Friuli Venezia Giulia

The Friuli Venezia Giulia region of Italy is one of the smallest, yet most culturally diverse areas in all country
Friuli and Venezia Giulia, two vaguely delimited regions forced together by circumstance, have multiple identities. Beneath the Italian overlay bubble other cultural currents. In Friuli, much influenced by Venice and later Austria locals speak their own language (Friulian, or furlan). Further east, the influence of the Slavic world (Slovenia is next door) and the results of centuries of Germanic (that is, Austrian) rule are still palpable today.
Trieste (Latin Tergeste), the capital of Friuli-Venezia Giulia region and Trieste province,is located 370 miles south-southwest of Vienna at the head of the Gulf of Trieste, an arm of the Gulf of Venice.
The local venetian dialect of Trieste is called "Triestino". Italian and the local venetian dialect are spoken in the city center while Slovenian is spoken in many of the immediate suburbs. This linguistic division is historical and cultural and dates back hundreds of years. Italian-speaking and Slovenian-speaking locals are considered autochthonous into the border region of Trieste, eastern Friuli and Istria.
The Wines Though the wines produced in this region represent only two percent of the Italy's production, to some they are comparable in quality to wine produced in Piedmont and Tuscany, the two most celebrated wine producing regions of Italy. The main difference between the regions is that Friuli- Venezia Giulia wines are mostly white, though some exceptional red can be found as well.Culinary Friuli-Venezia Giulia is home to the prized San Daniele prosciutto and the tasty frico, which are often served as antipasto. Gnocchi and risotto are popular first courses, together with bean and barley soups and jota, a very typical soup of Austrian origin. As second course you can enjoy excellent seafood from the Adriatic coast and a great variety of genuine meats and game from the countryside, most often accompanied by polenta and fresh produce. Desserts include different types of strudels and gubana, an exquisite cake with a filling of dry fruit and grappa. The taste of these foods is exalted by a proper pairing with wine, the pride of the region.
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Cities visited on this trip:


- Grado, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy


Photos in this video:


- "...was gibts zur Nachspeise ??" by Wolgo0420 from a blog titled "...endlich ein Pool.... ;-)"


- "....wie ging das nochmal ???" by Wolgo0420 from a blog titled "...endlich ein Pool.... ;-)"


- "Grado's "Varvuole"" by Bluwom from a blog titled "The magic of Christmas on the Grado lagoon"


- "Sirmione, Castello" by Fourthofjuly from a blog titled "Il Piave"


- ""Alltag" im Mobil" by Wolgo0420 from a blog titled "...endlich ein Pool.... ;-)"


- "Strand in Grado" by Wolgo0420 from a blog titled "...endlich ein Pool.... ;-)"


- "Villagio Europa" by Wolgo0420 from a blog titled "...endlich ein Pool.... ;-)"


- "Nativity Scenes" by Bluwom from a blog titled "The magic of Christmas on the Grado lagoon"


- "Grado's casoni" by Bluwom from a blog titled "Grado and its Albergo Diffuso Project"


- "Grado lagoon" by Bluwom from a blog titled "Grado and its Albergo Diffuso Project"


- "Schwimmbad" by Wolgo0420 from a blog titled "...endlich ein Pool.... ;-)"


- "Autunno" by Fourthofjuly from a blog titled "Il Piave"


- "Colori" by Fourthofjuly from a blog titled "Il Piave"


- "Grado" by Fourthofjuly from a blog titled "Il Piave"


- "Cielo" by Fourthofjuly from a blog titled "Il Piave