Historical centres

  • Adria

    In the past it was such an important port that it gave its name to the whole basin it overlooked: the Adriatic Sea. Much of the culture and history of this country, which today lives almost exclusivel...
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  • Aquileia

    Aquileia, one of the richest cities of the Roman Empire, was an important commercial centre. The entrance to the city is announced by the imposing bell tower, 70 meters high, of the Basilica of Santa ...
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  • Battaglia Terme

    Beautiful town and central junction of lowland river navigation between the lagoon of Venice, Padua and the Euganean Hills. Recommended visit for the cycle of frescoes decorating the rooms and for the...
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  • Bibione

    Bathing and spa resort with a rich natural heritage, including the precious hyperthermal water that flows at a depth of 500 meters and comes out at 52 °. Bibione is an island that rises on the seasho...
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  • Bovec (Plezzo)

    In the municipal territory there is the source of the Isonzo river. At km 43.7 we arrive in the beautiful centre of the Triglav National Park (Triglav), opposite the two beautiful andscenic Gothic chu...
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  • Ca' Corniani

    The rural village of Ca' Corniani represents the first example of private reclamation work in the Veneto marshes, which took place in the 19th century. The Corniani family bought this lagoon area in ...
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  • Caorle

    A small Venice made up of calli, campielli and frescoed houses, Caorle is one of the best known places on the Veneto coast, an important tourist centre where the sea and the beach combine history and ...
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  • Casalborsetti

    Fattoria Guiccioli hosts an interesting exhibition of Garibaldi's relics, since it was here, on August 4, 1849, that Anita Garibaldi died. There's a memorial stone at the entrance.
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  • Chioggia

    Chioggia is a populous and lively seaside town. The historic centre of the city lies at the southern end of the lagoon, on a group of small islands divided by canals and connected by bridges.With its ...
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  • Comacchio

    A lagoon town of Etruscan foundation, surrounded by water and canals, its most significant and representative monument, with its five steps, is the architectural complex of the Trepponti. To visit the...
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  • Črni Kal (Cernicale)

    In the village, surrounded by greenery, the whiteness of the church of San Valentino stands out. Here you can see the portal to the Benko House, the oldest farm house in Slovenia.
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  • Dolo

    Thanks to its mills and the only "squero" where boats were built, Dolo has long been the heart of the economy and craftsmanship of the Riviera del Brenta. Equipped with an old town full of picturesq...
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  • Duino

    Situated on the road connecting Trieste with Monfalcone, on the edge of the panoramic cliff-top Riviera, its development and history are inextricably linked to that of the castle, built on the ruins o...
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  • Dutovlje (Duttogliano)

    It is a famous wine center specializing in the production of Teran, full-bodied red wine. Within the municipal territory are the source of the Soča River and the Boka Falls.
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  • Gorizia

    Thanks to its particular geographical position, the city has always been culturally influenced by the intersection of different civilizations: Latin, Slavic and Germanic. The medieval castle is the he...
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  • Grado

    Grado is located on an island between the sea and the lagoon, it boasts over 1600 years of history: born in Roman times as a merchant port of call of Aquileia, Grado owes its name to the typical Roman...
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  • Izola (Island)

    Absolutely to visit the beautiful old town, of typical Venetian style, with the cathedral of San Mauro, the town hall, some beautiful Gothic buildings and the inevitable marciani lions, a sign of the ...
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  • Jesenice

    Jesenice, situated at the foot of the "Karawanken" mountain range, almost on the border with Austria, thanks to its strategic position between Central Europe and the Balkans and its rich underground...
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  • Jesolo

    The history of Jesolo is closely linked to that of Venice, as heir to the ancient lagoon city of Equilio, one of the founders of the lagoon league that would later lead to the birth of the Serenissima...
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  • Kanal

    A beautiful baroque centre: don't miss the Kontrada square with the Gothic House and the parish church of the Assumption from 1431. Symbol of the town is the famous bridge over the Isonzo. Of ancient...
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  • Kobarid (Caporetto)

    The town went down in history because of the Italian defeat during the Great War, today known for its museum, mainly focused on peace. Don't miss the gothic church of the Assumption and the Napoleoni...
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  • Komen (Comeno)

    It was an important administrative centre of the western Karst and it preserves, in the hamlet of Gorjansko (Goriano), an Austro-Hungarian military cemetery with over ten thousand casualties from the ...
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  • Koper (Koper)

    For Slovenia, the city of Koper is the gateway to the world, the place where merchants and their ships bound for the whole world arrived and departed. As an outlet to the sea of Austria and Central Eu...
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  • Kranjska Gora

    Kranjska Gora, known for Alpine skiing, nestled in the middle of the beautiful peaks of Mount Triglav, is one of the most important and best developed tourist centres in Slovenia. The town is rich in ...
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  • Lido di Venezia

    As soon as we land, the great dome of the Votive Temple appears. The polychrome majolica facade of the Hungaria Hotel, in Art Nouveau style, will remind you of many other buildings on the island. Cont...
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  • Lignano Sabbiadoro

    Among the most famous and popular seaside resorts of the upper Adriatic Sea, Lignano Sabbiadoro is situated between the Marano Lagoon, the Tagliamento river and the sea. Originally known only with the...
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  • Lipica (Lipizza)

    A place known throughout the world for being the home, since the 16th century, of the famous Habsburg horse breeding that gave rise to the Lipizzaner horses. Everything here revolves around horse ridi...
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  • Lokev (Corgnale)

    A typical Karst village with a well-preserved cylindrical tower dating back to 1487, built as part of a larger defensive complex against Turkish raids, today it houses a War Museum which boasts a rich...
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  • Malamocco

