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City of Gospić - Adrenaline park Rizvan city
Adventure centre Rizvan City is situated in Lika, in a small village Rizvanuša located in Velebit Nature Park. The old family farm was transformed into adventure and excursion centre which offer many unique attractive and adventure activities for groups and individuals, team building programs and programs for schools.
Rizvanuša 1 Rizvanuša - Croatia / Lika-Senj county
Tourist experience: In Rizvan city visitors can experience unforgettable adventures - paintball, archery, caving, abseiling, trekking, jeep safari, all in the area of untouched Velebit and Lika. Visitors can spend the night in a newly renovated Lika house built with traditional materials, stone and wood, or in a camp. One can camp with campers, in tents or can rent a wooden bungalow and taste local food at the restaurant.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: From a few hours to a few days
Booking: Booking required
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: Travel agency "Adria Velebitica"
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Flora
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes
Experiences: Gastronomy, Adrenaline sports (zipline, paintball, bubble football, archery, kayaking, rock climbing…), children's birthdays, school trips, bachelor parties etc., Sport activities
Form filler: Tamara Božić Smojver
City of Gospić - Autumn in Lika
This event was first held in 1998 and it is the biggest event in the region. It is usually held during the first weekend in October. This is a traditional economic and cultural-artistic fair that, through the efforts of presenters and organizers, reinforces a positive attitude towards preserving the tradition, customs, and cultural heritage of Lika region.
Ovaj događaj prvi put je održan 1998. godine i najveći je događaj u regiji. Obično se održava tijekom prvog vikenda u listopadu. Ovo je tradicionalni gospodarski i kulturno-umjetnički sajam koji nastojanjima izlagača i organizatora učvršćuje pozitivan stav prema očuvanju tradicije, običaja i kulturne baštine ličkog kraja.
Stjepan Radic Square Gospić - Croatia / Lika-Senj county
Tourist experience: Autumn in Lika is an event where local citizens have an opportunity to present products of local farms, handicrafts, decorative items, etc., that way preserving the tradition of the Lika region. Here one can also see how traditional Lika objects are made, such as tamburitza, wicker baskets, wicker brooms, clay objects, etc. As a part of the event, there is an entertainment programme consisting of performances by cultural and artistic associations, which provides visitors an authentic experience of folk songs and dances.
Jesen u Lici je manifestacija na kojoj lokalni građani imaju priliku predstaviti proizvode domaćih gospodarstava, rukotvorine, ukrasne predmete itd., čuvajući na taj način tradiciju ličkog kraja. Ovdje se također može vidjeti kako se izrađuju tradicionalni lički predmeti, kao što su tambura, pletene košare, pletene metle, predmeti od gline itd. U sklopu manifestacije održava se i zabavni program koji se sastoji od nastupa kulturno-umjetničkih društava, koji pruža posjetiteljima autentičan doživljaj narodnih pjesama i plesova.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: 2 days
Opening: Usually first weekend in October
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessibile to everyone
Tourist contact: Development agency of Lika-Senj county
Cultural immaterial heritage: Local traditions or legend, Handicrafts (such as embroidery, carving), Local events (theatre, music, dance, exhibitions), Folkloristic dances, Tourist manifestation, exhibition of traditional and agricultural products
Hidden intangible patrimony: Gastronomy and culinary practices, Local customs
Form filler: Tamara Božić Smojver
City of Gospić - Baške Oštarije
Baške Oštarije is a village located on one of the most beautiful mountains, Velebit, 936 meters above sea level. It is situated about twenty kilometers from Karlobag on one side and almost as much from Gospić on the other. It is a place with many beautiful peaks, a place of irresistible beauty and fresh air where the Mediterranean and continental climate combine.
Baške Oštarije - Croatia/ Lika-Senj county/ Brušane
Tourist experience: Baške Oštarije is an ideal place for hiking enthusiasts. There are many peaks with an amazing view on Velebit and the Adriatic Sea: Filipov kuk, Ljubičko brdo, Dabarski kukovi, Kiza, Badanj, Veliki Sadikovac etc. When visiting Baške Oštarije, in the recreation center there is a possibility of recreational riding. Here one can also ski on a prepared trail just over a kilometer long, located near the hostel. The hostel also has a restaurant where one can taste local dishes. Nearby, there is one of the most beautiful hiking trails - Premužić trail, which is today considered a masterpiece of trail building. There is also an educational trail/road Terezijana built in 1786, named after Maria Theresa - Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary. One should definitely not miss visiting a viewpoint Kubus and enjoy the panoramic view on the mountain, islands and the sea.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: From one to a few days
Opening: Always available
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Hiking is not for people with mobility problems; otherwise, the village offers various experiences accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: Nature Park Velebit
Cultural material heritage: Church, Hostel
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary, Local traditions or legend
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Mountains, Hills, Medical herbs, Flora, Fauna, cycling trails, Hiking trails, Ski trails
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes, Water streams, Pathways
Hidden intangible patrimony: Gastronomy and culinary practices, Local customs, Community tales, Knowledge related to agriculture and wild herbs, Family tales
Experiences: Picking up wild herbs, Cycling through nature, Cycling, hiking, trekking, adventure motor, jeep safari, rafting, walking, exploring, Road trip, Sledding, Climbing, Skiing, Horse riding, Walking, Picnic, Sport activities
Form filler: Tamara Božić Smojver
City of Gospić - Bicycle trails
In the area of the town of Gospić, there are eight bicycle trails, with a total length of 397 km. They are known under the common name "Paths of Velebit and Greats".
The first two trails lead from Gospić to Smiljan ("Velikana I" - 41 km and "Velikana II" - 41 km), and on that route you can see the birth house of Nikola Tesla, where the Memorial Center is arranged. Driving along this trail you will arrive to Veliki Žitnik, where the Croatian politician and Father of the Nation Ante Starčević was born, and you can visit his birthplace - the Memorial Home.
The third trail is "Jezero" leading to the village of Klanac where one can see fascinating canyon of the river Lika, and Lake Kruščica is nearby. The length of the trail is 35 km.
The "Štirovača" trail is the most demanding, its length is 104 km. It passes through the village of Aleksinica where is one of the most important sacral monuments in the area of Lika, the parish of St. John the Baptist. A beer factory and an Indian village can be seen in village of Pazarište.
The "Brušane" and "Rizvanuša" trails are 36 km long and more demanding. They lead to the village of Rizvanuša where the Adrenaline Park is located.
The "Velebit" trail is 58 km long. It leads through Baške Oštarije with a beautiful view of the Adriatic Sea and the island of Pag.
The "Jadovno" trail is 48 km long, and you can see pits and a church in the village of Jadovno, the Nikola Tesla Memorial Center in Smiljan, and the Kolakovac Park in Gospić.
