, the area between San Gottardo,
Godia and Beivars was crossed by a late Roman
road, the ‘Strada Bariglaria’ which connected
Udine to Gemona. The presence of an artificial
channel (in Italian ‘roggia’), in this area, is cited
for the first time in a document of 1171. This
channel, called the ‘Roggia di Palma’, powered
mills, ironworks and tanneries of the area and
can still be seen today in the hamlet of Godia.
Route general data
7,1 Km (A/R) 2 h
dirt road paved road
pet friendly
Udine
www.comune.udine.it

144

Routes in Coastal Area and Hinterland
145

R
Strada provinciale 126 di Visco
Via Europa
Via Goffredo M
A4
Uttano
SP108
Via Goffredo Mameli
Via dell'industria
Autostrada Serenissima
Autostrada Serenissima Autostrada Serenissima Autostrada Ser
Canale Selvis
Rogg a
Biotopo
Torbiera
Groi
i Milleacque
Canale Precapo
Canale Barisada
SP65
Via Leonardo da Vinci
Canale Bertoni
Via Giuseppe Mazzini
Via
Roggia Praz
frate li De Senibus
Canale Macilis
Joannis
Busin
Stradon
Parco e
Brolo di
Villa Strassoldo
Frangipane
Via Na ssiriya
Via Macillis
Via Giuseppe Verdi
ana o n
Roggia M t
Roggia Sobresco
Via Goffredo Mameli
Santìc
Via Genova Cavalleria
Via da Barcis
Via Francesco Petrarca
SP65
Via 2 giugno
Via Ippolito Nievo
Via Caterina Pe rcoto
Via Don Carlo Stacul
Località Mulino Miceu
Via Alessandro Volta
Via milacuzza
Borgo Viola
Aiello del Friuli
Banda Uanis
Streta
Borc dai Fraris
Via Cavour
Pascut
Via Francesco Petrarca
Via Vittorio Alfieri
Via da A ncona
Via Gradisca
Canale Cantoni
Aiello del Friuli
Canale Precapo
SP108
Località Novacco
Novacco
Località Novacco
Ruda
A
iello del Friuli
Via Francesco Petrarca
Via Francesco Petrarca
ia Covizza
Rogg
Località Mulino Miceu
Canale depuratore di Aiello
Roggia Accronica
Via
Via delle Sorgenti
Via degli Antonini
Ruda
Fiume Ausa
Via dell'Ausa
Alture
Vicolo del Vongul
Via dei Molini
Via Loca
Borgo Viola
Aiell
Mulino Tinini
Roggia Ara
Via dei Molini

dai Prâz
Ro g gia Brischis
THE ‘GREEN ROUTE’ OF AIELLO
Via Aquileia
Via Aquileia
Via Gradisca
Via Belv
Via Bel
147
enissima
Via Giuseppe Bugatto
Via Casa Bianca
Via Casa Bianca
Via Dante Alighieri
The ‘Green Route’ joins the most
Crauglio
significant
A4
of Aiello. A part of the route is entirely covered
SP120
carriageable dirt road and then to Novacco,
Via Trieste
Via dai Prâz
Località Molino
Prati
Autostrada Serenissima Autostrada Serenissima
Via Guglielmo Marconi
Via Guglielmo Marconi
SP65
Via Venezia
places of Aiello del Friuli and Joannis. The
starting point is in Joannis, near the beautiful
St. Agnes’s Church (1). After a short stretch on
paved road, passing in front of some Austro-
Hungarian villas, you reach Villa Ines (2), and
Via dal Crist
Roggia Accronica
Aiello del Friuli
from here a path winds through the countryside
San Vito al Torre
by trees, to the point that it is called ‘the
Gallery’. The path leads to the beginning of the
Via Aquileia
Autostrada Serenissima
an old-time village where the water flowing
between the houses recalls one of the ancient
mills that once characterized the area.
Continue along the route until you reach the
road that connects Strassoldo with Joannis.
Cross the road and follow it for about 50
metres. Particular attention should be paid
Via Aquileia
Via Aquileia
Via Giacomo Puccini
when crossing the road due to intense traffic.
Next, take the country path, and after about
20 minutes you will reach an area called
‘groi’ (3), a magical place, among springs and
cultivated fields, one of the few surviving peat
bogs of glacial origin that can still be visited
Via Aquileia
Via Grad o
Via Giacomo Puccini
in the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region. A pleasant
landscape, with enchanting panoramic views
SP120
SP2
of the villages nearby, accompanies the
Via Belvedere
wayfarer when returning to Joannis. The main
road between Privano and Joannis is abreast of
the wonderful Medieval ‘Centa’ (4), an ancient
defensive construction. Then, once you have
reached the footpath, you can safely return to
St. Agnes’s Church.
There is still time to visit many other
unforgettable places. Almost everywhere you
can see the sundials that have characterised
the area for decades. Most of the sundials
are found in the ‘courtyard of the sundials’,
within the ‘Museum of Peasant Civilization’ (5),
which alone would deserve a trip to Aiello. The
churches present in this area are also worthy of
a visit. The most popular church is St. Ulderic’s
Church (6) in Aiello, the destination of the first
stage of the important ‘Celestial Way’, a route
for wayfarers that leads thousands of pilgrims
from Aquileia to Mount Lussari every year. The
oldest church is St. Nicholas’s Church, near
Crauglio. Another interesting church to visit is
St. Dominic’s Church, unfortunately today in a
state of degradation. The church is located in
the endearing ‘Borgo dei Frati’, a friar hamlet
rich in history and culture.
Via Europa Unita
Via Dante Alighieri
Aiello del Friuli
SP54
Via Aquileia
Cavenzano
Via Ugo Foscolo
Via Ro
Campolongo Tapogliano
R uda
o del Friuli
Route general data
n
Via Armando D
8 Km 2 h
dirt road paved road
iaz
Via dei Lavadors
pet friendly
eppe Verdi
Via del
SP30
Via Sa
Via
accessible road
Aiello del Friuli
www.comune.aiellodelfriuli.ud.it

