HISTORY OF FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA:
Friuli is a name of Roman origin and derives from the city of Forum Iulii, today’s Cividale del Friuli, founded by Julius Caesar towards the middle of the 1st century BC, which after the destruction of Aquileia by the Huns in 452 AD, became the capital of Venetia et Histria region. Read More [...]
Venezia Giulia, traditionally called Julian March or Julian Venetia, is an area of southeastern Europe currently divided among Croatia, Italy and Slovenia.
Friuli became Venetian territory in 1420, while Trieste and Gorizia remained within the Holy Roman Empire. Pordenone was under Austrian influence until 1515, when it also fell to Venice. After the Peace treaty of Campoformido signed in 1797, the Venetian domination came to an end and Friuli was ceded to Austria.
After the Napoleonic Age, the region became part of the Austrian Empire and was included in the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia. Under the government of the Austrian Empire in the 18th and 19th centuries, Trieste flourished, reaching economic development as the main port of the Habsburg Monarchy.
In 1866, central and western Friuli were annexed by Italy together with Veneto, after the Third Italian War of Independence, while eastern Friuli remained under Austria until the end of World War I.
GEOGRAPHY OF FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA:
Friuli-Venezia Giulia is the northeasternmost region of Italy. With an area of 7,858 square kilometers, Friuli-Venezia Giulia is also the fifth smallest region of the country. The region borders with Austria to the north, Slovenia to the east, the Adriatic Sea to the south and the Veneto region to the west. Read More [...]
By population, with about 1.2 million inhabitants, Friuli-Venezia Giulia is the 15th region of Italy, out of 20. The capital of the region is Trieste, with about 200,000 inhabitants. Other important cities are Udine, Pordenone, Gorizia and Monfalcone.
TRANSPORT TO/IN FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA:
The main airport of the region is the Ronchi dei Legionari Friuli-Venezia Giulia Airport, located about 20 kilometers away from Gorizia, 33 kilometers from Trieste, 40 kilometers from Udine and about 80 kilometers from Pordenone. Read More [...]
Other nearby airports are the Marco Polo Airport in Mestre, and the Antonio Canova Airport, located near Treviso, both in the Veneto region.
Between the cities in the region, you can easily travel by train. From Pordenone to Udine, a trip takes a about 40 minutes, and a ticket costs 5.20€. From Udine to Trieste, a trip takes about 1 hour, and the cheapest ticket costs 8.25€.