Gospić - Croatia / Lika-senj county
Tourist experience: Bicycle trails are an ideal way to actively explore natural and cultural sights. Driving these trails you can see Kolakovac Park, Rizvanuša Adrenaline Park, Nikola Tesla Memorial Center, Ante Starčević Memorial Home, Parish Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the village of Klanac, Lika River Canyon, Lake Krušćica, beer factory in Pazarište, Indian village in Velika Plana…
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: A few hours, depends which trail you choose
Opening: Always available
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Experience accessible to everyone who has a bike
Tourist contact: Tourist Board Gospić
Cultural material heritage: Museum, Religious building, Church, Historic house
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Lakes, Hills, Caves, Rivers, Flora, Fauna, cycling trails
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes, Water streams, Pathways
Experiences: Cycling through nature
Form filler: Tamara Božić Smojver
City of Gospić - Chapel of St. Ivan Nepomuk
The Chapel of St. Ivan Nepomuk is located in the center of Gospić. It was built by Czech soldiers in 1749, on the place where today is the Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is named after the Czech saint Ivan Nepomuk. At that time, it was the only church in the town of Gospić and it became too small for so many believers. For this reason, a church of St. Ivan Nepomuk was demolished and a new bigger one was built at the same place, while the Chapel of St. Ivan Nepomuk was built one hundred meters away from the old one in 1883. In the chapel, there is a memorial plaque to the victims of Senj.
Kaniška street 18 Gospić - Croatia / Lika-Senj county
Tourist experience: Religious tourism
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: 1 hour
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: Tourist Board Gospić
Cultural material heritage: Religious building, Church
Cultural immaterial heritage: Religious cult
Hidden intangible patrimony: Community tales
Form filler: Tamara Božić Smojver
City of Gospić - Educational trails
Five educational trails have been arranged in the city of Gospić: Veliki Žitnik-Dunjevac, Ćukinov put-Budački most, Derale-Lika River, Medak-Vrebac, and an educational trail on Krčmar hill in Smiljan. Educational trails are an important part of tourist infrastructure because they encourage the locals and tourists to use forest areas for recreation and outdoor activities and enjoy their stay by being in touch with nature.
Gospić - Croatia/ Lika-Senj county
Tourist experience: The trails are ideal for all those who want to do outdoor activities and spend time in nature. Each educational trail takes nature lovers through the different green areas of the City of Gospić.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: A few hours
Opening: Always available
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Not for people with mobility problems
Tourist contact: Tourist Board Gospić
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Mountains, Hills, Medical herbs, Flora, Fauna, Hiking trails
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes, Water streams, Pathways
Form filler: Tamara Božić Smojver
City of Gospić - GROCKS
GROCKS is the name of the rock music scene that has been held in the atrium of the Cultural information centre since 2007, which is also the organizer of the event. Concerts are held in the summer months. It was created with the aim of continuing the tradition from the 1960s to 1990s, when concerts of famous bands were held in “Dom JNA”, today's Cultural information centre Gospić.
GROCKS brings together fans of rock and pop music and the number of visitors is growing every year. Entrance to the concerts is free of charge.
Budačka street 12 Gospić - Croatia / Lika-Senj county
Tourist experience: Visitors have the opportunity to enjoy concerts of famous Croatian pop and rock musicians for free, as well as hear the local bands from the region.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: During July and August
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: Cultural information center, Gospić
Cultural immaterial heritage: Local events (theatre, music, dance, exhibitions)
Experiences: Musical events
Form filler: Tamara Božić Smojver
City of Gospić - Hiking trail Krčmar
Krčmar is a hill above Smiljan, 773 m high. From the top, there is a beautiful view of the Velebit peaks, the town of Gospić, the neighboring hill Oštra and the whole Lika. The top is reached by a macadam road on which the Way of the Cross is arranged. The Way of the Cross is consisting of fourteen stations in stone, depicting Jesus Christ on the day of his crucifixion. At the top of Krčmar, there is a cross. The trail begins from Smiljan, near the Memorial Center. It takes about 50 minutes to climb Krčmar.
Smiljan Gospić - Croatia/ Lika-Senj County
Tourist experience: The Krčmar hiking trail is ideal for hiking lovers who do not want a demanding trail. The climb takes only 50 minutes, and the view from the top is
incredible.
During the celebration of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, many Christians climb the hill passing the stations of the cross. The local church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel is built next to Krčmar.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: A few hours
Opening: Always available
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Not suitable for people with mobility problems
Tourist contact: Mountaineering Association Željezničar
Cultural material heritage: Way of the cross
Cultural immaterial heritage: Religious cult
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Hills, Flora, Hiking trails
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes, Pathways
Experiences: Climbing, Religious tourism
Form filler: Tamara Božić Smojver
City of Gospić - Hiking trail Oštra
Oštra is a peak near Gospić, 798 m high. The peak is reached by a hiking trail that starts from the village Podoštra. The ascent time is about 45 minutes.
Gospić - Croatia / Lika-Senj county
Tourist experience: The Oštra hiking trail is ideal for hiking enthusiasts who do not want a demanding trail. The climb takes only 45 minutes and the view from the top is amazing.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: A few hours
Opening: Always available
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Not suitable for people with mobility problems
Tourist contact: Mountaineering Association Željezničar
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Hills, Flora, Hiking trails
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes, Pathways
Form filler: Tamara Božić Smojver
City of Gospić - Kolakovac park
Kolakovac park is located in the center of Gospic. There is a fountain built of natural speleothems from the cave Samograd. During the winter months, Christmas Advent is held in the park.
Senjskih žrtava street, 2 Gospić - Croatia / Lika-Senj county
Tourist experience: Tourists can either rest on one of the benches in Kolakovac to take a break from sightseeing or stroll around the park. The best time to visit is during the Advent as Christmas market and other interesting activities are taking place there.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: A few hours
Opening: Always available
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: Tourist Board Gospić
Natural heritage: Parks, Naturalistic itineraries
Experiences: Walking, Picnic
Form filler: Tamara Božić Smojver
City of Gospić - Memorial home of Ante Starčević
Ante Starčević was a Croatian historian and lawyer who was born in the village called Veliki Žitnik, near Gospić, in 1823. He is often referred to as "The father of the homeland".
The memorial home of Ante Starčević was opened on the occasion of the 175th anniversary of his birth. In November 2014, this memorial house became a multimedia center for all those whom Starčević inspired with his thoughts and deeds.
Veliki Žitnik - Croatia/ Lika-Senj county
Tourist experience: By visiting the memorial home, visitors can learn a lot about the life of Ante Starčević through the documentary film “Past in the Present: Ante Starčević” by Vladimir Fučijaš. They can also see an exhibition dedicated to the life and work of Ante Starčević.