10,000 STEPS AMONG NATURE AND
THE LAGOON IN AQUILEIA
149
The route starts near the crossroads between
Marina di Aquileia and Via Tullia, where there
is a practical car park (1) where you can park
your car and then continue on foot along the
route, approximately 7 km long (round trip).
From the car park, continue south-west for 450
m along the low-traffic paved road. Once at the
crossroads, continue straight ahead along a
gravel road or, alternatively, turn right and follow
the paved road to the “Da Nettuno” restaurantpizzeria.
From the intersection, follow the track
for 1.5 km until you reach another crossroad,
and from here immediately turn right (still on
gravel road) until you reach the lagoon. Once
at the lagoon, turn right along the tree-lined
embankment, characterised by maritime pines,
known as “Montonùs” (2), until you reach the
historic “Margine di Conterminazione” (3), the
point where the Natissa River flows into the
lagoon. When near the Natissa mouth, enjoy
a magnificent view of the wildlife and admire
herons, swans and mallards, as well as the
beauty of the lagoon. From the rest area, turn
right along the riverbank (4) on grassy terrain
until you reach the starting point, and then
proceed along the gravel road back to the car
park. The route develops on even ground, thus
making it suitable for all ages, runners, walking
groups and Nordic walkers.
he route is not suitable for people with reduced
mobility as it unwinds on gravel road. The route,
exception made for the stretch that flanks the
river, is also doable by car.
Route general data
7 Km 1,5 h
dirt road paved road
pet friendly
Aquileia
www.comune.aquileia.ud.it

THE WAY OF THE STORYTELLING HOUSES
151
The Way is a loop-route, approximately 9
km long, that begins in Piazza S. Andrea (1)
in Sevegliano, where the Town Hall of the
Municipality of Bagnaria Arsa is located. Here,
in addition to a large car park, there is also the
“Giardino della Poesia”, the poetry garden,
and some accommodation facilities. Descend
along Via 4 Novembre and continue along Via
Strassoldo towards Campolonghetto.
This stretch of road runs along the route of
the historical Roman road “Via Julia Augusta”
(2), and for a short length, “trespasses” in
the neighbouring territory of Cervignano del
Friuli, in the locality of San Gallo. Here, the
border between the Kingdom of Italy and the
Austro-Hungarian Empire once ran here, and
this is testified by the boundary marker (3). In
this part of the route, surrounded by nature,
you can see a typical rural environment of
lower Friuli, interesting from a naturalistic
and scenic point of view: small irrigation
ditches, rows of vines, and ploughed fields,
all witnesses of a peasant civilisation which
is still present in the social fabric. Through
Via Monfalcone return is made to the territory
of Bagnaria Arsa and Campolonghetto is
reached. The first rest point is found here,
in the green area of the bocce ball court (4).
Walking along the roads of the town, murals
can be admired. These are made during
“Il Museo delle Case Narranti Fvg”, the
Museum of the Storytelling houses of Friuli
Venezia Giulia event that takes place in this
small community and from which the Way
takes its name. Continuing along Via Gemona
you come to the Church of Saint James (5)
and, just a little further on, to a water fountain
at the Campolonghetto cemetery. Leaving the
cemetery on the right, and continuing along a
dirt road, you reach Bagnaria Arsa. Here, you
find the second rest area at the playground in
Via Pertini. Crossing the town alongside roads,
turn onto Via Vittorio Veneto which leads back
to Sevegliano. Before returning to the starting
point, a short detour to the left leads to the
Don Gnocchi Park (6), where young and old can
enjoy some relax.
Route general data
9 Km 1 h 25’
dirt road paved road
pet friendly
accessible road
Bagnaria Arsa e Cervignano del Friuli
www.comune.bagnariaarsa.ud.it - www.cervignanodelfriuli.net

Route A
6 km - 1h 30’
Route B
10 km - 2h 30’

JOURNEY THROUGH NATURE AND HISTORY
153
The routes offered will take you for a walk
deep in nature and history. Neither present
particular difficulties and develop mainly on
dirt and flat roads.
The first route crosses the town of Tapogliano,
which is characterized by residential buildings
having typical characteristics of rural
architecture. The St. Gaetano Sacellum (1) is
the first point of interest you will meet, then
you will pass through the main square with
the St. Martin Church (2). The church presents
a characteristic bell tower with an onionshaped
dome where a capsule, containing
the original 1905 project, was found during a
recent restoration. Continuing your walk, you
will come across the Villa Pace (3) complex,
rich with architectural details. Once out of the
residential area of Tapogliano, you will find
yourself immersed in nature and, walking along
the higher part of the Torre River bank, you will
be able to enjoy the surrounding nature and
the numerous trenches of the First World War
(4), still very well preserved today. From here, a
small detour will take you to an old clay quarry
which has been restored and is today the
destination of countless species of migratory
birds and other animals.
The second route will guide you through the
rural and natural landscape. As for its first
section, this second section of the route
runs along the higher part of the Torre River
bank, an area included in the A.R.I.A. no.16
plan for territory protection and sustainable
management. As you continue, you will see the
many trenches of the First World War that are
part of the defensive lines called ‘Line of the
banks’ and the ‘Line of the inhabited areas’. The
journey will lead you to the St. Leonard Church
(5), a small building with a typically Friulian
architecture, dating back to the XVII century.
The town of Cavenzano is next, with the
unique Church of St. Mary of the Assumption
(6), built between 1766 and 1795, followed by
Campolongo al Torre with its splendid square,
overlooked by Villa Marcotti (7) and housing
the Town Hall and the Church of St. George the
Martyr (9), built between 1696 and 1736.
Discover and enjoy the typical flora of the plain
and its wild fauna along both routes.
Route general data
16 Km 4 h
dirt road paved road
pet friendly
accessible road
Campolongo-Tapogliano
www.comune.campolongotapogliano.ud.it

THE SILENT RIVER ROUTE
155
The Ausa bank is a lovely place where nature
can be enjoyed and the history of Cervignano
comes alive. The ‘Parco dei Donatori di Sangue’,
a green area dedicated to blood donors, is a
meeting area and playground and the starting
point of a route to be followed by taking small
steps, to focus on what most captures your
interest. By following the dirt track on the river
bank eastwards, you will reach the remains of
an air raid shelter (1) dating back to the First
World War. After a while, the dirt track becomes
a paved path and, after passing two easy loops,
you reach a small open space where you can
linger and perhaps seek refreshment near an
old washhouse ( 2), once enliven by housewives
busy in doing their laundry. Nearby, you can
visit the Church of St. Michael Archangel
and the Antiquarium, a museum with local
archaeological findings and a Lombard mosaic
dating back to the eighth-ninth century.
Continuing along the route, in the adjacent
Vicolo Corto, on your right, you can see another
air raid shelter of the same war period. After
the large river bend, you enter the urban area.
Crossing the Austro-Hungarian iron bridge (3)
built in 1906, along the quay of the old river port
and walking down to the river, you reach the
monument in memory of the Nazi massacre (4)
of 29 April 1945.
As an alternative, when you arrive at the Austro-
Hungarian bridge, you can continue eastwards
and, after having crossed via XXIV Maggio,
continue the walk flanking, for the most part,
the Ausa River. Here you can see monuments
that bear witness to the history of the town
during the Great War: in the square in front of
the Port the memorial plaque in memory of the
entry of Italian troops in Cervignano and, not
far away, the monument to the soldier of the
Austro-Hungarian Empire. Proceeding along
via Trento, characterized by small fishermen’s
houses (5), you soon take the pedestrian path
which borders the watercourse and, after the
old railway bridge, you walk to the sound of the
willows until you reach the Austro-Hungarian
iron bridge.
Route general data
3,9 Km 50’
dirt road paved road
pet friendly
accessible road
Cervignano del Friuli
www.cervignanodelfriuli.net

