Toprecommended route
Stage 4
Wine cellars scattered among the hills, vineyards and rural villages suspended in time are the protagonists of this route. A journey from Cividale to Gorizia.
The route begins in Cividale, Italy's first Lombard duchy. We pedal towards Firmano from where the route develops along the Natisone river. Arriving in San Giovanni al Natisone, a town that today belongs to the industrial district linked to the production of chairs, you can already catch a glimpse of Monte Quarin at the foot of which lies Cormons, a town that bears visible signs of its Austrian past in the bronze statue of Maximilian I of Habsburg in Piazza Libertà. Places of interest are the Cathedral of St Adalbert with its grand entrance steps and Palazzo Locatelli with its Italian-style garden. Here you pass from the DOC Friuli Colli Orientali wine zone to the DOC Collio wine zone. We cycle towards Capriva del Friuli, where the Castle of Spessa can be seen in the distance, past the Preval nature reserve and Villa Russiz. You reach Gorizia through Piedimonte, a locality located at the foot of Mount Calvario. This hill is linked to the events of the Great War.
Would you like to stop at any of the wineries in the area?
Remember to check the opening hours: https://www.turismofvg.it/da-noi-sui-colli
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Be careful on stretches of road with mixed traffic.
Hilly landscape with numerous non-demanding ups and downs.
Public-transport-friendly
Udine-Cividale railway FUC
Udine - Cividale del Friuli line
A23 motorway, exit Udine Sud and follow signs for Cividale del Friuli.
Parking in Piazza Resistenza in Cividale.
Pedemontana" FVG3 "Ciclovia Pedemontana" map published by PromoTurismoFVG in collaboration with Casa Editrice Tabacco. The map is on sale in the PromoTurismoFVG Infopoints at € 2.
Additional maps of the area are available at the infopoints in Cividale del Friuli, Cormons and Gorizia.
Localization
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