There is a possibility to rent a hall for conferences, presentations, business meetings, seminars and trainings.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: A few hours
Opening: info@arhiv-gospic.hr
Booking: Booking required
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: State archive Gospić
Cultural material heritage: Historic house
Experiences: Conferences, presentations, business meetings, seminars and trainings
Form filler: Tamara Božić Smojver
City of Gospić - Murković mill
Murković mill is an old mill on the river Novčica in the city of Gospić, one of the oldest buildings and a symbol of the city. It is part of the historical heritage of Gospić and was once the largest mill not only in Gospić but the whole Lika Field. The owner was Ivan Murković, an Austro-Hungarian army officer and a representative for the Croatian Peasants in the Croatian Parliament. It closed in 1988 when the last miller retired.
Gospić - Croatia/ Lika-Senj county
Tourist experience: The mill is a real rarity today and next to it, there is a small dam on the Novčica River, which is known by “bent” among the locals. It used to be one of the most popular swimming areas in Gospić and is still gladly visited by many passers-by. Renovation of the mill should be done and the water diverted from the Novčica so that the millstone can start grinding grain again. The visitors can still walk along one of three Gospić's river and learn more about Gospić's cultural heritage while admiring beautiful landscape.
Experience duration: 1 hour
Opening: The mill is locked, but it can be seen from the outside.
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: Tourist Board Gospić
Cultural material heritage: Historical monument
Cultural immaterial heritage: Traditional work
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes, Water streams
Form filler: Tamara Božić Smojver
City of Gospić - Park forest Jasikovac
Jasikovac is a park-forest located in the wider area of the town of Gospić and it spreads on an area of 86 ha. It was named after General Jasyk, who initiated the planting of trees in the Jasikovac. Soon the forest became a famous picnic spot and promenade for the people of Gospić. The first tennis match in this part of Europe was played in Jasikovac in 1900, and the oldest tennis club in Croatia, the City Tennis Club "Gospić 1900", was founded at that time. In the following years, unfortunately, the Jasikovac became more and more destroyed and it losts status of protected area.
For this reason, the Lika Ecological Action launched the ecological action "SOS for the Park-Forest Jasikovac " with the aim of restoring and revitalizing this valuable park-forest. Today the forest park once again serves citizens who like to spend their free time there.
Gospić - Croatia / Lika-Senj county
Tourist experience: Jasikovac Forest Park is ideal for those who prefer a walk in the open air. In addition to many facilities, there are children's playground, benches, climbing rocks, sports equipment, bird watching, gazebos, bungalows etc.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: From a few hours to one day
Opening: Always available
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: Tourist Board Gospić
Natural heritage: Parks, Naturalistic itineraries, Flora, Fauna
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes
Experiences: Walking, Picnic, Sport activities
Form filler: Tamara Božić Smojver
City of Gospić - Patron Saint's Day
Patron Saint's Day in Gospić is celebrated on July 22nd on the feast of St. Mary Magdalene, the patron saint of the city. According to the tradition in Croatia, Patron Saint's Day is celebrated as the day of that city. As part of the celebration, a number of cultural, sports, and musical events are held during June and July. The main celebration is held on Stjepan Radić Square, where one can see the performance of the Majorettes of the City of Gospić, the Wind Orchestra of the City of Gospić, the Historical Unit of the City of Gospić "Lika regiment", the Folklore Ensemble "Dr. Ante Starčević ”. In addition to the entertainment program, there is also a gastronomic offer, and at the very end, fireworks are prepared.
Stjepan Radic Square Gospić - Croatia / Lika-Senj county
Tourist experience: Visitors can enjoy music, performances by majorettes, folk ensemble, wind orchestra, and try various gastronomic specialties.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: 1 day
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: Tourist Board Gospić
Cultural immaterial heritage: Local traditions or legend, Local events (theatre, music, dance, exhibitions), Folkloristic dances, City of Gospić orchestra, tamburitza ensemble, majorettes etc.
Hidden intangible patrimony: Gastronomy and culinary practices, Local customs
Experiences: Gastronomy, Musical events
Form filler: Tamara Božić Smojver
City of Gospić - Public Open University Ante Starčević
Public Open University Ante Starčević (POU) was founded in 1960 as University Rade Končar. It represents a cultural, educational, informational, and service institution founded by the City of Gospić. The main activity is nurturing, developing, and promoting all forms of cultural and artistic creation in Gospić. As a part of the institution, there are the city's majorettes, wind orchestra, folklore ensemble, as well as the historical unit of the City of Gospić called "Lika regiment". One can attend different educational and cultural workshops there, watch a movie at the cinema "Korzo" or see a play by famous Croatian theatre troops, as well as the local amateur theatre that is part of POU.
Franjo Tuđman Street , no 5 Gospić - Croatia/ Lika-Senj county
Tourist experience: In Public Open University Ante Starčević, visitors can see a variety of exhibitions, new movies at the cinema, watch theatre shows, participate in workshops- etc.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: A few hours, depending on the event.
Booking: Booking required
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: Public Open University Ante Starčević
Cultural immaterial heritage: Local traditions or legend, Handicrafts (such as embroidery, carving), Local events (theatre, music, dance, exhibitions), Folkloristic dances, City of Gospić orchestra, tamburitza ensemble, majorettes etc.
Experiences: Watching movies, playing instruments, participating in workshops
Form filler: Tamara Božić Smojver
City of Gospić - Sport fishing
In the Gospić area there are numerous rivers on which sport fishing is possible: Novčica, Otešica, Bogdanica, Jadova, Glamočnica, but also Lake Kruščica. Sport fishing in Gospić has been popular since ancient times, when the first Sport Fishing Association of Lika was founded in 1927.
The rivers are home to many species of fish, the most well-known being the trout, the pike, the catfish, the grass carp, the tench, and the crucian carp.
Aside from the rivers, Lake Kruščica is also very interesting for sport fishermen. It is home of the catfish, the carp, the pike and the tench.
Gospić - Croatia/ Lika-Senj county
Tourist experience: Sport fishing attracts visitors who want to spend time in nature, peace and quiet, and of course catch some fish.
Experience duration: A few hours
Opening: During the fishing season
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible to everyone who has a fishing licence
Tourist contact: Lika Sport fishing association
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Rivers, Flora, Fauna
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes, Water streams
Experiences: Sport fishing
Form filler: Tamara Božić Smojver
City of Gospić - The Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary was originally a parish church, built between 1781 and 1783 in Baroque Classicism. It was elevated to the rank and dignity of the cathedral church on May 25, 2000, with the founding of the Gospić-Senj diocese.
During the Croatian War of Independence, the church was targeted, and on September 15, 1991, it was set on fire. On that occasion, the roof and the cap of the bell tower with the interior burned, and the bells were melted, while the interior of the Cathedral was damaged by arson. Reconstruction began during the Croatian war of independence and before Christmas 1992 it was covered. The renovation was largely completed by the feast of St. Mary Magdalene in 1999.
Kaniška 1 Gospić - Croatia / Lika-Senj county / Gospić
Tourist experience: By visiting the Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, visitors can see an 18th-century religious building, built in Baroque Classicism.
