Five Castles of Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Each year during the spring and/or fall, castles throughout Friuli-Venezia Giulia open their doors to the public as part of an event known as Castelli Aperti. Sponsored by the Conzorzio…
The Winged Lion of Saint Mark
The original winged lion was an ancient bronze sculpture brought to Venice in the 12th century. Sitting atop one of two columns in Piazza San Marco, the lion eventually came…
Winter in Friuli: Top 10 Things to Do
1. Ski the slopes of Monte Santo di Lussari Among the towering, snow-capped peaks of Italy’s Giulian Alps, Monte Santo di Lussari stands out like a precious gem. Near the…
A Culinary Tale of Seduction
This piece was originally published in 2013 on BloggingAuthors.com. For more than a decade of traveling throughout Italy, I had been captivated by the country’s many charms—its ancient art and…
Eat Your Way through Friuli–Venezia Giulia (Part 1): Osteria Al Vecchio Stallo
This review was originally published in the September 2010 issue of Dream of Italy. During my very first visit to Friuli, my friend Steno treated me to dinner at Osteria…
Train to Vienna and Journey’s End
I was feeling so loopy after the complimentary sgroppino at Osteria Al Vecchio Stallo the previous night that I had no trouble falling asleep. As I had predicted, the heat…
Returning to Udine
Since I had gone to bed so early the night before, it had taken me hours to fall asleep. When I finally drifted off, I experienced a bizarre dream: my…
Trieste and Udine
The dark clouds that had crept over Trieste the previous afternoon unleashed a torrential storm during the night. It was still pouring when I left early in the morning, getting…
Milano: Journey’s End
Five weeks of intense travel had nearly come to a close. It was my second to last morning, and while at breakfast, I learned that the temperature in Udine had…
Venezia: A Day of Cicchetti
Whenever I traveled to Friuli, I could never bear to leave without visiting the neighboring Veneto region and my favorite city in the world: Venezia. My five-week-long trip of summer…
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