THE PEDESTRIAN ROUTE IN BORGNANO
157
The route winds through the residential area of
Borgnano, a hamlet south of Cormons, and the
neighbouring farming land.
The total length of the route is about 4 km. It
starts from the sports area (1), runs through
the countryside of Cormons and ends in the
residential area of Borgnano. The route, which is
a loop circuit, starts and ends in a convenient
parking lot.
The route, naturally aligned with land parcels
flanked by rows of trees that offer shade during
the hottest periods, travels along dirt tracks
that emphasise the view over the plain.
Then, it returns to the residential area and
continues along the nearby Medea hill (2), from
the summit of which the magnificent view of the
entire plain can be enjoyed. On the slopes of this
hill rises the Church of Saint Fosca Vecchia (3),
a small votive church of medieval origins that
preserves 19 th -century furnishings.
Returning to the village, you reach Piazza
della Repubblica, the heart of Borgnano,
overlooked by the Church of Saint Fosca Nuova
(4). This church houses 19 th - and 20 th -century
furnishings and fittings, as well as 18 th century
paintings, among which “Il riposo durante la
fuga in Egitto” (Rest on the flight to Egypt) and
“Il transito di san Giuseppe” (The transit of Saint
Joseph) by Pietro Bainville.
Route general data
4 Km 1 h 15’
dirt road paved road
pet friendly
Cormons
www.comune.cormons.go.it

“I MAZZUOLI DEL VILLAGGIO DEL PESCATORE” ROUTE
159
The fitness route called ‘I mazzuoli del
Villaggio del Pescatore’ extends between the
small tourist-residential centre of Villaggio
del Pescatore with its two islands in front of
the small harbour and the path next to the
Timavo River, from which other trails lead to
points of important naturalistic, historical and
archaeological interest.
The route starts at the centre of the village, in
front of the St. Mauro Evangelista Church (1)
and continues along the coast, passing next
to the small museum (2) with the ‘History and
Prehistory around the Timavo River’ permanent
exhibition. Near the museum, you can also
find the starting point of the naturalistic and
historical path of Bratina Point (3), which leads
to the Timavo River.
Continuing along the coast, you will arrive to
the slipway (4). Once there, turn left and cross
the bridge that connects the small village to
the first island.
Once over the bridge, continue to the left
following the boats docked along the seashore.
On the right you will encounter the Sports
Centre (5) of Villaggio del Pescatore where
different sports are practised, among which
tennis, football, basketball, canoeing, sailing,
fishing, etc.
Continue straight on, and after having passed
the Sports Centre and the football field, follow
the route to the right before the basketball
court and continue to the opposite seashore.
Once there, keep left and continue towards
the other island. Still on the left of the path,
you will find the new fitness area equipped for
outdoor activities (6).
Continuing straight with the Timavo bank on
your right, you will complete the route ring,
passing through meadows and pinewoods
which create a suggestive landscape with light
and shadow, and the shimmering sea.
You can return to the starting point by following
the same route or, when you arrive to the
fitness area, you can continue straight on the
left seashore until you arrive to the bridge
connecting the two islands to the land.
Route general data
1,8 Km 30’
dirt road paved road
pet friendly
accessible road
Duino-Aurisina
www.comune.duino-aurisina.ts.it

THE ROUTE ‘CJAMINÀ TAL SORELI’
161
The route begins in central Piazza Vittorio
Emanuele III and leads to the square in front
of the parish church where, until 1915, the
monument to Franz Joseph stood.
At the end of Pitteri Avenue, once the access
to the poet’s Villa, there used to be an
important convent of friars of the Dominican
congregation. Following Via dei Conventi and
Via dei Pini, one exits the built-up area. A wide
dirt road enters the extensive Campi dei Fratti
and, along the way, an ancient boundary term is
found at the foot of a mulberry tree.
Continuing north, you reach the municipal
boundary with Cjampagna Colomp, where you
turn right along an ancient roadway that once
connected Gorizia to Palmanova.
Entering a shady area, you reach the Volt di
Fara and then, crossing SP 10, to a refreshment
point from which to admire the view. Continue
through a grove to the Capitello di Sant’Eurosia
(1). With your back to the capitol, you can
identify a wide tratturo among the vineyards
that, through the Campi di Santa Rosa, leads
to the intersection with the Strada della
Colombara, near the entrance to the Braida di
Spessotto and, from here, you reach the small
church of St. Peter and Paul (2) in Villanova.
Just beyond the capitol you reach the junction
with the Strada della Colombara and following
the wide dirt road you reach the Casa sotto i
Ronchi and Via Contessa Beretta.
After about a hundred meters, a small road
enters on the left, skirting the old wall of the
Villa Russian-Cressati, where the Convent of
the Poor Ladies of St. Catherine of Siena was
once located.
The route of the old municipal road exits into
the back country and, near a farmhouse, enters
the ancient Braida dei Pestazzi.
The overhanging ridge of the Ronchi di San
Giovanni Battista accompanies the traveler
among lush rows of vines and cultivated
plots until the junction with the Viottolo per
Villanova, heading to the hamlet of the same
name. Leaving the branch off, a wide, marked
dirt road heads toward the obvious Campanile
(3), then, skirting the wall of the Braida della
Chiesa with a couple of turns, you return to the
starting point.
Route general data
6 Km 1 h 45’
dirt road paved road
pet friendly
Farra d’Isonzo
www.comune.farradisonzo.go.it