Spoken languages: Croatian
Experience duration: 1 hour
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: Parish of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Cultural material heritage: Religious building, Church
Cultural immaterial heritage: Religious cult
Form filler: Tamara Božić Smojver
City of Gospić - The Lika Museum
The Lika Museum is situated in the old city center of Gospić. It was established in 1958 and since then it has been taking care of all movable and immovable cultural heritage of the entire Lika area. Aside from collecting, processing, preserving, and exhibiting cultural heritage, the museum also conducts scientific research in archaeology, ethnography and history, and cooperates with educational institutions. It consists of several collections: the Archaeological Collection, the Numismatic Collection, the Cultural-Historical Collection, the Gallery Collection, the Natural History Collection and the Museum Collection. The Nikola Tesla memorial center in Smiljan is also a part of the Lika Museum.
Street of Franjo Tuđman, no 3 Gospić - Croatia/ Lika-Senj county
Tourist experience: In the Lika Museum, visitors can see several collections: The Archaeological Collection, The Numismatic Collection, The Cultural-Historical Collection, The Gallery Collection, The Natural History Collection, The Museum Collection.
By visiting the Lika Museum, one can learn a lot about the rich cultural and historical heritage of the Lika area.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: 2 hours
Opening: SUMMER OPENING HOURS FOR VISITORS 01.04. – 31.10.
Monday – Friday 09:00 h – 14:00 h
Saturday 10:00 h – 13:00 h
Closed on Sunday
WINTER OPENING HOURS FOR VISITORS 01.11. – 31.03.
Monday – Friday 09:00 h – 14:00 h
Saturday – only booked visitors
Closed on Sunday
Booking: Booking required
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: The Lika Museum
Cultural material heritage: Historical monument, Museum, Historic house
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary, Local traditions or legend, Local events (theatre, music, dance, exhibitions), Legendary or historical persona or character
Hidden intangible patrimony: Local customs, Community tales, Family tales
Experiences: Introduction with historical and cultural heritage of Lika area
Form filler: Tamara Božić Smojver
City of Gospić - The Nikola Tesla Memorial Center
The Nikola Tesla Memorial Center was established on July 10th, 2006 by the City of Gospić, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Nikola Tesla's birth. The Center preserves the life and work of Nikola Tesla. The Birth house has a permanent interactive exhibit that was introduced by the Croatian History Museum and the Technical Museum of Zagreb with the coordination of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Croatia. The top floor of the house holds replicas of Tesla’s inventions that changed the world forever and are the foundation for cutting edge technologies even today.
Smiljan 87/1 Smiljan - Croatia/ Lika-Senj county
Tourist experience: In The Nikola Tesla memorial center visitors get to know with life and work of Nikola Tesla. The Center was created in such a way that it unites culture, science and tourism. The visitors can enjoy the intact Lika nature which stimulated Tesla to create his first inventions.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: 2 hours
Booking: Booking required
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: The Nikola Tesla Memorial Center
Cultural material heritage: Museum
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries
Form filler: Tamara Božić Smojver
City of Gospić - The statue of Marta Vodarica
A statue of a girl named Marta is situated in front of the Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in the old town of Gospić. It represents a woman carrying water and today it is a symbol of Gospić. The fountain and the sculpture were placed on the occasion of the commissioning of the water supply system in the town of Gospić.
Gospić - Croatia / Lika-Senj county
Tourist experience: Visitors can see a statue representing a traditional Lika woman.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: 30 minutes
Opening: Always available
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: Tourist Board Gospić
Cultural material heritage: Historical monument
Cultural immaterial heritage: Local traditions or legend
Hidden intangible patrimony: Community tales
Form filler: Tamara Božić Smojver
City of Gospić - The statue of Nikola Tesla
A new monument of Nikola Tesla has been erected in Gospić in April 2021, twenty-nine years after still unknown perpetrators destroyed his old monument with explosives during the Croatian War of Independence, together with the museum and the birth house. The new monument was not returned to the same place in the center of Gospić, but a little further, to the newly named Nikola Tesla Square.
Gospić - Croatia / Lika-Senj county
Tourist experience: Visitors can see a statue of Nikola Tesla made according to the casting of a monument by sculptor Fran Kršinić. Such a monument can be found on the American Niagara Falls and in front of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering in Belgrade.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: 30 min
Opening: Always available
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: Cultural information center, Gospić
Cultural material heritage: Historical monument
Form filler: Tamara Božić Smojver
City of Gospić - The tower of Aga Senković
The tower of Aga Senković is located at the crossing over the river Novčica, and it was the oldest house in Gospić. The building was extensively damaged during the Croatian War of Independence and finally burned when a fire broke out from the neighboring smaller building on September 3, 1993.
Gospić - Croatia/ Lika-Senj county
Tourist experience: For those who love discovering cultural heritage and history, this oldest building in Gospić, built after 1527, might give lots of food for thought. Although what is left of it now are just old walls, it hides the story of the noble Senković family who built it during the Ottomans, as well as that of the wealthy Pavelić family who turned it into their luxurious mansion. The legend of how Gospić got its name is closely related to the tower and river when two ladies drank water from a stream and discovered this water has healing properties.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: 1 hour
Opening: Always available
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: The Lika Museum
Cultural material heritage: Historic house
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes, Water streams
Hidden intangible patrimony: Building practices
Form filler: Tamara Božić Smojver
City of Gospić - Village Bilaj
This picturesque village on the Lika River is placed only a few kilometres from Gospić. It has rich history filled with wars and battles, the most famous of them being the Battle of Bilaj, that happened in 1809 between the Napoleon's and Austro-Hungarian army. On the hill Gradina, there are the remains of a Turkish tower, since Bilaj was one of the most important settlements in the area during the Ottoman Empire. Every year on 29th Aug, a holy mass is held in a cave/chapel of St. Stephen, next to St. Jacob's church, as a remembrance of the attack on Bilaj during the Croatian War of Independence.
