Skip to content

Udine

A city that exudes charm at every turn. Wander through its streets steeped in history, immerse yourself in art and savour the genuine tastes of the local cuisine.

Udine is a city with a wealth of cultural, artistic, and wine and dining attractions.

The capitol of the Country of Friuli in the Middle Ages, its ancient history merges into legend, which has Attila the Hun as the builder of the hill topped with the castle that still dominates the historic centre and makes an ideal starting point for a tour of the city.

Leaving this complex behind and crossing the Bollani Arch built according to a plan by Palladio in 1556, you enter the beautiful Piazza Libertà or “Freedom Square”, often described as Venice’s nicest square on dry land. Here you will find the most important monuments in the city, a legacy of Venetian history from 1420 to the late 1700s.

Travelling along Mercatovecchio, the most typical main street in the city, you reach Piazza Matteotti, “a square of life as it was lived”, still the site of a long-running market and in the past of championships, performances and executions.

Walking past the Liberty-style Palazzo del Comune, built between 1910 and 1931, you find the Cathedral, an impressive building in the form of a Latin cross that houses a number of works of art by GianBattista Tiepolo.

Near the Cathedral, in the small Oratorio della Purità (1757), you can see L’Assunta, one of Tiepolo’s great masterpieces.

Another wonder of the city is the Cavazzini House, an elegant gallery of modern and contemporary art that exhibits, among other pieces, the works of the Basaldella brothers. Udine is the geographic centre of a region that boasts 8 DOC areas and 3 DOCG areas, with a quite respectable wine production. This tradition is honoured in the many historic taverns in the city centre where you can also sample some of the local culinary specialities.

 

Do not miss:

  • A visit to the Archbishop’s Palace containing a series of frescoes with Biblical subjects done by Gianbattista Tiepolo;
  • A visit to the city’s many museums and the Oratorio della Purità;
  • An aperitif in the historic taverns in the city centre of Udine.
Bibione - Udine:

about 70 km – approximately 1’20” in normal traffic
Leave Bibione and take Provincial Road SP 74 towards the highway. At the end of the Provincial Road, turn right, go over the Tagliamento River bridge, pass the populated area of Latisana and head towards the highway toll booth along State Road SS 14. At the toll booth, take Highway A4 towards Udine. Take the Udine South exit and follow the signs for the city centre.

pointer

Udine, UD, Italia

Photo gallery

Credits: Archivio PromoTurismoFVG / Fabrice Gallina, Luigi Vitale (POR FESR 2007-2013)

udine-01
udine-02
udine.03