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This region features beautiful Adriatic beaches, stunning mountain views, and vineyards. Largely undiscovered by tourists, Friuli-Venezia-Giulia shares borders with Austria and Yugoslavia. The fusion between the Po Valley and the Alps form the foundation of the region's cuisine yet Austrian, Yugoslavian, and Oriental influences are easy to spot. Corn is the principal crop, followed by beans, and fruits and vegetables, including white turnips, asparagus, and the pleasantly bitter dwarf chicory. Dumplings (gnocchi) are one of the region's specialties and may be made of potatoes, squash, or stale bread. Pork is the poor man's meat of choice, but Friulians also catch all kinds of seafood off the Adriatic.
The region's recipes adorn spices, sweet and sour sauces, and smoking techniques. Smoked prosciutto is found throughout the area, as is smoked ricotta and smoked trout--all of which are rare or nonexistent in other parts of Italy. Most of the region's desserts, including baked orange custard and the strudel, reflect its foreign influence. Although the region accounts for a tiny percent of Italy's wine production, some of the county's best wine is found here. Friuli produces a refined Cabernet, a fruity Merlot, and the hearty Refosco, as well as dry and fruity whites Pinot Bianco, Pinot Grigio, Riesling Renano, Sauvignon, and Tocai.
The Province of Gorizia is located in northeastern Italy, on the border with Slovenia. It has an area of 466 km², and a total population of 136,491 (2001). It has a coastal length of 47,6 km. There are 25 communes in the provinceAlong this part of the Friulian coast the Carso plateau is situated, extending also over the province of Trieste, at an average altitude of 400 to 600 m a.s.l. and characterised by very specific geological features and phenomena (Karst geology). The province is a renowned wine production area, especially the Collio, and has fine summer resorts in Grado. This beautiful province includes the natural Reserve of the Mouth of the Isonzo River, a hilly area called Collio which is a paradise of wines, the Museum of the First World War in Gorizia, and just across the border Slovenia with its fine seaside resorts. If you are planning a holiday in this area, you can select a hotel, B&B or agritourism choosing category and place in the localities listed below. Hotel Grand Hotel Entourage - 4 stars Hotel Alla Transalpina - 3 stars B&B Palazzo Lantieri Caffeletto B&B Prestau B&B Villa De Baguer
The name comes from the latin "Portus Naonis" meaning the port on the river Noncello (Latin Naon). For many centuries it was a Germanic area in the Friuli territory. In 1968 Pordenone became capital of the newly established province with the same name, including territory previously belonging to the province of Udine. INFO: Population: about inhabitants -- Zip/postal code: 83 -- Phone Area Code: 0824 HISTORY: Pordenone was founded in the High Middle Ages but there were already villas and agricultural settlements in the Roman age. In 1378 the city passed to the Habsburg family, forming an Austrian enclave within the territory of Patriarchate of Aquileia. In the 14th century Pordenone grew substantially due to the flourishing river trades. WHAT TO SEE Hotel Minerva Hotel Villa Ottoboni Palace Hotel Moderno Hotel Albergo Montereale - 3
The Province of Trieste occupies a very narrow strip of land 30 km long, comprised between the Adriatic and the Carso plateau, bordering Slovenia to the east. The Free Territory of Trieste was established as a free state on September 15, 1947 then in 1954 Italy and Yugoslavia agreed that the territory de facto was divided between the two states: Zone A of the free state became the Province of Trieste and Zone B was to be administered by Yugoslavia. The Province of Trieste formally became a part of Italy on October 11, 1977 by the Treaty of Osimo. The small province of Trieste includes just six communes and is at the border with Slovenia. The city of Trieste is a real jewel for lovers of history, culture and art, at the crossroads of the Italian Austrian and Slav cultures, a city of literary cafes of the Mitteleuropa period and museums. In the surroundings there are fine itineraries as the grottos, a whole mysterious world waiting to amaze visitors with their spectacular, breathtaking majesty, as the Grotta Gigante; the wine roads, with the quality grapes of the Carso plateau, and the Marine Sanctuary of Miramare, with its precious biodiversity, a great destination for scuba divers. If you are planning a holiday in this province, you can select a hotel, B&B or agritourism choosing category and place in the localities listed below. Greif Hotel Maria Theresia B&B Villa Baiardi B&B Aachen Agriturismo Horse Farm
The Province of Udine is the largest province in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region, with a territory that offers a great variety of landscapes: sandy dunes along the lagoon, fertile fields in the hilly areas, rugged, steep alpine summits with the Dolomites at Forni and Pesarine, up to Mount Coglians (2780 m a.s.l.). The Alpine chians blocking the warm air currents rising from the Adriatic explains the rainfal, which is the highest in Italy. This province includes wine producing areas that offer a great variety of DOC wines, important monumnets in the city of Udine or unique villas as the Venetian Villa Manin, natural reserves as the Riserva Naturale della Foce dell'Isonzo, a unique theme park at Campoformido, the Parco del Volo, with cultural and sports activities connected to flying, a very special Golf Club surrounded by the astounding amphitheater of the alpine summits at Tarvisio, as well as one of the most enchanting pearls among the Adriatic seaside resorts, Lignano Sabbiadoro, with miles and miles of sandy beaches and pinewoods. If you are planning a holiday in this area, you can select a hotel, B&B or agritourism choosing category and place in the localities listed below. Best Western Hotel La Di Moret - 4 star B&B Salvatore Giuseppa B&B Al Borgo Vecchio B&B Al Teatro
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