Bilaj - Croatia/ Lika-Senj County
Tourist experience: In the summer months, the visitors can go swimming, having a picnic, fishing, or strolling next to the stunning Lika River. For those interested in historic and cultural itineraries, Bilaj has many tales to offer, the most famous one being about the Battle of Bilaj, when Šime Starčević spoke to General Marmont in fluent French, telling him not to enter the church with his horse. The visitors can also learn more about the Croatian War of Independence from the locals and visit St. Stephen's cave, where they used to find shelter and hid during the war. The cave was named after the local priest Stjepan Zeba, who played an important role in providing support to the villagers during the war.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: From a few hours to one day
Opening: Always available
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: Tourist Board Gospić
Cultural material heritage: Historical centre, Religious building
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary, Local traditions or legend, Legendary or historical persona or character
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Hills, Medical herbs, Rivers, Flora, Fauna, cycling trails, Hiking trails
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes, Water streams, Pathways
Hidden intangible patrimony: Local customs, Community tales, Knowledge related to agriculture and wild herbs, Family tales
Experiences: Showing around, Cycling through nature, Cycling, hiking, trekking, adventure motor, jeep safari, rafting, walking, exploring, Swimming, sunbathing, gastronomy, Road trip, Fishing, Swimming, Walking, Picnic, Sport activities, Sport fishing, Introduction with historical and cultural heritage of Lika area
Form filler: Anita Ladišić
City of Gospić - Village Brušane
Brušane is a beautiful village placed at the foot of Velebit. Around one hundred years ago, Brušane had a population of around 730, and today it is only 130. The River Suvaja flows through it and it used to be famous for trout farming. There is also one renovated watermill. The village is built on the oldest karst rocks from Mesozoic and there are 3 world-famous geological sites visited by many scientists -Kalvarija / Velnačka glavica, Paripov jarak and Košna vrelo. There is also St. Martin's church, named after the patron saint of the village. Monument to the Velebit Uprising is a memorial of the first organized resistance of the Croatian people against the military police terror of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
Brušane - Croatia/ Lika-Senj county
Tourist experience: In a village Brušane one can experience active tourism - there are many cycling trails, beautiful peaks for climbing, rivers for fishing, and the locals are known mushrooms pickers. If one is more interested in geology, Kalvarija / Velnačka glavica, Paripov jarak and Košna vrelo are places to visit. For those who love going off the beaten track, it could be interesting to discover the remains of the old village of Brušane (Cimitar), hidden from the main road.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: From a few hours to a few days.
Opening: Always available
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: Nature Park Velebit
Cultural material heritage: Religious building, Church
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Mountains, Hills, Flora, Fauna, Hiking trails, Ski trails
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes, Pathways
Hidden intangible patrimony: Local customs, Knowledge related to agriculture and wild herbs
Experiences: Climbing, Skiing, Horse riding
Form filler: Tamara Božić Smojver
City of Gospić - Watermill in Ribnik
At the entrance to Lički Ribnik, crossing the bridge on the river Lika, on the left side there is a recognizable wooden mill, according to sources, one of the oldest in Lika. Protected as a cultural monument, after all its building elements were demolished at the beginning of the twenty-first century and almost completely disappeared, in recent years, with the funds of the Ministry of Culture, the mill has acquired its original outlines.
Lički Ribnik - Croatia/ Lika-Senj county
Tourist experience: The doors of the mill in Ribnik are always open so that the traveler and passer-by can enter and see how grain used to be ground. On the way to the mill, ancient millstones were laid out from the river, proof that their time has not yet passed and a way for a passer-by to touch history at least for a moment.
Experience duration: 1 hour
Opening: Always available
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: Tourist Board Gospić
Cultural material heritage: Historical monument
Cultural immaterial heritage: Local traditions or legend, Traditional work
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Rivers
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes, Water streams
Form filler: Tamara Božić Smojver
City of Gospić – Mushroom Hunting
Lika area is rich with mushrooms and even truffles (Tuber aestivum, Tuber uncinatum, Tuber magnatum) can be found there with a help of trained truffle dogs. From boletes and chanterelles to high-quality truffles, more than 50 species of edible mushrooms can be found in Lika. By exploring the world of mushrooms, visitors can learn more about the natural heritage of Lika.
Bilajska 25 Gospić - Croatia/ Lika-Senj County
Tourist experience: The best way to learn about the mushrooms is to go to nature and learn on the spot, which can be combined with exploring famous natural sites, like the River Lika or Velebit. This experience can be organised by Ivan Golac, a famous mushroom hunter and artist from Gospić, who, in addition, can also offer his knowledge about flora and fauna of the area, e.g. on wild herbs and other plants.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: From a few hours to one day
Booking: Contact with Ivan Golac
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Not recommended for people with mobility problems
Tourist contact: Ivan Golac
Natural heritage: Parks, Naturalistic itineraries, Lakes, Mountains, Hills, Medical herbs, Rivers, Flora, Fauna, Hiking trails
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes, Water streams, Pathways
Hidden intangible patrimony: Gastronomy and culinary practices, Community tales, Knowledge related to agriculture and wild herbs
Experiences: Picking up wild herbs, Mushroom hunting
Form filler: Anita Ladišić
Master Road / Majstorska cesta
Construction of the Master Road began in 1825, and it took 11 years to build it. It was built by Josip Kajetan Knežić, a self-taught engineer back then working for the Austrian army. The function of the road was to shorten the road from the north to Zadar and Dalmatia. The Master Road is included in the list of the cultural heritage of the Republic of Croatia. It is the masterpiece of 19th-century road construction and the first modern road that connected Dalmatia with continental Croatia. Today, the Master Road is a unique panoramic road, the most beautiful mountain road from which at the same time one can experience beautiful views of the spectacular shapes of Tulove grede, as well as the Zadar hinterland and the sea.
Majstorska cesta bb Jasenice / Lovinac - Croatia/ Zadar County / Lika-Senj County
Tourist experience: The Master Road is visited by fans of adventure, driving, nature, cycling, but also the Winnetou movie. Namely, nearby one can find Winnetou's tomb, which merged with the mountain. The surrounding mountain area served as the backdrop for the cult German movie about an Indian chief, so here you can often meet fans of this movie.
Experience duration: 42 km long, 1 hour by car
Opening: Accessible non-stop
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: Nature Park Velebit
Cultural material heritage: Cultural heritage under the protection of the Ministry of Culture
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Mountains
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes
Hidden intangible patrimony: Building practices
Experiences: Cycling through nature, Road trip
Form filler: Tamara Božić Smojver
Municipality of Lovinac - Church of Saint Michael
The Church of St. Michael was built in the Baroque style with a high bell tower. Inside church there are three altars, an organ, a frescoed ceiling, a confessional, a baptistery, and a pulpit. There is a tomb in the stone floor in the loggia of the church. People consider it was the resting place of the priest Zduna, but there is no solid evidence to confirm this. On the left side of the entrance, there is a stone Roman urn brought by locals from a nearby Roman cemetery and used as a sprinkler.
The Church of St. Michael was first destroyed during the Croatia War of Independence on 24th September 1991. The reconstruction of the church began in 1998 and was completed in 1999, when it was blessed on September 29, on the day of St. Michael (popular name: Miolja), by Dr. Antun Tamarut, Archbishop of Rijeka and Senj.
Lovinac - Croatia/ Lika-Senj county
Tourist experience: The Church of St. Michael is an interesting attraction for all tourists who prefer cultural and religious tourism. The recommendation is to visit the church on 29th September, when a big village celebration happens.
