Friuli Venezia Giulia

A borderland between sea, hills and mountains

Friuli Venezia Giulia is a region of encounter.
Here, Italy enters into dialogue with Central and Eastern Europe, and this border position has shaped a layered identity, visible in landscapes, architecture and local traditions. Within a relatively compact area, sea, plains, vineyard-covered hills and mountains coexist, offering a remarkably varied travel experience.

It is a region that does not impose itself: it reveals itself gradually, through details, silences and harmonious contrasts.

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Trieste: a city of the sea and of thought

Trieste is one of Italy’s most distinctive cities.
Directly overlooking the Adriatic, it retains a deeply Mitteleuropean character, shaped by neoclassical buildings, historic cafés and broad open spaces.

Piazza Unità d’Italia, opening directly onto the sea, is the city’s symbolic heart, while the Miramare Castle, set on the water’s edge, recalls a historical era tied to the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Trieste is also a city of literature and thought, associated with figures such as Joyce, Svevo and Saba, where travel becomes a cultural as well as a landscape experience.

Udine and the Friulian plain

At the heart of the region, Udine represents the Friuli’s more intimate and authentic soul.
The historic centre develops around the Udine Castle, with elegant squares such as Piazza Libertà, often considered one of the most beautiful Venetian-style squares on the mainland.

The Friulian plain stretches out in an orderly fashion around the city, dotted with villages, rural villas and cultivated fields. It is a landscape that speaks of agricultural labour, community spirit and continuity, where travel takes on a calm, measured rhythm.

Collio and the eastern hills: a landscape shaped by wine

Between Udine and the Slovenian border lies the Collio, one of Italy’s most refined wine-producing areas.
Gentle hills, carefully tended vineyards and winding roads create a precisely crafted landscape, where agriculture and nature coexist in balance.

Villages and wineries tell the story of a wine culture that is also a culture of borders, of encounters between languages and traditions.
Here, travel is shaped by pauses, views and direct dialogue with the land.

The Carnic and Julian Alps: nature and silence

To the north, Friuli Venezia Giulia becomes mountainous.
The Carnic and Julian Alps offer a more rugged and less frequented environment than other Alpine areas, ideal for those seeking open spaces, quiet trails and a direct relationship with nature.

The Carnia region, in particular, preserves stone villages, mountain pastures and living alpine traditions.
Here, the landscape is not conventionally scenic, but essential, profound and authentic.

Grado and the Upper Adriatic

The relationship with the sea takes on a different character here than in other coastal regions.
Grado, with its compact historic centre and surrounding lagoon, offers an experience shaped by light, water and silence.

The Upper Adriatic lagoons form a delicate and precious environment, where land and water constantly meet.
It is an ideal landscape for those who value nature, observation and a slower pace.

Flavours of Friuli: a borderland identity

Friulian cuisine reflects its geographical position.
It is a gastronomy that brings together rural traditions, Mitteleuropean influences and local ingredients.

Dishes such as frico, cjarsons, mountain soups and recipes based on potatoes and cheeses tell the story of a hearty and strongly rooted cuisine.
Smoked cured meats, alpine cheeses and the white wines of the Collio and the Eastern Hills complete a coherent and recognisable gastronomic landscape.

Eating in Friuli Venezia Giulia means entering a food culture that is restrained, grounded and deeply tied to place.

Experience Friuli Venezia Giulia with Toucan Travel

Friuli Venezia Giulia is a region that rewards travellers who approach it with curiosity and attention.
It is a land to be explored without haste, leaving room for encounter and discovery.

Through itineraries that combine seaside cities, vineyard-covered hills, plains and mountains, Toucan Travel offers a way of experiencing Friuli Venezia Giulia that values depth, balance and a meaningful connection with place.

Because here, travel is not merely movement, but a crossing of cultural and landscape boundaries.