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THE “SAINT ROCCO RING” ROUTE

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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 historical-artistic

points of interests. The route can be divided in

three sections. The first dirt-surfaced section

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 Saint 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 13th 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 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 Saint 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 2h 30’

dirt road

paved road

pet

friendly

Osoppo

www.comune.osoppo.ud.it

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