Experience duration: 1 day
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible to anyone
Tourist contact: Facebook page Parish of St. Michael
Cultural material heritage: Church
Hidden intangible patrimony: Building practices
Form filler: Tamara Božić Smojver
Municipality of Lovinac - Church of Saint Roch
The parish of St. Roch was founded in 1790. Saint Roch is the protector of the village Sveti Rok that is named after the saint. In honour and glory of St. Roch, every year on 16thAugust, a great ceremony is held (popularly called: Rokovo)
The church of St. Roch was built in 1763 in the place of a former medieval church with donations from the eminent citizens of the village Sveti Rok, and was additionally arranged in 1824 by baron and general Josip Vrkljan. It was completely destroyed during the Croatian War of Independence and it was renovated in 1999, when it was blessed on 16th August by Mile Bogović, then auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Rijeka-Senj, and later bishop of the Diocese of Gospić-Senj.
Sveti Rok - Croatia/ Lika-Senj county
Tourist experience: Religious and cultural tourism.
The church itself is interesting to see, but there is also a fascinating sign at the entrance to the graveyard saying: ‘Vi smo bili, mi ćete biti’ (We were you, you will be us). Moreover, there is a statue of Anera next to the church, representing the traditional woman from the area and name after the character of Mile Budak’s novel.
The recommendation is to visit the village and the church on 16th August, when a big village celebration happens.
Experience duration: 1 day
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible to anyone
Tourist contact: Josip Vrkljan
Cultural material heritage: Church
Hidden intangible patrimony: Building practices
Form filler: Tamara Božić Smojver
Municipality of Lovinac - Cultural informative centre (KIC)
Cultural informative centre has an interesting history –there was once a community centre and a shoe factory, and the building was destroyed during the Croatian War of Independence and rebuilt in 2016. Now, it is a cultural informative centre, with 2 halls (big and small) used for different events – concerts, theatre shows, exhibitions, meetings, etc. There is a kindergarten and a gym, music school has lessons in the smaller hall, and there is also the office of Agrovelebit LLC (a local company selling potatoes). The plan for the future is to use the attic as a presentation room of Lovinac area by using new media (since there are not many remains of traditional crafts and tools left as the majority of the village was destroyed in the war). There is also a meeting point for children’s activities in robotics – ‘Robotići’ and the local folklore ensemble HKUD Vrilo.
Street of Franjo Tuđman 5 Lovinac - Croatia/ Lika-Senj county
Tourist experience: In Cultural informative centre, you can visit exhibitions, concerts, theatre shows etc. Most cultural events in Lovinac area take place in this centre.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: 1 day
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: Ana Miletić
Cultural material heritage: Historical centre
Cultural immaterial heritage: Local events (theatre, music, dance, exhibitions)
Form filler: Tamara Božić Smojver
Municipality of Lovinac - Cycling trails
Lovinac area abound in bicycle trails - more than 750 km of trails. Members of the association Heart of Velebit continuously improve the existing ones, trace and mark new trails. With its picturesque panoramas and natural beauties, It could be said that Lovinac is a veteran in the increasingly popular cyclo tourism. Association Heart of Velebit organizes already traditional bicycle race Heart of Velebit.
There are several cycling trails: Suvajski bunari route, Zir route, Pilar route, Lička polja route, Mila voda route and Velebit route.
Lovinac - Croatia/ Lika-Senj county
Tourist experience: The Lovinac area is an ideal place for everyone who is in love with nature and active tourism. Cycling enthusiasts will for sure find interesting routes for themselves. Driving this routes one can see pitoresque landscape, old wells, beautiful peaks, rivers, cultural monuments etc.
Experience duration: Depends which trail you choose, approximately 2-3 hours
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Experience accessible to everyone who has a bike
Tourist contact: Siniša Radulović Lovinac Tourism Forum
Cultural material heritage: Historical monument, Church
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Lakes, Hills, Caves, Rivers, Flora, Fauna, cycling trails
Experiences: Cycling through nature
Form filler: Tamara Božić Smojver
Municipality of Lovinac - Lake Sveti Rok
Lake Sveti Rok is located a few minutes from centre of Lovinac, at the entrance of the village Sveti Rok. It is an ideal place for swimming, which is why the local citizens call it Lovinac's riviera. It is rich in fish so one can go fishing there.
Sveti Rok 2 Sveti Rok - Croatia/ Lika-Senj county
Tourist experience: All those who decide to spend their vacation in the municipality of Lovinac, do not have to give up enjoying sunbathing and swimming, because Lovinac has its own riviera at Lake Sveti Rok. There is a beautiful beach where every summer not only locals, but more and more tourists come to enjoy.
If you get hungry, you can enjoy good food and drinks in a nearby hostel Sveti Rok.
Experience duration: 1 day
Opening: Accessible non-stop
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: Siniša Radulović Lovinac Tourism Forum
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes
Experiences: Swimming, sunbathing, gastronomy, Fishing
Form filler: Tamara Božić Smojver
Municipality of Lovinac - Lika Potato day
Lika Potato Day is a local manifestation traditionally held at the end of September in Lovinac. Potatoes are one of the most important food in Lika, Lika potatoes are protected in the EU, and have a geographical indication certificate.
During the manifestation Lika Potato Day, one can taste potato delicacies and buy various products from local family farms, associations, and school cooperatives. The rich programme includes various activities for all generations, and visitors have the opportunity to see the performances of folklore ensembles, cultural and artistic associations and tamburitza players.
This special manifestation attracts visitors from Lika, Dalmatia and Zagorje.
Lovinac - Croatia/ Lika-Senj county
Tourist experience: Lika Potato Day attracts visitors from all over the region who want to taste delicious local food and enjoy the entertainment programme that includes local ensembles and music performers.
Experience duration: The event lasts for one day
Opening: Last Saturday in September
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: Ana Miletić
Cultural immaterial heritage: Local traditions or legend
Hidden intangible patrimony: Gastronomy and culinary practices, Local customs
Form filler: Tamara Božić Smojver
Municipality of Lovinac - Rivers
There are numerous rivers in the Lovinac area where you can go for fishing and swimming.
The Ričica is a small river with beautiful natural surroundings that is one of the favourite spots for fishing.
The Opsenica is a local river that flows into Lake Sveti Rok.
On the Banica river, there are old mills and one can still see how flour is milled on this river.
The Suvaja is a local river with amazing surroundings that often gets dry, which is why it got its name (locals say "suvo", meaning "dry").
Lovinac - Croatia/ Lika-Senj County
Tourist experience: The Lovinac area is rich with water, including water springs, creeks and rivers.
On the rivers in Lovinac you can go fishing, some parts are suitable for swimming, but most important you can enjoy silence and beautiful nature.
