Category: Friuli Venezia Giulia

Cividale del Friuli

Cividale del Friuli was the first Lombard duchy in Italy and since 2011 it has been declared a Unesco World Heritage Site. Founded by Julius Caesar in the 2nd century BC with the name of Forum Iulii, from which the whole Friuli region took its name, Cividale has much older…

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The Cathedral of Aquileia

The Cathedral of Aquileia is the oldest Christian building in north-eastern Italy. The current Cathedral is a magnificent construction in Romanesque style, commissioned by Patriarch Poppone (1021-1031) who rearranged it on the pre-existing Cathedral…

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