The Vajont dam was designed in 1926 by engineer Carlo Semenza and subsequently built between 1957 and 1960 in the municipality of Erto and Casso in the province of Pordenone. The dam was 261.60…
The Prosciuttificio (ham factory) Alberti is located in San Daniele del Friuli in the historic center, almost on the top of the hill. With over 117 years of history and…
The municipality of Erto and Casso, situated in the Vajont Valley, is located in the province of Pordenone on the border with the province of Belluno. The existence of Erto is well…
The Piazza della Transalpina (Trg Evrope in Slovenian) is a square divided between Gorizia (Italy) and Nova Gorica (Slovenia). An unexpected and invisible border wall in which in the pavement of Piazza della Transalpina a circular plate was set with the inscription “Italy and R. of Slovenia year 1947-2004” in…
The city of Gorizia is located in a border area between Italy and Slovenia and thanks tothis there is a special atmosphere. In Gorizia you can find medieval, baroque and nineteenth-century architecture, whichcoexist in a particularly harmonious way. Gorizia, thanks to its geographical position, was the scene of several clashes and battles during the First and Second WorldWars. In fact there are many monuments to thememory and museums of what happened during…
The city of Udine is historically important and in itself contains monuments and buildings of considerable historical value. Piazza Libertà, known as “the most beautiful Venetian square on the mainland” stands at the foot of the Castle and is…