Ring of parks and biotopes (R069)

Departing from Codroipo train station, we first reach the splendid Villa Manin, a historic 18th-century residence of the last doge of Venice, with a large park and various rich artistic-cultural offerings on display in its rooms. We continue along the FVG 7 cycle route through the villages of the Resurgence Line until we reach the Virco biotope, one of the few wetlands preserved by the agricultural reclamation of the 1900s, where there are many botanical species and small animals that have now disappeared from the surrounding plains. Sterpo, Romans and Muscletto are some of the small villages nestled in the Stella river system, where the rural economy has always been based mainly on the great abundance of fresh water (mills, trout fish farms and at one time even a paper mill). The final section of the route takes place in the Stella Park, along the route of the centuries-old Codroipo Mills, some of which are still active and can be visited.