Exploring Friuli Venezia Guilia’s hidden corners in search of the best the countryside has to offer.
The breath-taking countryside that surrounds the venue for the International Wine Tourism Conference 2020 of Friuli Venezia Giulia gives you the chance to explore some of the most beautiful small towns in Italy. Boasting treasures of great historical and cultural importance. There is a whole world to be explored, one filled with food and wine tours, old crafts that have never faded, rural and medieval hamlets, castles and ancient mills.
Throughout the countryside, the region has a special kind of hospitality. A wide range of alternative accommodation are available to dive into authentic rural life. This includes the “Albergo Diffuso” – an innovative concept of accommodation developed in Friuli Venezia Giulia – that combines the service of a hotel with the freedom of a holiday apartment. Typically staying in ancient houses in villages which have been restored, decorated and equipped in the typical mountain tradition.
You can discover the 12 “Most beautiful Italian villages” in the countryside of Friuli Venezia Giulia. One of them is Sappada, which is a German-speaking linguistic island and a place where ancient traditions and architecture have remained over time.
Scattered throughout the countryside you can find medieval castles, including the land of castles in the Friuli hills, stepped in history and ancient manors. Castle Ragogna, which hosts Scriptorium Foroiuliense – one of the few schools teaching ancient art of calligraphy in Italy.
Of course, the wonders of the region’s countryside can be witnessed along the new Friuli Venezia Giulia Wine and Food Route. A single road connecting the coast to the mountains, networking the region’s agri-food and wine-growing resources, together with cultural and environmental ones. There are many private houses of winemakers, where you can taste typical, local, home-grown dishes at certain times of the year whilst being surrounded by absolutely breath-taking views of the countryside.
Geographically, the region is rich and diverse in land, from the tall-mountainous region of the Alps to the vast plateau that lead toward an outstanding coastline that borders the southern area of Friuli Venezia Giulia. This hidden geographical treasure will amaze everyone due to its many different landscapes, intertwining cultures, and ancient traditions. This is all enriched by the number of historical homes, manors, villas, castles and ancient villages that are located throughout. Friuli Venezia Giulia truly a site to be seen! IWINETC 2020 in Trieste not to be missed!
Article: Jethro Swift
The IWINETC 2020 two day conference and one day B2B Workshop will take place from 24 – 26 March at Stazione Marittima Conference Hall, Molo Bersaglieri 3 – 34124 Trieste Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy) and is supported by PromoTurismoFVG. Registration open. For more information, visit: www.iwinetc.com