    It is one of the oldest settlements in the lagoon and capital of the Dogado of Venice in the 8th and 9th centuries, with calli, campielli, coloured houses and small palaces. The 15th century Palazzo P...
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  • Marano Lagunare

    Small and pretty town overlooking the homonymous lagoon, it is characterized by the village of ancient origins that preserves valuable evidence of its past under the Serenissima and preserves the Vene...
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  • Mesola

    The Estense Castle, monumental summer residence of the Este family, was built as a reference point for hunting in the nearby Mesola Woods and today houses the Museum of the Deer and the Mesola Woods. ...
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  • Mojstrana

    Worth visiting is Casa Pocar - one of the oldest farmhouses in the Triglav National Park, now used as an exhibition venue - and the futuristic structure of the new Slovenian Mountaineering Museum.
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  • Muggia

    To visit with due attention the small port (Mandracchio), the ancient circle of walls with the gates surmounted by the Marcian lions and the castle overlooking the town and the port and, for the more ...
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  • Noventa Padovana

    The presence of a group of Venetian villas of great value make Noventa the last town on the Riviera, closing the evocative itinerary from the Venice Lagoon to Padua. Among these, the best known is Vil...
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  • Padua

    Founded over 3000 years ago, Padua is today a city of modern and cosmopolitan art, particularly renowned for its historic and glorious University.The ideal way to visit the historic centre is by walki...
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  • Pellestrina

    Thirteen kilometers long, 210 meters wide, but with calli and campielli, rivalry of neighborhoods and passion for regattas, the island of Pellestrina is a true hamlet of Venice, a small fishing villag...
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  • Plave (Plava)

    During the Great War its railway station is known to have been the scene of numerous battles.
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  • Pontelongo

    A coastal village famous for its sugar production, a large sugar factory has been operating since 1890. Remarkable the villa Foscarini Erizzo, seat of the Municipality.
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  • Pontemanco di Due Carrare

    Pontemanco is a picturesque coastal village built near an important mill, now restored. The village has two rows of rural houses overlooking the river and two well-preserved Venetian villas.
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  • Porto Garibaldi

    As important as it is picturesque fishing and tourist port as well as seaside resort. The place is named after the Hero of the Two Worlds who landed here in 1849.
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  • Porto Viro

    Porto Viro is situated in the centre of the Po Delta and its name derives from the place where the river was cut. The centre was a small settlement on the Adriatic Sea, east of the dunes, at the mouth...
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  • Portogruaro

    Portogruaro is located in the centre of the Lison Pramaggiore wine production area and is a small town with a typical Venetian imprint. Its streets are lined with beautiful gothic palaces, some with s...
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  • Portorož (Portorož)

    A renowned resort in Slovenian Istria with a centuries-old spa tradition, Portorož is one of the most famous seaside resorts on the Upper Adriatic coast. It houses historic tourist facilities such as...
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  • Ravenna

    Beautiful, cultured and elegant, city of saints, bankers and kings, this fascinating city a few kilometers from the sea, boasts eight monuments declared by UNESCO World Heritage Site including the Bas...
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  • Saint Albert of Ravenna

    Here you will find the Ravenna Museum of Natural Sciences, rich in collections ornithological and entomological, and the Po Delta Park visitor centre.
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  • Santa Maria del Mare

    Located at the end of the island of Pellestrina here we find the Fort of San Pietro in Volta, an Austrian fortification built with the aim of defending access to the Port of Malamocco and the Spignon ...
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  • Sežana (Sesana)

    It is the main economic centre of the Karst and is home to a centuries-old botanical garden and the Living Museum of the Karst which covers over 700 hectares and offers a spectacular view of the natur...
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  • Škrbina (Scherbina)

    The main road divides the village in the upper and lower part, narrow around some fertile dolines. From the silhouette of the village, composed of stone karstic houses, stands out the church of S. Ant...
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  • Štanjel (San Daniele del Carso)

    Its castle and surrounding walls make it one of the most interesting tourist places in the entire Karst. The ancient part of the village consists of a small village of medieval origin located just bel...
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  • Stra

    Famous in the world for its beautiful patrician residences and in particular for Villa Pisani, with its ballroom frescoed by Tiepolo, the stables, the park with botanical garden, the labyrinth also de...
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  • Sveto (Sutta)

    Sveto is a rather large town whose main attraction is the church dedicated to Sant'Egidio, one of the main examples of sacred architecture in Slovenia. Dating back to the 16th century, it is known fo...
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  • Taglio di Po

    The municipality of Taglio di Po owes its name to the great work of river engineering carried out by the Serenissima Republic of Venice at the beginning of the 17th century to preserve the Venetian La...
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  • The Baths of Abano and Montegrotto

    Abano and Montegrotto form the largest spa in Europe thanks to the activity of about 100 hotels with integrated spas. The destination is famous for its natural hyperthermal waters, healing mud and 240...
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  • Tolmin

    Tolmino lies in the upper Soča Valley, in the heart of the Julian Alps, on a vast plain where the Tolminca and Idria streams flow into the river. Here there is an interesting Ethnographic Museum and ...
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  • Tomaj (Tomadio)

    Village where you can visit the birthplace of Srečko Kosovel, one of the most significant Slovenian poets, author of the early 20th century, who died prematurely at the age of 22. In the house you ca...
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  • Torviscosa

    This small urban centre was born, after important reclamation works, at the end of the Thirties of the twentieth century to host the workers of the local factory of cellulose processing and production...
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  • Trieste

    Beautiful and cultured, Trieste is the most cosmopolitan city in Italy. You can breathe in the glorious Hapsburg past and in the crossroads of languages, peoples and religions that still characterize ...
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