Off to Friuli- Venezia at the end of March

[michele29]

Udine, Gorizia, Trieste..for about three weeks

Will report..
Suggestions welcome

 

[Alpinista]

Take a side trip to Ljubljana -- small, but beautiful old town area with Lake Bled not far away. It is about an hour's drive from Trieste (need to stop at border to get a windshield sticker to drive in Slovenia). If interested in WW I history, see the monuments at Redipuglia, about half an hour from Trieste.

 

[michele29]

Very interested in WW1..thanks

I was in Ljubljana a few years with a group. Would like to return on my own

 

[Shannon]

The Friuli-Venezia Giulia tourism board has an excellent website.

Sito ufficiale del turismo in Friuli Venezia Giulia

Una guida completa per il turismo in Friuli Venezia Giulia: alloggi, offerte, eventi, servizi e tutto ciò che ti serve per organizzare la tua vacanza in totale relax e sicurezza.

www.turismofvg.it

Get the FVG card - well worth it.

Will you have a car? You may be able to find a Frasca open.. small wineries or farms where the owners serve their products. Look for a branch hanging outside on the road. They have them in Slovenia too, there they are called Osmica. In the Vipava Valley (Slovenia) they have a calendar of them -

Osmica open doors | Vipava Valley | Official tourist web portal

Open door periods called osmica are a popular custom. The farmer presents genuine home dishes while offering tastings of house wines. Check the latest dates!

www.vipavskadolina.si

I’m sure Aquilea is on your list - note that the audio guide thing offered on the FVG card kind of sucked but that was 2022 so hopefully they worked out the bugs. Grado is a lovely town. The whole region is over the top, wine and food wise. And then you have so much on the Slovenian side too…

 

[Tina]

I've never visited this area, keep up the reporting...thanks for the links so far Shannon, interesting reading

 

[FedericoBoston]

Udine, Gorizia, Trieste..for about three weeks

Will report..
Suggestions welcome

Ciao Michele,

My wife and I will be in FVG in May, first visit, adding FVG to our Region "Life List." Although we've retired from driving on our own in Italy we hope to visit a winery or 2 perhaps in the Collio Goriziano zone. We've learned about and plan to visit Cividale, San Daniele (prosciutto crudo), Spilimbergo (mosaics & school).

Our plans include hiring a guide who will meet us and then drive us to some locations, very useful for us.

Thanks to other posters for suggestions. I have some interest in Ljubljana but not sure it's practical to do a day trip from Trieste

Buon viaggio!