Stories from the territory
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Stories of territory, wine, people and landscapes across Friuli Venezia Giulia, Venice and the memory of the Serenissima.
Wine & Territory
Malvasia and Venice: the Wine Named After a Harbour
In San Fantin, a few steps from La Fenice, a covered passage still carries the name Sotoportego de la Malvasia […]
Wine & Territory
The Best Wineries in Friuli, Collio and Beyond
Wineries in Friuli hold some of Europe’s most underrated wine country — hills shaped by ancient volcanoes and marine soil, […]
Stories from the Land
Pietro Coppo: when a Venetian cartographer mapped Istria
In the small blue museum on Alma Vivoda Street in Izola, there is a room few would expect to find […]
Stories from the Land
When Venetian Nobles Left the Lagoon
There comes a moment when Venice ceases to be a city and becomes a problem. It happened in summer, when […]
Culture
The Stone That Built Venice
There is one material that connects Venice and Istria more deeply than any treaty or border ever could. It is […]
Stories from the Land
The Timber That Built Venice: The Hidden Story of Carnia and the Arsenale
In some of Carnia’s forests, the ones that now belong to the Consorzio Boschi Carnici, the Republic set boundary stones […]
Culture
Rovinj: The Adriatic City Venice Never Wanted to Let Go
What to See in Rovinj? Start at the Balbi Arch and let the maze of narrow streets draw you uphill, […]
Stories from the Land
Burano in November: The Island of Colour After the Crowds Have Gone
Few people ask what there is to see in Burano during the off-season. There is something about Burano that only […]
Stories from the Land
The Trieste Karst: Stone, Bora and Wine on a Plateau Above the Sea
There is a local legend that explains the stones of the Karst. The Bora wind was mourning a lost love, […]
Culture
Brda: The Collio That Speaks Slovene and Refuses to Be Discovered
There is a precise moment when you realise you have crossed the border between Italy and Slovenia in the Collio. […]
Culture
Marano Lagunare: The Little Venice Friuli Kept for Itself
What to See in Marano Lagunare? Start with the sign at the entrance. Beneath the town’s name, in smaller lettering, […]
Culture
Cividale del Friuli: The Lombard Capital Friuli Forgot to Tell the World About
There is a town in Friuli that was once the capital of a kingdom, home to the first Lombard duchy […]
Culture
Lassa Pur Dir: An Afternoon in Piran, Slovenia’s Venice
There is an inscription on a building in Piran that tells you almost everything you need to know about the […]
Stories from the Land
Casanova Castle: An Afternoon of History and Pinot Noir in the Collio
Among the rolling hills of the Collio region, in Capriva del Friuli, there is a place unlike anywhere else in […]
Wine & Territory
Among the Vineyards of the Collio: A Different Kind of Morning in the Heart of Friuli
What to Do in the Collio: Among the Vineyards of Friuli’s Wine Country The Collio of Gorizia is one of […]