10THOUSAND STEPS ALONG THE TAGLIAMENTO RIVER,
BETWEEN LATISANA AND LATISANOTTA
163
The route develops in the territory of the
municipality of Latisana, along the left bank of
the Tagliamento River.
The route can be accessed from 3 different
points: the first next to the Church of the Most
Holy Trinity (1), north of the border with the
municipality of Ronchis; the second next to
the equipped green area (2) in Via Viola, and
the third in Latisana, next to the car park (3),
which is next to the railway bridge of the Venice
– Trieste line. It develops for a total length
of approximately 4,435 m, running through
the main town Latisana and the hamlet
Latisanotta, and mainly runs at the top of the
embankment with stretches on even ground
and different pavings. Starting from Latisana,
with a route approximately 3,236 m long, the
route takes only about 45 minutes to reach the
Church of the Most Holy Trinity. Starting from
Latisana, with a route of approximately 2,675
m, the green area in Via Viola can be reached in
about 36 minutes.
In Latisana, the route, via a ramp suitable for
people with reduced mobility, leads to the top
of the embankment.
From here, proceeding north, Via Sottopovolo,
the Piazza with the Duomo di San Giovanni
Battista (4), Piazza Garibaldi, Piazza
Indipendenza, and Via Rocca are left to the right,
hidden from view by the curtain of buildings.
The route continues north flanking the Gaspari
Park (5), an equipped green area. Still running
on the top of the embankment, it reaches the
western boundary of the residential centre of
Latisanotta, first by following a wide bend to
the west, thus leaving the municipal stadium
to the right, and then a narrower road towards
north.
The route then branches out taking two
directions: the first proceeds towards north,
skirting the banks of the Tagliamento River,
to reach the Church of the Most Holy Trinity,
located on the norther boundary of the
municipality of Latisana, on the border with the
municipality of Ronchis; the second develops
firstly towards east along Via della Libertà,
the main road of Latisanotta, and then takes
a detour south, along Via Viola, reaching the
equipped green area next to the local primary
school and its cark park.
Route general data
4,4 Km 1 h 20’
dirt road paved road
pet friendly
accessible road
Latisana
www.comune.latisana.ud.it

L A G U N A D I M A R A N O
M A R E A D R I A T I C O

THE ROUTE ‘UNDER THE COLOURS
OF THE SUNSET’
165
The route ‘Under the Colours of the Sunset’
starts at the end of the ‘Porto Vecchio’ dock,
near the old lonely Casone. The route is named
after the path of the setting sun.
It is 4 km long and develops along the
embankment, embellished by the row of
tamarisk trees on the edge of the lagoon,
where, in hidden corners, ducks, mallards and
swans live safely and protected. The sunset sky
along this path is particularly suggestive and,
especially during the cold season, offers truly
exciting moments. From any point, it offers a
wide view of the mountain peaks that embrace
Friuli Venezia Giulia.
BIODIVERSITY: you can admire different
animal species: birds, reptiles, amphibians,
insects, molluscs and mammals.
The avifauna is well represented by the
anatidae, such as the mallard (Anas
platyrhynchos) and the black-necked grebe
(Podiceps nigricollis), and the family of the
ardeidae, such as the little egret (Egretta
garzetta) and the grey heron (Ardea cinerea).
The route is a cycle-pedestrian path, a dirt road
covered with limestone rubble. It is accessible
to people with reduced or impaired mobility
and furnished with benches for a relaxing
break.
The route passes near refreshment points,
which can be found also in the neighbouring
area (especially during the bathing season).
A fitness area is available next to the starting
point at the Porto Casoni dock.
One of Lignano Sabbiadoro’s distinctive traits
is that here it is possible to measure any
walking distance by counting the steps taken.
Just think that the maximum distance between
two points in the town is 10,000 steps, then you
arrive to the sea or the lagoon.
Walking in this town will be pure enjoyment and
will allow you to appreciate this enchanting
tourist resort while keeping your body fit.
Just choose an itinerary and, while enjoying
nature, the scents and the atmosphere, you
will discover the hidden features and corners
of this coastal town.
Route general data
4 Km
1 h 15’
paved road
pet friendly
accessible road
night time accessibility
Lignano Sabbiadoro
www.lignano.org

THE ROUTE OF DAWN
167
This route starts near the inlet connecting the
sea to the lagoon, watched by the Faro Rosso,
the lighthouse that has always shone a light
assuring a safe navigation to seafarers. The
sun embracing the whole town rises every
morning from behind the lighthouse and, on
Midsummer’s Day, Lignano dedicates a music
concert to the Sun at dawn, a propitiatory rite
for a summer full of holidays and well-being.
While walking along the sea shore you’ll be
amazed by the marvels you’ll encounter: the
villa Villino Zuzzi (2) - 1910 - , the most refined
Art Nouveau building in town and, a little
further on, the Terrazza Mare (3), the symbol
of a town that owes its fortune to the sea.
Further on, at beach sector No. 16 a bar on the
beach (4) is coloured in yellow in honour and in
memory of G. Scerbanenco, the first, important
Italian mystery novelist who used to write his
works at the “Bar Gabbiano” during the time he
spent in Lignano with his family. The route ends
at the Bathing Establishment No. 19 (5) where
the sea-front avenue makes a wide turn and
allows us to enter the Pinewood.
BIODIVERSITY. On the shoreline you can find
the classical fauna of this environment with
the typical crustaceans and molluscs of the
beaches. Avifauna is mainly represented by
seagulls; here you can admire both Larus
michahellis (the Yellow-legged Gull ) and
Chroicocephalus ridibundus (the Black-headed
Gull ).
Route general data
2,9 Km
45’
paved road
pet friendly
accessible road
night time accessibility
Lignano Sabbiadoro
www.lignano.org

THE ROUTE OF THOUGHT
169
The route of thought runs through the area
designed by the architect Piccinato who, with
an extremely current vision of respect for
environment, had drawn dead-end streets,
able to maintain the silence and privacy of
the elegant holiday homes. It is a route hidden
among the pine trees and the private hedges,
providing real wellbeing and silence and
developing the “Calli”, dedicated to important
names of Art, Music and Literature of all
times. Every now and then in the greenery,
you may come across some “thoughts” and
aphorisms able to stimulate a reflection
on the human adventure and remind of the
person to whom the Calle is dedicated.
For the wellbeing of the soul too.
The undergrowth and the rich availability
of oleanders are a source of nourishment
for many lepidopterans, such as Daphnis
nerii (oleander hawk-moth), one of the most
beautiful Lepidoptera Heterocera in Europe.
BIODIVERSITY – These peculiar green paths
among the green yet anthropized areas of
Lignano Riviera are the dwelling place of
several animal species, such as the Sciurus
vulgaris (Red Squirrel), Garrulus glandarius
(Eurasian Jay) that exploit the availability of
several long-stemmed trees, Dendrocopos
major (Great spotted woodpecker), whose
drumming sound can be heard from afar.
Route general data
4,2 Km
1,5 h
paved road
pet friendly
accessible road
night time accessibility
Lignano Sabbiadoro
www.lignano.org

