Cividale del Friuli

Founded by Julius Caesar as Forum Iulii — the name that eventually gave the entire Friuli region its identity — Cividale del Friuli later became the capital of the Lombard Duchy of Friuli and the temporal seat of the Patriarchate of Aquileia. This little town in the eastern Alpine foothills sits on the river Natisone, where the water cuts a ravine through the rock, and offers a medieval centre, a genuine café scene for its size, and easy access to wine country and mountain scenery near the Slovenian border.

• Population9,290
• Nearest water0.0 km
• Nearest mountain3.9 km
• UNESCO within 50 km10