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Stage 4
Wineries scattered among the hills, vineyards, and rural villages suspended in time are the protagonists of this route.
A bike trip from Cividale to Gorizia.
The route begins in Cividale, Italy's first Lombard duchy. You pedal towards Firmano from where the route develops along the Natisone River. Having reached San Giovanni al Natisone, a locality that today belongs to the industrial district linked to the production of chairs, one can already catch a glimpse of Mount Quarin at the foot of which rises 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 Italianate garden. Here you go from the DOC Friuli Colli Orientali wine zone to the DOC Collio wine zone. You pedal toward Capriva del Friuli, where Spessa Castle can be seen in the distance, past the Preval nature oasis and Villa Russiz. You reach Gorizia through Piedimonte, a town located at the foot of Mount Calvario. This hill is linked to the events of the Great War.
Want to stop by some local wineries?
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 sections of road with mixed traffic.
Hilly landscape with numerous undemanding ups and downs.
Public-transport-friendly
Udine-Cividale railways FUC
Udine - Cividale del Friuli line.
A23 highway, exit Udine Sud and follow directions to Cividale del Friuli.
Parking in Resistance Square in Cividale.
Map "Ciclovia Pedemontana" FVG3 published by PromoTurismoFVG in collaboration with Tabacco Publishing House. The map is on sale at PromoTurismoFVG Infopoints for € 2.
Additional maps of the area are available at the infopoints in Cividale del Friuli, Cormons, and the one in Gorizia.
Localization
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