IN THE SCENT OF RESIN
171
From the great curve where the Lungomare,
the seafront avenue, bends inwards, you
can reach the cycle-pedestrian path that
skirts the old sand dunes, still untouched, for
about one kilometre. On the left-hand side
the sea, down there, after the shadow of the
old pinewood where you can see pine trees,
shrubs, ferns and sumacs of the undergrowth,
accompanies you along the way. On the righthand
side the tall clock tower (1) of the old
seaside holiday home. The luckiest will listen
with surprise to the squealing and singing of
hundreds of children who, among oleander
and playgrounds, spend their holiday here.
The most attentive, if they slow down,
especially during the evening hours, will be
able to feel the intense and heady scent of
resin, harbinger of healthy breaths, able to
comfort and make the atmosphere around
magical. After getting out of the gate, just
proceed toward Lignano Pineta, as far as
the thermal baths (2) and you’ll see on your
right the prestigious villas of the architects
who made of Lignano a worldwide famous
experiment in urban planning.
BIODIVERSITY – This pinewood, with the
deafening presence of grasshoppers, shelters
many animal species; as a matter of fact,
Sciurus vulgaris (Red Squirrel), Pica pica
(Eurasian magpie), Streptopelia decaocto
(Collared dove or Eurasian collared dove),
Columba livia (Rock pigeon) and Columba
palumbus (Wood pigeon) can be easily found
here. The presence of these possible preys
also attracts some predators and, on some
rare occasions, you can meet a Vulpes vulpes
(Red fox).
Route general data
4 Km
1 h
paved road
pet friendly
accessible road
night time accessibility
Lignano Sabbiadoro
www.lignano.org

ALONG THE FRESH WATER
173
An exclusively cycle pedestrian path starts
from the dewatering pump located next to
the Marina Uno boat yards at Lignano Riviera
and follows the winding course of the River
Tagliamento, the “King of rivers” marking the
natural borders between the Friuli Venezia
Giulia and Veneto Regions.
The route silently runs among shrubs, poplars,
tamarisk and other native plants. On the left
the natural beach escorts us while embracing
the fresh water, before it joins the sea. You
go up to the Canale di Bevazzana, part of the
Venetian coat line, the ancient water way that
separates the strip of land of Lignano from
the fields of the hinterland. This route goes
through the history of this still unspoiled
natural environment.
butterfly belonging to the butterfly family
Papilionidae, a butterfly protected all over
Europe by the European Directive Habitat
92/43/CEE and by the Bern Convention,
sometime prey of Phoenicurus ochruros (Black
Redstart).
BIODIVERSITY – The meeting of fresh and salt
water gives birth to a peculiar environment
where the tides partially push the saltwater
up the river. The pinewood with its clearings
shelters many plant and animal species,
among which we would like to point out
Zerynthia polyxena (polyxena ) a beautiful
Route general data
4 Km
1,5 h
paved road
pet friendly
accessible road
night time accessibility
Lignano Sabbiadoro
www.lignano.org

THE ROE DEER ROUTE
175
This pleasant ring, which develops for about
4 km in the Colle di Medea municipal park,
allows you to discover and admire both sides
of the Medea hill: the northern side rich in tall
vegetation and characterised by red soil, and
the southern one, exposed to the sun, very
similar to the nearby Karst, with outcrops and
more sparse vegetation, as in Mediterranean
areas.
The route is full of blooms in all seasons: on the
north side you can find snowdrops, crocuses,
primroses and violets, while along the south
side you can admire the wonderful wild orchids.
The fauna, in addition to numerous roe deer
and wild boars, includes also badgers, foxes
and the wild cat.
From the parking lot just below St. Anthony’s
Church, go right until you reach the beautiful
343-step stone staircase (1) built in 1815, that
leads down to the town.
Once you have passed the staircase, you will
come across a path, originally a military road
built in 1915 to reach the trenches (2) and the
King’s observatory (3). Along this path, you will
see and visit posts dating back to the Great
War. The route unwinds on a wide and easy dirt
road and runs along the entire ridge, offering a
suggestive breathtaking panorama. This path
is actually known as the ‘Panoramic Road’.
Here, on clear days, you can admire the whole
Isonzo River plain, spreading from the sea to
the nearby Istria.
With a small detour to the left, you can reach
the King’s Observatory, from where King Victor
Emmanuel III followed the progress of the
fighting on San Michele Mount.
Back on the route, continue and enter the
chestnut and hornbeam forest. Here, you flank
the old stone quarry (4) and climb until you
almost reach the top of the hill. Just before
the Ara Pacis (5), take the path on the right and
descend through the woods for about 2 km,
along the ‘Tal Bosc’ path.
At the end of this path through the woods, you
reach a paved road; cross it and walk to the
enchanting pine forest. A little further on, on
the left, you arrive at St. Anthony’s Church (6).
This point completes the ring.
Definitely worth a visit is the Ara Pacis Mundi
monument, built in 1951, after the horrors of
the Second World War. This monument is based
on a project by the architect Mario Bacciocchi,
with the aim of symbolically remembering the
fallen soldiers of all wars and guiding man
towards peace and brotherhood among people.
Route general data
4 Km 1,5 h
dirt road
pet friendly
Medea
www.comune.medea.ud.it

THE ROUTE OF ‘THE ISONZO BANKLINE’
177
The route called ‘The Isonzo Bankline’ is 2.5
km long and runs between the municipalities
of Monfalcone and Staranzano. It naturally
marks the end of the ‘Lower Isonzo’ route which
crosses the municipalities of San Pier d’Isonzo,
San Canzian d’Isonzo and Staranzano through
paths and under the embankment.
The route starts from Riva Lunga di
Staranzano, an area part of the Isonzo Mouth
Natural Reserve, a particularly important
ornithological site. It is one of the few lowland
sites where the wood nuthatch reproduces. It
is also rather common to spot the European
green woodpecker and the great spotted
woodpecker here. These species are also
favoured by a rather luxuriant undergrowth,
which includes white poplars that create a
magical atmosphere within the wooded area
(1) bordering on the Cavana di Monfalcone
C.S.Z.
The route passes through Marina Julia (2),
overlooking the Panzano Gulf, between the
Port of Monfalcone and the mouth of the
Isonzo River. Built in the sixties, Marina Julia
today looks like a typical seaside resort full of
accommodation facilities and shops.
The beach, low and sandy like the whole coast
of Monfalcone, has been upgraded over the
years with arrangement works of the shoreline
and the embankment that connects it to the
Panzano Lido.
The route ends in Marina Nova, more precisely
at the Isola dei Bagni (3), an artificial islet
south of the Panzano district, connected to the
mainland by an embankment. It is a quiet place
that has retained is natural aspect, despite the
proximity to the Port of Monfalcone and the
shipyard.
The route surface is mainly grassy with some
stretches of gravel.
Rest areas, equipped with benches and tables,
are present both along the route and in the
immediate vicinity. Refreshment points, with
accessible toilets, are available at the beach.
The final part of the route connects to an
existing 2.5 km pedestrian ring which traces
Via dei Bagni Nuova, Via del Brancolo, Via delle
Giarrette and Marina Julia.
The route develops on flat areas, so it is suitable
for all types of users, families with children,
elderly people, walking groups, Nordic walkers.
Route general data
5 Km 1 h 15’
dirt road paved road
pet friendly
accessible road
Monfalcone e Staranzano
www.comune.monfalcone.go.it - www.cmune.staranzano.go.it

