Sesto al Reghena, the abbey hidden in the forest of Friuli
On the Pordenone plain, Sesto al Reghena is a Lombard monastic village: its thousand-year-old basilica holds frescoes and silence.
Jun 23, 2026Hidden Friuli-Venezia Giulia joins the Alps and the Adriatic far from the mass-tourism routes: villages like Venzone and Cividale, the Natisone valleys, the mountain Carnia and the lagoon of Marano. A crossroads of cultures, it offers authentic flavours, silent trails and towns where time slows down. Discover the lesser-known destinations of this border region.
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On the Pordenone plain, Sesto al Reghena is a Lombard monastic village: its thousand-year-old basilica holds frescoes and silence.
Jun 23, 2026
Near Grado, the basilica of Aquileia holds 760 square metres of early Christian mosaic: the largest mosaic floor in the West, to be crossed in peace.
Jun 23, 2026
In Cividale del Friuli, the Lombard Tempietto preserves stuccoes and frescoes: a masterpiece of early-medieval art still little visited.
Jun 21, 2026