Border region, crossroads of cultures: Habsburg Trieste, Udine and Friuli, Lombard Cividale, Grado and the lagoons, the Collio with great Italian whites.
Mitteleuropean Trieste, with Piazza Unità d'Italia, historic cafés, Miramare Castle.
Farmhouses in TriesteTrieste Karst with caves, Val Rosandra for trekking.
Farmhouses on the KarstUNESCO Aquileia with Basilica and mosaics. Grado, "the island city" with lagoon historic centre.
Farmhouses in AquileiaGorizia Collio, home of Italy's greatest whites: Friulano, Ribolla Gialla, Sauvignon, Picolit.
Farmhouses in the CollioUNESCO Lombard capital: Lombard Tempietto, Devil's Bridge.
Farmhouses in CividaleVenetian Udine, Piazza Libertà. Carnia further north with mountain traditions.
Farmhouses in UdineBest time: April-October
Duration: 5-7 days
How to get around: car