Length km 5,2
Travelling time 1h 30’
Length km 5,5
Travelling time 1h 40’
Length km 9,6
Travelling time 2h 50’
Length km 26
Travelling time 7h 30’

THE ROUTE OF THE THREE MUNICIPALITIES,
AMONG VINEYARDS, WATERS AND HISTORY
179
The route begins in Moraro, and more precisely
in Piazza Sant’ Andrea (1), in front of the 1680
parish house, and continues along Via Leopardi
and Via Ciso Tuni, with the botanical gardens
(2). The gardens are an equipped picnic and
workout area with a drinking water fountain for
refreshment. The route then passes the gym
sports facilities and soccer field, continues
through vineyards and orchards until it reaches
the small town of Corona, and then the centre
of Mariano del Friuli. Starting from the Parco
della Memoria e del Ricordo (3), the route
enters the countryside, and, for a part of it,
skirts the old fortified (4) walls of the 17 th -
century fortress of Mariano del Friuli.
After having crossed the small bridge, follow
the grassy track before you until you reach the
Judrio-Versa cycle-pedestrian path. Flanking
the Versa stream, you pass next to the new
single-span cable-stayed bridge and continue
on to Borgo di Corona where, in the town centre,
you can admire the 1480 Church of Saints
Mary and Zenone (5). Next, take a detour,
via the unpaved roads and the Holy Trinity
cycle-pedestrian path, back to the residential
centre of Mariano. Follow the Versa-Judrio
cycle-pedestrian path to return to Moraro,
and, skirting the Versa stream bank, continue
along the tree-lined street until you reach Via
Oberdan. From here, by passing a cross-country
road, step into the municipality of San Lorenzo
Isontino. After passing the S.R. 56 regional
road intersection, you will reach the Parco dei
laghetti Rossi (6) and proceed through a small
wooded area with three small rest areas. At
the end of this area, continue along a stretch
of paved road until you are back at the starting
point. Turn into Via Boschetto/Friuli, then
continue along Via Isonzo all the way to the
end, at which point, by turning right, you will
reach an equipped green area. Passing behind
the cemetery, you will encounter the capital
of Saint Eurosia (7) and, continuing along the
path, you will come across the Farra d’Isonzo
Road. Still straight, reach the road connections
with the municipalities of Moraro and Mariano
del Friuli. Turn right, after crossing the road for
Mariano and take the second headland access
path. From here you can make your way back to
the starting point.
Route general data
26 Km 7,5 h
dirt road paved road
pet friendly
Moraro, San Lorenzo Isontino
e Mariano del Friuli
www.comune.moraro.go.it - www.comune.sanlorenzoisontino.go.it - www.comune.marianodelfriuli.go.it

Route SMALL
6 km - 1h 15’’
Route LARGE
5 km - 45’’

THE PATH IN THE LUPANICA LOWLAND FOREST
181
The Lupanica route develops from the
residential centre of Muzzana del Turgnano
and then crosses the countryside and the
Baredi Forest – Arvonchi Wood, remains of
the ancient Silva Lupanica, a lowland forest
that once stretched between the Livenza and
Isonzo rivers. Today the forest is a Special
Area of Conservation (SAC), Site: IT 3320034,
belonging to the ‘Natura 2000’ Network.
The area lets you admire the natural
attractions, take a breath of fresh air and carry
out physical activity, retracing places which
were the scene of important historical events
of the community of Muzzana.
The circular route starts from the Orbi Park (1),
overlooked by Villa Muciana, today housing the
local section of the Alviero Negro Library.
Leaving the square behind, continue south
along Via Levada (former Strada Levada del
Principe), built by the Doge of Venice between
the end of the 16 th century and the beginning
of the 17 th century), and in just a few metres
you will find yourself immersed in the Muzzana
countryside. Here you can choose two different
paths: either continue along the SMALL route
which will take you on a walk through the
countryside bordering the forest and, with a
small detour, you will reach the Rolaz Area, or
continue along the LARGE route, as indicated
by the signs.
The Rolaz Area (2) was the scene of the Riots
of Cormôr, an unusual strike that involved the
unemployed, labourers and peasants of Lower
Friuli who protested against the lack of work
after World War II. A wooden statue depicting
a man with a shovel in his hand stands in
memory of these events. It is a symbol of the
fortitude, sense of justice, resistance and
solidarity that animated the protagonists of
the riots. Benches and a table are available in
the area for refreshment and relaxation.
By choosing the LARGE route, you can cross the
real forest, starting from the Toronduze area
(3). Here you can take a break and relax and
refresh at the fountain, view the information
signs on the flora, fauna and history of civic
and collective land tenures, sit at the tables
for a snack, and admire the works of Land Art
created by artists from different countries of
the world. Nearby, there is also an apiary that
produces honey from collectively held land in
Muzzana.
The LARGE route retraces a stretch of the
Romea Strata, which is part of a network of
routes that rethread the ancient pilgrimage
routes to Rome, Santiago de Compostela
and Jerusalem, and then the fully tree-lined
Stradon di Miez (4). Just a few steps out of the
forest (meeting point with the SMALL route),
you will find yourself back in the town, until you
reach the arrival point at the Orbi Park.
Route general data
11 Km 2 h
dirt road paved road
pet friendly
Muzzana del Turgnano
www.comune.muzzanadelturgnano.ud.it

