Sundial seen at the walls of Cathedral of San Michele Arcangelo in San Daniele del Friuli. This place is best known as the production center of the San Daniele prosciutto.
Tag: Friuli
Duvet filled with wood chips in Friuli
An interesting detail seen at the Friulian farmer’s life museum Cjase Cocel in Fagagna: In earliert times the duvets were filled with wood chippings.
Civic museum of vintage coaches in Codroipo
The museum located near Villa Manin houses 40+ coaches from the nineteenth and twentieth century.
Castle of Fagagna in Friuli
Many foreign peoples entered Italy via the area of Friuli in the north-east of the country. Therefore Friuli is that part of Italy with the highest density of castles. The castle of Fagagna has been in ruins since 16th century but it still offers a great view of the countryside from the top of the castle hill.
Santa Maria in Castello in Udine
The golden angel on top of the church Santa Maria in Castello made me think he is pointing me to anything special. A hint for a treasure? A mystery Dan Brown would love to unravel? After some research the answer was pretty simple: He is constructed like a weather vane and just show the direction of the wind.
Loggia del Lionello in Udine
The Loggia del Lionello is a Venetian Gothic style edifice built in 15th century. The colours of whith and red marble are a fine alteration to the pure white of the Piazza della Libertà. An interesting detail: Right in the middle of the loggia there is big thermometer using a technology I saw there the first time.
Clock tower of Udine
After having lunch at a wonderful inner yard near the duomo I came across the famous clock tower (Torre dell’Orologio) of Udine. The tower is part of the Loggia di San Giovanni at the Piazza della Libertà. It was built by Giovanni da Udine in 1527, an architect who is also known for his drawings of birds.
Lovely inner yard in Udine
Udine is famous for several large squares with a lot of impressive details, e.g Piazza della Liberta or Piazza Giacomo Matteotti. But there also several smaller places where you can have an atmospheric break. This court, located near the Cathedral of Udine, is one of my favourite places for having a small lunch or reading a book.
Smithery at a post office in Udine
One detail I am fond of Udine are the various examples of beautiful smitheries. This smitherey I found at a post office of the city.