Renaissance routes (R019)

The route crosses villages that have an artistic heritage dating back to the early 16th century. In Spilimbergo the Renaissance has left indelible marks throughout the historic center: the Cathedral, the Castle, the public buildings, the outer walls of bourgeois houses… everything is color and History!
During the ride, it is recommended to stop at the churches, small treasure chests where you can admire works of great artistic value. The churches in the hamlets of Vacile and Gaio preserve early works by Pordenone, as do the two churches in Valeriano. In Travesio, in the ancient Pieve di San Pietro, the fresco of the apse is one of the best works of Pordenone. In the church of Lestans there are instead the mannerist frescoes by his successor and artistic heir, Pomponio Amalteo. On the hills of Castelnovo del Friuli, in the Costa locality, is the sixteenth-century Villa Sulis which houses the collection of local decorated ceramics made by a local furnace in the 16th-17th centuries.