Sesto al Reghena
Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia
Sesto takes its name from a Roman staging post six miles from Concordia, but the village grew around the abbey of Santa Maria in Sylvis, founded in the 8th century and fortified after Hungarian raids. One of its seven towers survives as the entrance, leading into a wide courtyard with a brick bell tower. Around it spreads the low Friulian plain, where Ippolito Nievo set pages of his best-known novel.
Highlights
- The fortified Abbey of Santa Maria in Sylvis
- Frescoes of Hell, Paradise and Saint Michael in the abbey vestibule, around 1450
- Palazzo della Cancelleria, a brick building beside the bell tower
- The Fontana di Venchiaredo, a literary spot linked to Nievo and Pasolini
- Villa Freschi, a Venetian villa at Ramuscello
Text adapted from Wikipedia (Sesto al Reghena (IT), Sesto al Reghena (EN)), Wikivoyage (Sesto al Reghena). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Population: 6,313
Things to see
Events through the year
- Feast of Saint Roch
Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.
Adapted from Wikipedia (Sesto al Reghena). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Specialities of Friuli Venezia Giulia
Typical of the region rather than of this village.
- MontasioCheeseCheese made since 1200, named after the Montasio plateau
- Boreto alla graisanaDishGrado fish soup with turbot, no tomato and plenty of pepper
Adapted from Wikipedia (Cucina friulana). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to sleep
5 places to stay within 3 km
- B&Bs and guest houses 3
- Hotels 2
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Thermal baths nearby
- Thermal spa: Bibione Thermae · ~42 min by car
- Thermal spa: Riviera Resort · ~43 min by car
- Thermal spa: Terme di Lignano · ~43 min by car
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Nearby member villages
- Cordovado · 5.2 km
- Valvasone Arzene · 17 km
- Portobuffolé · 22 km
- Spilimbergo · 30 km
- Polcenigo · 32 km