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San Giorgio della Richinvelda (PN): cycling around the 15th and 16th centuries


A bicycle trip to discover major artworks in the local area and its history. The parish church of San Michele, in the district of  Domanis, has a beautiful altar-piece of St Valentine benedictory, one of the masterpieces of  Pordenone-born painter Gasparo Narvesa.

The little 13th-century country votive church of San Nicolò alla Richinvelda, which is famous for having taken in the remains of Bertando di Saint Geniès, patriarch of Aquileia, after he was brutally murdered on 5th June 1350 on the plain of Richinvelda. The beautiful church of San Leonardo, in Provesano, with the biggest  cycle of frescoes by the Carnia-born painter Gianfrancesco Dal Zotto, called Gianfrancesco da Tolmezzo.
 
  • Length: 17 km
  • Time required: approx 3 hours, plus the time needed for the visit
  • Accessibility: by bike. You can also do this itinerary by car or bus or on foot and the times required will be different, of course
  • Difficulty: easy / for everyone


Info:
Proloco San Giorgio della Richinvelda
Mobile: +39 348 6443824
www.prolocorichinvelda.it