| Venezia Giulia | |
 | |
Location  | |
| State | Italy |
|---|---|
| Region | Friuli Venezia Giulia |
| Capital | Trieste |
| Surface | 679.65 km² |
| Inhabitants | 375.142 (2015) |
Venezia Giulia is a territory ofItaly.
To know
It belongs with the Friuli, the Veneto and the Trentino Alto Adige to the geographical macro-area of Triveneto.
Geographical notes
To the west, Venezia Giulia borders the Friuli and is bathed by the Adriatic Sea, to the north and east it borders the Slovenia, while to the south it borders the Slovenia and is washed by the Adriatic Sea.
Spoken languages
In the administrative area of Trieste Italian and Slovenian are spoken; in Gorizia Italian, Slovenian and Friulian are spoken. As for the dialects, Trieste is used in Trieste, in some areas of Gorizia bisiacco, while Slovenian and Friulian vary according to the territory.
Territories and tourist destinations
Urban centers
- Trieste - Capital of the FVG region, "capital" of Venezia Giulia. Although devoted to Italianness (it strongly pursued its belonging to Italy when in the post-war period it risked being annexed to the then Yugoslavia) it still maintains a Central European character that comes from it from its long history as a border town (now on one side, now on the other) and a hinge between the Germanic, Slavic and Latin worlds. Its port is one of the largest in the Adriatic and in Italy; its elegant urban planning, its embrace with the sea and with the mountains behind it make it a destination of great suggestion for artistic and natural beauties.
- Gorizia - Provincial capital. Autonomous county with close relations with Venice, was then inserted in the territories of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. After the Second World War, now Italian, it suffered the detachment of a large part of its territory in favor of the former Yugoslavia, finding itself with some neighborhoods separated by the border between the two states.
- Gradisca d'Isonzo - It was a Venetian city fortified against the incursions of the Turks; passed under the Habsburgs, it lived its golden age during which it prospered becoming the seat of the County and greatly enriching its urban structure.
- Degree - Formerly a Roman port for the trade of Aquileia, the ancient lagoon city has a very respectable historic center. In contemporary times it has developed an important seaside activity.
- Monfalcone - Note for the Memorial of the Fallen of the First World War.
- Muggia - On the extreme offshoot of the Italian territory on the Slovenian border, it has a remarkable Cathedral, an interesting historic center and a good tourist port
Other destinations
- Duino - On the Julian coast, the town boasts two castles: one in ruins on a rock surrounded by the sea, the other overlooking the sea on a cliff. The town is part of the scattered municipality of Duino-Aurisina.
- Grignano - It is a small town nestled in a suggestive bay on the northern side of the promontory (once called "Punta di Grignano") where the Miramare castle stands, about 6 km north of the city of Trieste.
- Redipuglia - Its shrine is a monumental military cemetery dedicated to the memory of over 100,000 Italian soldiers who died during the First World War. The monument is the fulcrum of a commemorative park of over 100 hectares which includes a part of the Gorizia-Monfalconese Karst, the scene of very hard battles during the Great War (battles of the Isonzo). The enormous size and the large area involved in the park of memory make it the largest military shrine in Italy and one of the largest in the world.
Spa towns
How to get
How to get around
What see
- Miramare Castle (to Trieste). Built at the behest of Maximilian of Habsburg between 1856-1860, based on a project by the architect Carl Junker. The white Istrian stone building overlooks the sea and is surrounded by a vast park of 22 hectares, designed by Maximilian himself who was a great lover of botany. The castle enjoys a lot of fame and is certainly one of the best known monuments in Trieste. The whole area around the small promontory is part of the WWF protected marine reserve.
- Cathedral of San Giusto (to Trieste). Characterized by the large Gothic rose window and the Romanesque style, it is built on the hill overlooking the city. Next to it stands the mighty castle, which together with the cathedral constitutes the nucleus of the ancient town.
- Castle (to Duino). High on the coast, it dominates the Trieste Adriatic in a scenographic position; on a nearby rock you can see the ruins of another castle.
- Duomo (to Muggia). The Romanesque building was enriched in the mid-fifteenth century with the cladding of the facade in white stone slabs; thus a precious example of the Gothic-Venetian style was created. The church underwent a total restructuring between 1444 and 1467.
- Basilica of Sant'Eufemia and Baptistery (to Degree). On the site there was an earlier basilica of the fifth century, perhaps commissioned by the metropolitan of Aquileia Niceta (454-485) at the time of the invasion of Attila. The building, with a basilica plan, was ordered by Elia, archbishop of Aquileia also fleeing from an invasion: that of the Lombards. Connected to the patriarchal basilica complex there is the octagonal baptistery, preceded by a churchyard where ancient Roman sarcophagi found in Grado are placed.
- Basilica of Santa Maria delle Grazie (to Degree). Built at the end of the 6th century on the site of a previous early Christian basilica dating back to the first half of the 5th century, it is characterized by the strong vertical thrust of the central nave. The stone and brick facade has three doors and is softened by a three-light window. The exterior, in early Christian style, is in exposed brick and sandstone with alterations dating back to the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries, partly removed with the restorations carried out in the mid-twentieth century.
- Castle (to Gorizia). On the highest point of a steep hill, the castle dominates the city and recalls the time when it reached its maximum political power as the capital of the County of Gorizia.
- Rocca (to Monfalcone). Of medieval origin, however, it owes its current appearance to the profound renovations and extensions carried out by the Venetians in the first half of the 16th century. Inside there is the permanent speleological exhibition of the Museum of the Rocca di Monfalcone.
What to do
At the table
The typical dishes of the area are:
- jota (sauerkraut and bean soup)
- luganighe (sausages) and sauerkraut
- sardines in savor
- Bread Gnocchi
- gnocchi with plums (plums)
- goulasch (stew) of beef
- potatoes in tecia (pan)
- cooked ham cooked in bread crust and porcina
- pinza (Easter focaccia)
- putizza
- presnitz
- cooked strucolo
- strucolo de pomi (apples)
Drinks
A typical dry wine from the Karst is Terrano, obtained from the Refosco vines grown in the red earth that characterizes the plateau. There Terrano wine route it includes about twenty taverns that stretch from Opicina / Opčine to Visogliano / Vižovlje in which the typical dishes of the local cuisine are accompanied by this excellent red wine.
Among the white wines the best known is Malvasia, excellent to combine with Jota.
Safety
Other projects
Wikipedia contains an entry concerning Venezia Giulia
