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In the The Colli Orientali are wineries where visitors can taste and purchase wines, farm holiday and sports facilities, excellent eateries, villages with many minor - and major - art treasures, and the large vine and wine park, making this one of the most attractive and best prepared parts of Friuli-Venezia Giulia for a relaxing holiday in the countryside. Itinerary: Cividale - Remanzacco - Povoletto - Tarcento - Nimis - Attimis - Faedis - Torreano Cividale del Friuli
Must-see visits in the gastaldaga are the Celtic hypogeum, carved out of the rock, and the eighth-century oratory of Santa Maria in Valle, which still conserves the priceless Lombard statues and stucco reliefs that have somehow survived to the present day. Other marvellous works from the same period can be admired in the cathedral, where two early mediaeval masterpieces, the baptistery of Callistus and the altar of Ratchis, have been installed, and in the nearby archaeological museum, where exhibits include some extremely rare pieces of Lombard gold jewellery. Although time seems to have stood still in the gastaldaga, the closer you get to Cividale’s lively main square, Piazza Paolo Diacono, the more the streets of the historic center come alive with the shops, cafés, restaurants and other eateries that have made Cividale a byword among discriminating gourmets. Wineries Festivals and events Information Consorzio per la Tutela dei Vini a Denominazione REMANZACCOPlaces to visit: Church of Santo Stefano (sixteenth century) with wooden altar Crafts POVOLETTOA quiet country village. Visit the parish church (eighteenth century). At nearby Magredis is the church of San Pietro (fourteenth-fifteenth centuries) with an interesting cycle of paintings by Thanner. At Savorgnano, Villa Savorgnan (fifteenth century) and the Castello della Motta are worth visiting, as is Villa Mangilli Schubert (seventeenth-eighteenth centuries) at Marsure. Wineries Typical products TARCENTOAn attractive and ancient town whose historic center has been impeccably restored after the devastation of the 1976 earthquake. Sights include Palazzo Frangipane (eighteenth century) and the parish church (established in the twelfth century and rebuilt in the eighteenth). At nearby Segnacco, the church of Sant’Eufemia (fourteenth century) merits attention. Behind Tarcento, the upper Torre valley opens into one of Friuli’s most unspoiled corners, an ideal spot for hill walking or mountain biking. Here in Val Torre you will find the spectacular grottoes of Villanova. Guided visits are available. Nature Festivals and events NIMISAn ancient, strategically located fortification of classical origin,
Nimis today is the home of Ramanodolo, the region’s first DOCG
denomination. Ramandolo is a sweet wine, vinified from grapes that
have raisined on the vine or on rush mats. It is produced in limited
quantities, exclusively in the tiny area around the hill of
Ramandolo, from which it takes its name. Wineries ATTIMISThe village offers an interesting Museo della Terra dei Nove Castelli, a museum dedicated to the area’s mediaeval past. Nearby are the imposing remains of three castles, the Castello Superiore, the Castello Inferiore and the Castello di Partistagno. At Borgo Faris, there is the church of Sant’Osvaldo (fourteenth-fifteenth centuries) and at Forame there is the church of Sant'Antonio Abate (thirteenth, seventeenth and twentieth centuries) with a fascinating wooden altar (1701). Festivals and events FAEDISA village with ancient origins, Faedis offers visitors the parish church of Santa Maria Assunta with a wooden altar by Giovanni Martini (1522) and the church of San Pietro degli Slavi (thirteenth and fifteenth centuries). Nearby stand the impressive remains of the mediaeval castles of Soffumbergo, Zucco and Cucagna, which may be visited on foot after a short walk. At Ronchis, there are intriguing ancient private residences at Villa Freschi (seventeenth century) and Casa Partistagno (sixteenth century). Wineries Nature Festivals and events TORREANOTorreano is renowned for its stone masonry, which is used in both in architecture and in interior decor, as well as for creating artistic objects. Nearby, Montina di Prestento offers the church of San Rocco (fifteenth century) and at Togliano, there is the church of San Mauro (fourteenth century). Wineries Courtesy of Movimento Turismo del Vino - Friuli Venezia Giulia
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