Lying only 17km east of Udine and connected to it by train and bus,
CIVIDALE DEL FRIULI
is a gem of a town, much prized by the Friulani but pretty well unknown to outsiders. It was founded in 50 BC by Julius Caesar where the Natisone Valley opens into the plain, and in the sixth century became the capital of the first Lombard duchy. In the eighth century the Patriarch of Aquileia moved here, inaugurating Cividale's most prosperous period.
The town
The old town lies on the same side as the rail and coach stations, and the visitor need never cross the river; though a walk over the Devil's Bridge is
de rigueur
. Just walking around the town, within the oval ring bisected by Via Carlo... read more >>
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