The experience
An exciting journey to rediscover your roots and reconnect with your homeland, through places of deep spirituality and history.
- Sanctuary of the Madonna del Lussari: Visit the sacred place where, according to tradition, an apparition of the Madonna took place.
A place of peace and reflection to rediscover one’s spiritual roots. - Venzone: Explore this national monument, a symbol of rebirth and perseverance, which tells the story of Friuli through its walls and alleys.
- Cividale del Friuli: Founded by Julius Caesar as Forum Iulii, this city will allow you to immerse yourself in the ancient origins of Friuli and rediscover your family history.
- National Shrine to Mary Mother and Queen, Trieste: An important place of pilgrimage and devotion, where you can reflect and reconnect with your faith.
- Sanctuary of Barbana, Grado: Located on a lagoon island, this sanctuary is an oasis of serenity and spirituality, ideal for a moment of meditation.
- Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta, Aquileia: Admire this majestic basilica, a testament to the region’s rich historical and cultural heritage.
- Church of Sant’Antonio Abate, San Daniele del Friuli: Visit this architectural and historical jewel, immersed in the evocative Friulian landscape, to combine spirituality and tradition.
A unique experience to rediscover your roots and intensely experience the culture and spirituality of your homeland.
Shortly
Tour
Arrival in Udine in the early afternoon, guided tour of the city with its squares with Venetian charm and ancient palaces: from Piazza Libertà, defined as “the most beautiful Venetian square on the mainland”, to Piazza Matteotti (or delle Erbe).
Traditional dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.
Udine
Breakfast at the hotel, departure for Tarvisio/Camporosso.
Luxurious
Ascent by cable car to Monte Lussari to the suggestive Sanctuary of the Madonna del Lussari, a place where tradition has it that an apparition of the Madonna took place.
Time for liturgical devotions and for visiting the village and the sanctuary.
Lunch in a restaurant.
Venzone
Afternoon free visit to Venzone, the ancient town razed to the ground by the earthquake of 1976 and rebuilt as it was in the Middle Ages.
Declared a national monument, and today the most beautiful village in Italy.
Cividale del Friuli
Sosta a Cividale, founded by Julius Caesar with the name of Forum Iulii, from which the name Friuli comes, became the seat of the first Lombard duchy in Italy.
Guided tour of the Lombard Temple.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Udine
Breakfast at the hotel, departure for Miramare Castle.
Miramare Castle
Visit to the Miramare Castle surrounded by a lush park rich in valuable botanical species, it enjoys an enchanting panoramic position, overlooking the sea and on the tip of the promontory of Grignano.
Commissioned by Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian of Habsburg to live there with his wife Charlotte of Belgium.
Trieste
Visit with audio guide service and continuation along the coast for the guided tour of Trieste with the Borgo Teresiano, the Rive, Piazza Unità d’Italia, the port, the Roman Theater, the hill of S. Giusto and the Cathedral.
Lunch in a restaurant along the banks.
Mount Grisa
In the afternoon, return trip with a stop at the National Sanctuary to Mary Mother and Queen, a Catholic church, located at an altitude of 330 meters on Mount Grisa, from where you have a spectacular view of the city and the gulf.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Udine
Breakfast at the hotel, departure for Grado.
Barbana
Embarkation by boat and navigation to reach the islet, located within the lagoon of Grado, on which stands a sanctuary of ancient origins: the Sanctuary of Barbana.
Time for liturgical devotions and lunch.
Grado
Return to Grado, guided tour of the “old city” with the early Christian buildings of the Basilica of Santa Eufemia, the adjoining octagonal Baptistery, the Lapidary and the Basilica of Santa Maria della Grazie.
Aquileia
Then continue to Aquileia, considered a UNESCO World Heritage Site, guided tour of the Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta where you can admire first of all the famous early Christian mosaics (IV century).
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Udine
Breakfast at the hotel, departure for San Daniele.
San Daniele del Friuli
San Daniele: a center of evocative beauty, located on the Friuli Collinare and internationally known for the production of a ham with an inimitable flavor.
Visit of the village and tasting of ham.
Spilimbergo
Transfer to Spilimbergo, one of the most beautiful and interesting cities of art in Friuli Venezia Giulia, a village of ancient origins that developed especially during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
Visit of the prestigious Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli.
Venice /Apt
Departure for one’s places of origin.
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