Fagagna, Venzone and Cividale
Day by day
Driving times are approximate, from OpenStreetMap roads without traffic; long legs are rougher estimates. The Google Maps links give up-to-date times.Day 1
Donkeys, mummies and Lombards in Friuli
- Leaving from Udine
- ~20 min driving · 15 km
FagagnaFriuli Venezia GiuliaClimb Fagagna's castle hill for wide views across the plain, then visit Cjase Cocèl to see how country people once lived, with its forge, mill and dairy. Try Fagagna's own raw-milk cheese before moving on to Venzone.
- ~30 min driving · 27 km
VenzoneFriuli Venezia GiuliaVenzone was rebuilt stone by stone after the earthquake, and you can judge the result in the Gothic Duomo and behind the two rings of walls. Look for the naturally preserved mummies nearby. Stop for frico, one of the region's classics, then continue to Cividale del Friuli.
- ~55 min driving · 55 km
Cividale del FriuliFriuli Venezia GiuliaCividale is where the day ends. Cross the Ponte del Diavolo above the Natisone, then visit the Tempietto Longobardo with its stucco figures, in the Lombard quarter listed by UNESCO. Finish with a slice of gubana, a local sweet, before the drive back to Udine.
- ~25 min driving · 19 kmReturning to Udine
What you'll eat
What each stop is known for, and the dishes its region is famous for.
Fagagna
- Fagagna cheeseCheeseRaw milk cheese from the old village dairies
- PestàtCured meatGround lard with herbs and spices, a Slow Food Presidium
- Brovada and musetDishSoured turnip with cotechino sausage
- Goose dishesDish
Cividale del Friuli
- StrucchiSweetFried or boiled sweet dough filled with raisins, pine nuts, walnuts and hazelnuts
- Tocai friulanoWine
- VerduzzoWine
Also typical of Friuli Venezia Giulia
- Typical of Friuli Venezia GiuliaMontasioCheeseCheese made since 1200, named after the Montasio plateau
- Typical of Friuli Venezia GiuliaBoreto alla graisanaDishGrado fish soup with turbot, no tomato and plenty of pepper
Adapted from Wikipedia (Fagagna, Cividale del Friuli (IT), Cividale del Friuli (EN), Cucina friulana), Wikivoyage (Fagagna). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Soundtrack for this trip
Music from Friuli Venezia Giulia, Udine to Trieste: opera voices, a modern composer, jazz trumpet, pop and folk metal.
Music of Friuli Venezia GiuliaTradition
Overview of the music of Friuli Venezia Giulia, the region of this route.
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Fedora BarbieriArtist
Mezzo-soprano from Trieste, 1920 to 2003, singing opera.
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Ferruccio FurlanettoArtist
Operatic bass born in Sacile in 1949.
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Fausto RomitelliPublic domainFausto RomitelliArtist
Composer from Gorizia, 1963 to 2004.
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Gino PaoliArtist
Singer-songwriter from Monfalcone, 1934 to 2026, in pop.
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ElisaArtist
Singer-songwriter born in Trieste in 1977, in pop.
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Francesco RengaArtist
Singer born in Udine in 1968, in pop rock.
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