Learning path
Route Small
Alternative route

A HEALTHY RAMBLE THROUGH THE BRUSSA WOOD
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This pedestrian route is a flat circular path
equipped for either a leisure walk or a short
hike.
The itinerary has a total length of 3.5 km and
can be divided into three shorter routes,
respectively 2.3 km, 350 m and 1 km long. The
route, partly grassy and partly dirt surfaced,
can be covered in an average of one hour. The
rest areas with games, tables and benches,
positioned both in the shade and in the sun,
make the walk accessible not only to adults,
but also families, children and the elderly.
The wood is characterized by the phytocoenosis
of the oak-hornbeam forest, a habitat of
extraordinary naturalistic value. Among the
arboreal plants, we can mention the common
oak, common hornbeam, field elm, field maple,
lime tree, wild cherry and hazelnut; among the
shrubs, you can see the one-seed hawthorn,
privet and elderberry. Mammals include the
wild boar, roe deer, fox, badger, hare, weasel
and skunk. In the more humid areas, the
common toad and two species of red frogs find
shelter.
Among the birds, we find the buzzard, black
woodpecker, great spotted woodpecker, green
woodpecker, diurnal birds of prey such as the
black kite and honey buzzard.
As early as the 1980 s , the Municipal
Administration worked on decisive
reforestation works in the area, thanks to the
valuable contribution of the ‘Amici del Bosco
Brussa’ association which still manages the
area today. The forest was cut down in the
1950s by a company that rented the area to
start growing corn. Different cultivation types
have been developed, with the aim of verifying
the developmental dynamics and levels of
resistance over time.
The embankment is nearby. Here you can reach
the ‘Bilancia di Bepi’, a traditional lagoon
fishing system, and the Fraida draining pump.
Walking along the canal, you arrive at the
church of St. Anthony the Abbot and the farm
‘Azienda Agricola Marianis’, renowned in Italy
for its organic breeding of the ‘Pezzata Rossa’,
an Italian red-pied breed of cattle.
Route general data
3,5 Km 1 h
dirt road
pet friendly
accessible road
night time accessibility
Palazzolo dello Stella
www.comune.palazzolodellostella.ud.it

RONCHI IN MOTION
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The starting point is in Piazza della Concordia
(1) in Ronchi dei Legionari, an area intended for
the entire community, which, with its historical
landmarks, such as the archaeological
museum (2), becomes the founding element of
a pedestrian area of high urban quality. A few
years ago, the square underwent redevelopment
works which included the installation of street
furniture, making it more than just a place to
sit, but a shared space connecting people, of all
ages, to their community.
From here, the route leads to the area of the
main facilities (3), the town’s green lung, which
is pleasant to walk along, skirting the back of
the Blasig Estate (4), where the famous man of
intellect, Gabriele D’Annunzio, stayed just before
leaving for Fiume. Here, you can also enjoy the
Calisthenics workout area. The area includes
the Palazzetto, dedicated to Armando Filiput,
an Italian hurdler and European Champion, the
school buildings, public toilets, a water fountain
and street furniture used as rest area. Here you
also find the second workout area equipped
with inclusive sports equipment, making sports
possible for everyone, regardless of their ability.
The route continues along the “Cavea” (5), an
ancient amphitheatre now used as a skatepark,
and then reaches Androna Palmada (6),
the oldest hamlet in Ronchi dei Legionari. Its
first settlements, which are still visible, date
back as far as 1400. The name “Palmada”
probably comes from the Latin word “Palma”,
meaning the palm of the hand. The narrow roads
of the ancient hamlet of Ronchi dei Legionari,
characterised by the presence of ancient walls,
fan out to a small square, giving the idea of an
open hand. This hamlet connects with the arrival
point, which is also the starting point, in Piazza
della Concordia, which serves as a junction for
other urban itineraries, passing through the
centre of Ronchi dei Legionari.
Route general data
1,5 Km 15’/20’
dirt road
paved road
pet friendly
accessible road
night time accessibility
Ronchi dei Legionari
www.comuneronchi.it

10THOUSAND STEPS IN RUDA
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The ‘10thousand Steps in Ruda’ pedestrian
route is a ring that touches historic places and
passages, and includes two equipped areas for
outdoor sports activities.
The route is also part of the existing ‘Celestial
Path’which crosses the municipal territory of
Ruda.
The route starts from the square of Ruda, a
place designed for the community, with layouts
and historical territorial landmarks of the late
19 th century, in which the Church and the Town
Hall are no longer considered in contrast, but
become fundamental elements of a pedestrian
area of high urban quality.
A few years ago, the area was renewed as part
of a public works program and gained the value
it deserved.
The route then continues following the ‘Clipigna
road’ which flanks the parish recreation centre
and joins a pleasantly accessible gravel road,
well hidden and immersed in the greenery of
the country-side. This road leads to the town
of Mortesins. Here, facing the square, you can
visit the small church of St. Barbara (1) and
also practise some sports at the first of the two
equipped areas (2).
Continue for a stretch of the road and then
deviate into Via della Mondina, until you
reach the hamlet of San Nicolò. Here you can
admire the bridge over the canal (3), which still
retains part of the parapet with the original
ornamental frieze.
Near San Nicolò, you will find the second
equipped sports area (4), with areas sheltered
from the sun.
The hamlet of San Nicolò is an interesting and
particular testimony of a rural settlement in the
Lower Friulian area. Today, San Nicolò retains
very few traces of the ancient medieval village.
It stood at the intersection of two important
roads: the Levata, which connected Aquileia
to the fords of the Torre, in the direction of
Cividale, and the road to the boat pass on the
Isonzo River.
What makes San Nicolò so typical is the
presence of the religious building, formerly a
link between the fords of the Torre river and the
port of Aquileia, a boarding location for boats
bound for the Holy Land.
The route continues in the direction of
‘Cortona’, along a stretch of Via Ponte Vecchio
and proceeds through the countryside until it
reaches the Torre River embankment (5).
The route, sided by the river, now offers a
pleasant stretch immersed in the green
countryside and leads travellers back to the
town of Ruda, to Piazza Libertà, and finally to
the finishing point of the route.
Route general data
9,5 Km 1,5 h
dirt road paved road
pet friendly
accessible road
Ruda
www.comunediruda.it

