Fagagna

Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia

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Every September Fagagna races donkeys, a tradition kept up since 1891 and its four districts stage plays on the square for the Palio dei Borghi. The town climbs to a castle hill over the Friulian plain, where a ruined tower now serves as a bell tower beside the little church of San Michele. Lower down, the loggia of the Palazzo della Comunità still carries the lion of Saint Mark.

Highlights

The castle hill, with its tower-turned-belfry and views over the plain
The September donkey race and the Palio dei Borghi theatre on the square
Oasi dei Quadris, a reserve for white storks and northern bald ibis
Cjase Cocèl, a museum of peasant life with forge, mill and dairy
Formaggio di Fagagna, the cheese the town is known for

Text adapted from Wikipedia (Fagagna (IT), Fagagna (EN)), Wikivoyage (Fagagna). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Population: 5,980

Things to see

Events through the year

Sant'Antoni Fieste dal Purcitâr Food and wine · A Sunday in January, for Saint Anthony the AbbotPork-butchering feast at the rural life museum, then blessing of animals
Good Friday Passion play Religious · Good FridayCostumed Passion play in Ciconicco, in the municipality
Feast of Saint James Religious · 25 July
Corsa degli Asini Sport and games · First Sunday of SeptemberDonkey race held since 1891 during the village festival
Palio dei Borghi Music and arts · Sunday after the donkey race, SeptemberThe four districts stage theatre performances on the main square

Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.

Adapted from Wikipedia (Fagagna (IT), Fagagna (EN)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Local food & wine

Fagagna cheeseCheeseRaw milk cheese from the old village dairies
PestàtCured meatGround lard with herbs and spices, a Slow Food Presidium
PicolitWineSweet wine first produced in Fagagna in 1761
Brovada and musetDishSoured turnip with cotechino sausage
Aw58Mięso z gęsi, kotlet z piersi kurczaka, ziemniaki, ogórek kiszony, mizeria - 2024.01.15 CC BY-SA 4.0
Goose dishesDish

Adapted from Wikipedia (Fagagna), Wikivoyage (Fagagna). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where to sleep

9 places to stay within 3 km

B&Bs and guest houses 4
Hotels 3
Campsites 2

Nearby member villages

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Toppo · 22 km
Valvasone Arzene · 22 km
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