After a short French domination, the city became part of the Lombardy-Venetia Kingdom, a puppet state under the domination of the Austrian Empire. In 1866, Udine was included in the newly formed Kingdom of Italy.
GEOGRAPHY: Today, Udine is a city of about 100,000 inhabitants, located in the middle of the autonomous region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, between the Adriatic Sea and the Alps, in the northeastern Italy.
Udine is located about 72 kilometers northwest of Trieste, 111 kilometers northeast of Venice, 210 kilometers east of Verona, 258 kilometers northeast of Bologna, 275 kilometers east of Brescia, 350 kilometers northeast of Florence, 365 kilometers east of Milan, 470 kilometers northeast of Genoa, 600 kilometers northeast of Rome and 765 kilometers north of Naples.
TRANSPORT: The closest airport is the Trieste-Friuli Venezia Giulia International Airport, located about 39 kilometers southwest of the city. To get to Udine from the airport, you can take the APT Bus 51, for a one hour trip. The ticket costs 4.75€. Udine can also be reached from the Marco Polo Airport, in Mestre, located about 100 kilometers away, or from the Antonio Canova Airport, located near Treviso, about 104 kilometers away.
By train, you can get to Udine from Trieste in about 1 hour, and from Venice in about 2 hours. The cheapest ticket from Trieste costs 6.35€ and from Venice is 12.95€.
LANDMARKS: Udine preserves the typical imprint of medieval cities. Starting with the 10th century, the city developed around the castle hill, and the most important tourist attractions of the city can be found in this area.
Among the most famous attractions of Udine, we can mention the Castle of Udine, located on a hill overlooking the city, the Cathedral of Udine, the Loggia del Lionello, the Archbishop's Palace with frescoes by Tiepolo, the Venetian-style Piazza della Libertà, and Piazza Giacomo Matteotti, which represents the heart of the city.