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THE FRIULIAN PLAIN, AMONG WATERWAYS,
PARKS VILLAS AND NATURE
189
The route is approximately 3.5 km long and
begins at the Villa Dora park (1), next to
the public car park in Via Aquileia, and the
residential town centre of San Giorgio di
Nogaro. The Villa is evocative and rich in
history, recalling the hospitality offered to the
Duchess D’Aosta as head of the Red Cross
during the Great War in the San Giorgio area. It
then housed study rooms and hospitals of the
Castrense University. Today it is the home to the
town’s cultural centre, with a library, meeting
rooms and entertainment areas. The route
winds through a very fascinating corner of the
area that was once the park of the beautiful
villa. Surrounded by rich vegetation, typical of
lower Friuli and its woods, although only a few
steps from the town centre, you begin to skirt
the river Corno (2) in an area where its course
traces numerous bends and collects the waters
of the small tributary called “Corgnolizza”.
The surrounding greenery is truly suggestive
in every season, ample, safe and welcoming
even just for a rest. Having crossed the park
along the river, a small wooden bridge reaches
a short footpath leading to the crossing of the
former SS14 state road, which has been made
clearly visible. From here, the walk continues
through the small lake area (3), where a
magnificent nativity scene is set up every year
by the “Chiarisacco Club” and where the same
club also organises the traditional pignarul
on the day of Epiphany. From here, you will
once again find yourself surrounded by nature
following an itinerary that is mainly straight,
leading beyond the groves and into the middle
of the Friulian plain, with its cultivated fields,
ditches and mulberry trees. Slightly further to
the right, you once again encounter the river
Corno that will accompany you along the route.
The direction followed is from south to north,
upstream of the river that is born in Gonars,
crosses the territory of Porpetto and reaches
San Giorgio di Nogaro where it joins the waters
of the river Ausa before flowing to the sea.
Once at the entrance of the neighbouring
municipality of Porpetto (4), retrace the route,
from north to south, to return to the starting
point in Villa Dora.
Route general data
3,5 Km 1 h
dirt road paved road
pet friendly
accessible road
San Giorgio di Nogaro
www.comune.sangiorgiodinogaro.ud.it

THE BORDER PATH
191
The Border path is a ring circuit on dirt roads
that passes through the rural villages of
Jalmicco, San Vito al Torre, Visco and Nogaredo
al Torre. The route starts in Jalmicco, a typical
rural village, near the church of the Queen of
Victory and Peace (1) surrounded by twentytwo
cypresses, dedicated to the fallen of
the Great War and built in the early 1900s on
the former border between Italy-Austria and
Hungary. From the church, take the paved road,
which then leads onto the dirt path. The route
crosses the evocative rural landscape, typical
of the lower Friulian plain, characterised by
the presence of fields, bordered by rows of
mulberry trees (2), and small lowland groves.
Among the peculiarities of this area, there is
a splendid monumental tree (3), a European
nettle. You can reach it with a small detour into
the countryside, where you will also find a rest
area and the ruins of an old Friulian farmhouse,
near Jalmicco, in Via Fornace (furnace), a
toponym that testifies to the existence of
furnaces in this area already during the Roman
period.
The historic villages, which can be reached
through the circuit, conceal precious evidence
of the history of these places. In Visco, you can
visit the Museum on the Border (4), a building
that housed the former customs house on the
Italian-Austrian border. A multipurpose venue,
open to host meetings, temporary exhibitions
and cultural events, the museum tells the
history and displays the images of the village.
Overlooking the square in the historic centre
of San Vito al Torre stands the parish church
of Saints Vitus and Modest (5), built in the
18 th century. The village develops lengthwise
starting from the church and is characterized
by public spaces and private buildings of high
historical and cultural value.
One of the attractions of Nogaredo al Torre is
the ancient historic medieval village and the
imposing complex of Villa Gorgo (6), built in
the 18 th century, with the typical 18 th century
setting, the elegant side wings, ‘barchesse’, the
garden, the large park and St. Andrew’s Church
(built in 1330 and restored in 1800) with its
small square. In the past, Nogaredo was the
seat of the Customs House and the Post Office.
In this area there is also a ford of Roman origin,
called the ‘Archduke’s ford’ as it was once an
obligatory passage for those who wanted to
reach Vienna from Italy. Also in Nogaredo,
you can find the building that housed the old
Austro-Hungarian customs house.
Route general data
7,75 Km 2 h 15’
dirt road
pet friendly
San Vito al Torre, Palmanova e Visco
www.comune.sanvitoaltorre.ud.it - www.comune.palmanova.ud.it - www.comune.visco.ud.it

PERCORSO DEL “BASSO ISONZO”
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The route called ‘Low Isonzo’ starts from the
Municipality of San Pier d’Isonzo, very close to
the residential area. The route develops on dirt
roads and river banks parallel to the course
of the river, in a floodplain area, crossing the
ancient artificial channel.
Close-by, Villa Sbruglio Prandi (1), a manor
house transformed into a neoclassical
style villa, which served as a military police
headquarter during World War I. Destroyed by
a devastating ire in 1938, currently the Villa
has been partially renovated. The route then
continues to the park of the Municipality of
Turriaco (2). This very busy park, equipped with
fitness and playground equipment, also offers
interesting botanical information. Only a short
way from the park are two villas worthy of a
visit: Villa Priuli (3), a seventeeth-century villa
in the town of Turriaco, and Villa Settimini (4),
in the hamlet of Pieris, in the Municipality of
San Canzian d’Isonzo. Villa Settimini was a large
estate dating back to the eighteenth century,
now the premises of the local library. Passing
under the railway and then crossing the regional
road, we approach the river bank while crossing
Marcorina (5), a bird hunting area. This area is
rich in poplars, willows and other shrubs typical
of the marsh flora.
From here, it is possible to visit the important
archeological site of San Canzian d’Isonzo,
dating back to Roman times. After passing
under the Monfalcone – Grado provincial road,
the route continues sharing its way with the
Adriabike cycleway (FVG2) in the Municipality of
Staranzano towards the Isonzo Mouth Natural
Reserve (6).
A slight deviation leads to Cona Island (7) and
the Marinetta (8) area, which are among the
sites of greatest educational, scientific and
naturalistic interest at international level,
acknowledged as the best area for birdwatching
in Italy. From the bank of the canal Quarantia
(9), an old branch of the Isonzo River, once with
many ‘casoni’ (fishermen huts), the route leads
to the locality of Alberoni (10), a woodland with
plenty of poplars and a rich underbush.
Continuing to Barene Point (11), the view from
the bank top stretches, on one side from the
coast of Grado to that of Trieste, and on the
other to the Julian Prealps with the Matajur
Mountain, with all around flowery meadows, a
rich wildlife populating small ponds, and karst
springs. The final destination is the Lido of
Staranzano (12), a natural beach and a Natura
2000 protected area.
Route general data
18,4 Km
3,5 h
dirt road
pet friendly
accessible road
Turriaco, San Canzian d’Isonzo
www.comune.turriaco.go.it - www.comune.sancanziandisonzo.go.it
San Pier d’Isonzo e Staranzano
www.comune.sanpierdisonzo.go.it - www.comune.staranzano.go.it

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