Experience duration: 1 day
Opening: Accessible non-stop
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: Siniša Radulović Lovinac Tourism Forum
Natural heritage: Rivers, Flora, Fauna
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes, Water streams
Experiences: Fishing, Swimming
Form filler: Tamara Božić Smojver
Municipality of Lovinac - Speleological objects
In the Municipality of Lovinac, there are a lot of speleological objects that are not explored enough. The most famous cave is Debeljača, which is the largest known speleological object in this area. It was discovered during quarrying for the construction of highways. There is Vranik cave above the village Vranik which is currently closed for visitors and is only open to archaeologists. Inside the cave, the archaeologists found numerous remains of pottery which are probably from the time when the region inhabitants were Iapodian tribes. Rokina cave, also known as Brkića cave, is located in the hill above Piplica and is available for visitors. It has particularly outstanding cave decorations. The cave in Zir was previously a "bad weather" shelter for local people and their livestock. Today you can visit it while climbing to hill Zir. Brkina cave in Resnik has always been visited by local residents who entered into it to prove their youthful bravery. The Rabbit's cave, Babina Cave and Strmotić abyss, are reserved only for experienced and equipped speleologists. These caves are good examples of karst topography, such as the picturesque-shaped peaks, cones, beams, sinkholes, rocks, or karst depression.
Lovinac - Croatia/ Lika-Senj county
Tourist experience: Adventure tourism; active tourism. For speleology lovers, the karst area of Lovinac has many hidden gems found in the surrounding hills.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: 1 day
Opening: Always available
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Not accessible to people with mobility problems or those untrained in speleology for more demanding caves
Tourist contact: Nature Park Velebit
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Mountains, Hills, Caves, Flora, Hiking trails, Speleological object
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes, Pathways
Hidden intangible patrimony: Community tales
Experiences: Cave exploration
Form filler: Tamara Božić Smojver
Municipality of Lovinac - Spring of wisdom
Spring of wisdom is located in village Sveti Rok. Legend says: whoever drinks water on this spring, will quench their thirst like a wise man!
It was once used as a place where women did their laundry, took water for the household, watered the cattle and drank the water themselves on the way home. It may be said that once the spring of wisdom was the center of social life. Today, it is a monument to that past life, a monument to an era of wisdom, but also the starting point of the legendary Master road (Majstorska cesta).
unknown Sveti Rok - Croatia/ Lika-Senj county
Tourist experience: The Spring of wisdom will most often be visited by nature lovers and cyclists, riding one of the bike paths.
Experience duration: 1 hour
Opening: Accessible non-stop
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: Lovinac Tourism Forum
Cultural material heritage: Historical monument
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary
Hidden tangible patrimony: Water streams
Form filler: Tamara Božić Smojver
Municipality of Lovinac - Travič mill
At the very entrance to Lovinac, you will be greeted by the Travič mill dating back to the 19th century. The mill was recently renovated, and the entire community participated in the renovation.
unknown Lovinac - Croatia/ Lika-Senj County
Tourist experience: By visiting Travic mill, visitors can see the historic mill where residents once ground flour for bread.
Experience duration: 1 hour
Opening: Always available
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: Lovinac Tourism Forum
Cultural material heritage: Historical monument
Cultural immaterial heritage: Traditional work
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes, Water streams
Hidden intangible patrimony: Building practices
Form filler: Tamara Božić Smojver
Municipality of Lovinac - Village Smokrić
Smokrić is a beautiful village in Lovinac with an old well and an old bridge across the river Suvaja. Both, the old well and the stone bridge are included in the list of cultural heritage of the zero category. Village Smokrić has only 23 citizens according to list of population from 2011.
Smokrić Lovinac - Croatia/ Lika-Senj County
Tourist experience: In the village Smokrić one can enjoy walking through nature or cycling on one of several traced bike trails along several hiking trekking routes. There is a bike trail Lovinac - Smokrić which starts at the old mill and leads to Vraničko polje following the course of the river Suvaja.
Experience duration: 1 day
Opening: Accessible non-stop
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: Siniša Radulović Lovinac Tourism Forum
Cultural material heritage: Stone bridge, Old well
Cultural immaterial heritage: Local traditions or legend
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Hills, Rivers, cycling trails
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes, Water streams, Pathways
Hidden intangible patrimony: Building practices
Form filler: Tamara Božić Smojver
Municipality of Lovinac - Village Vranik
Vranik is a village in the Municipality of Lovinac. According to the last list of population, it has only 7 inhabitants. It was formed on the edge of a valley below a fortified town whose remains can still be seen on Gradina hill. There is Kovačević tower - the old Turkish watchtower that is well preserved but not marked and not easily accessible. It is worth to see it as cultural heritage.
There is also a Chapel of Saint Frances (Kapelica svetog Frane).
Vranik Lovinac - Croatia/ Lika-Senj County
Tourist experience: Vranik is the most picturesque village in Lovinac area with beautiful nature, especially in spring. Interesting to see is a Chapel of Saint Frances (Kapelica svetog Frane) and Kovačević tower.
It is best to visit Vranik during the manifestation related to St. Francis.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: 1 day
Opening: Always available
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: Lovinac Tourism Forum
Cultural material heritage: Historical monument, Church
Cultural immaterial heritage: Local events (theatre, music, dance, exhibitions)
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes
Hidden intangible patrimony: Building practices
Form filler: Tamara Božić Smojver
Municipality of Lovinac - Zduna tower
It is assumed that the tower was built during the Ottoman Empire, and rebuilt in 1744. The legend says that the tower was built by the coastal masters who were paid in gold by the priest Zduna, but who were robbed by someone on the way across Velebit.
A stone built above the basement door on which are carved letters and numbers ("DAM ZDUNA 1744"), stands upside down. Probably, the tower was restored by uneducated people, who unconsciously or for some other reason, installed the stone upside down.
In the ruins of the Zduna tower today one can see all the techniques of building houses in Lika.
Smokric - Croatia / Lika-Senj county
Tourist experience: Visitors usually come to Zduna tower by bicycle trail Sv. Rok – Balenova Plana. This trail is 9 kilometres long and is great for a one-day family trip, easy to go by bicycle in just an hour and a half.
Experience duration: 1 hour
Opening: Always available
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: Siniša Radulović Lovinac Tourism Forum
Cultural material heritage: Historic house
Cultural immaterial heritage: Local traditions or legend
Hidden intangible patrimony: Building practices
Form filler: Tamara Božić Smojver
Municipality of Lovinac - Zir mountain
Zir is a mountain 850 m high, located in the municipality of Lovinac. Seen from a distance, it seems like a mountain has grown in the middle of the plain. There are two legends about the origin of its name. The first is that the mountain served as an observatory during the Turkish conquests. The peak Zir was an ideal place to control the Lika Valley. The second legend says that with its beauty, it always attracted the eyes of travelers who looked at it. In Croatian language “zurenje” means "looking".
unknown Lovinac - Croatia/ Lika-Senj County
Tourist experience: The top of Zir can be reached in approximately 1.5 hours on foot. The trail passes through the forest, then next to a cave and on the steep rocky cliffs, and then there is the harder part on the rocks towards the stone head of Zir. The ascent to the stone head is a bit steeper and there are cables in two places to help climbing.
From the top of Zir, beautiful views are spreading in all directions. One can see the entire southern Velebit (Crnopac, Sveto brdo, Vaganski vrh, Visočica, etc.) all the way to the middle Velebit and also a large part of the northern Velebit.
Experience duration: 2 hours
Opening: Always available
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Not for people with mobility problems
Tourist contact: Siniša Radulović Lovinac Tourism Forum
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Mountains, Hills, Flora
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes
Form filler: Tamara Božić Smojver
Municipality of Perušić - Cave Park Grabovača
Placed not far from the centre of Perušić, visitors can experience the beauty of the only cave park in Europe called Cave Park Grabovača. There are 29 speleological objects, and the most famous one being Cave Samograd, in which the archaeologists found pottery that is older than Roman times. The cave park offers well-designed educational programmes and facilities (especially for children) and hosts international volunteers in the summer months.
Kaniža bb Perušić - Croatia/ Lika-Senj County
Tourist experience: Cave Park Grabovača provides numerous and various facilities for visitors: from educational trails and programmes, hiking and biking trails, sports fields, to major tourist attractions such as cave Samograd and viewpoint Ploče. Advent at Grabovača was highlighted as a favourite event by the majority of the locals. There are also other events happening at the park throughout the year, such as Summer Vibe Festival, International Bat Night, Easter Fair – Zeko Fest, etc.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: 1 day
Opening: Mon-Sun 10am-6pm
Booking: For groups larger than 10 people, booking is required
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Cave Samograd is not accessible to people with mobility problems.
Tourist contact: Cave Park Grabovača
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary, Local traditions or legend, Local events (theatre, music, dance, exhibitions), Local markets
Natural heritage: Parks, Naturalistic itineraries, Caves, Flora, Fauna, Hiking trails, Speleological object
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes, Pathways
Experiences: Handicraft laboratories, Cycling, hiking, trekking, adventure motor, jeep safari, rafting, walking, exploring, Cave exploration, Walking
Form filler: Anita Ladišić
Municipality of Perušić - Church of Saint Vitus
The inscription in the church of Saint Vitus in Kosinj Bakovac is an important part of the Kosinj Glagolitic heritage. It dates from 1517 and can be found above the entrance door, where the coat of arms of Anž Frankopan and the Glagolitic text are turned upside down. There are different theories about the stone, e.g. that it was moved from the nearby Frankopan town of Ribnik in the Kosinj Valley, which some historians relate to the location of the first Glagolitic printing house in Croatia.
Bakovac Kosinjski - Croatia/ Lika-Senj County
Tourist experience: The visitors interested in sacral heritage can see the medieval church and the coat of arms of Anž Frankopan carved on a stone and turned upside down, which can intrigue their imagination and take them back to the times when Kosinj was the centre of literacy in Croatia.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: 1 hour
20-40 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Limited accessibility for people with mobility problems
Tourist contact: Perušić Tourist Board
Cultural material heritage: Religious building, Church
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary, Local traditions or legend
Form filler: Anita Ladišić
Municipality of Perušić - Church of the Exaltation of the Saint Cross
This rich Medieval Gothic church with 9 altars was built in 13th/14th century. Interestingly, it was converted into a mosque during the Ottoman reign in Perušić. After the Ottomans, it was reassigned into a catholic church. There is the inscription above the entrance - “In hoc signo vinces” (eng. In this sign you will conquer), which many interpret as a victory of the cross over the crescent moon, i.e. of Christianity over Islam. The stone wall around the church yard hides graves (necropolis) with skeletons whose origin is still unexplored.
Perušić - Croatia/ Lika-Senj County
Tourist experience: Religious tourism; historical itinerary - the visitors can see the 42-meter-long single-nave church, where one can find 28 interior elements on the list of moveable cultural monuments.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: 2 hours
Opening: During the mass or by contacting the local priest.
Booking: No booking requiered
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: Parish St. Cross
Cultural material heritage: Religious building, Church
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary
Form filler: Anita Ladišić
Municipality of Perušić - Church of the Holy Trinity
Church of the Holy Trinity is a Gothic building located outside the settlement in Bukovac Perušićki. It is a single-nave building, with a rectangular floor plan with a square sanctuary and a bell tower on a pediment. It was built in the 14th century, renovated in 1771 and 1923 and severely damaged in the Croatian War of Independence. It is one of the rarely preserved buildings of the pre-Turkish period in the area of Lika.
Bukovac Perušićki Perušić - Croatia / Lika-Senj County
Tourist experience: Religious tourism.
One of the oldest churches in the municipality, currently being renovated. There is a mass only once a year, during the celebration of the Trinity.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: 2 hours (recommended during the celebration of the Trinity)
Opening: Always available
Booking: No booking needed
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: Perušić Tourist Board
Cultural material heritage: Historical monument, Religious building, Church
Form filler: Anita Ladišić
Municipality of Perušić - Ćojluk
This hidden site placed next to the Lika River is one of the most popular picnic places for the locals. They love going swimming there in the summer months or just relaxing at the riverbank. Once a year, the local rowing club organises rowing regatta.
Kaluđerovac Perušić - Croatia/ Lika-Senj County
Tourist experience: A place where one can go to have a picnic or do water sports. Once a year, usually in the second half of June, the local rowing club organises Rowing Regatta. Accompanying Regatta, there is an event called Green Fair, during which the local family farmers present and sell their products, there are also workshops for children and live music.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: From a few hours to one day.
Opening: Always available
20-40 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: Perušić Tourist Board
Cultural immaterial heritage: Local markets, Tourist manifestation, exhibition of traditional and agricultural products
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Flora, Fauna
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes, Water streams
Experiences: Cycling, hiking, trekking, adventure motor, jeep safari, rafting, walking, exploring, Road trip, Fishing, Swimming, Walking, Picnic, Sport activities
Form filler: Anita Ladišić
Municipality of Perušić - Inscribed stone
This epigraphic monument originates from the period around 1st century BC and can be found near the settlement of Kosinjski Bakovac, in the forest of Begovača, next to the water source of Begovača. There is an inscription on a stone written in Latin, which settles down a dispute between two Iapodian tribes, the Ortoplini and the Parentini, that were quarrelling about the water source Begovača, where they fed their cattle.
The following text is inscribed on the stone:
“EX CONVENTIONE FINIS INTER ORTHOPLINOS ET PARENTINOS ADITUS AD AQUAM VIVAM ORTHOPLINIS D PASSUS LATUS.”
The translation by NP Velebit:
“Pursuant to the border agreement between the Ortoplini and the Parentini, the Ortoplini are granted access to live water five hundred steps wide.”
Kosinjski Bakovac - Croatia/ Lika-Senj County
Tourist experience: Adventure tourism, active tourism. The visitors can see the historical monument in nature that is apparently the oldest water management inscription in the Republic of Croatia.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: 1 day
Opening: Always available
Booking: No booking required
40-60 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Limited accessibility for people with mobility problems
Tourist contact: Perušić Tourist Board
Cultural material heritage: Historical monument
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Flora, Fauna
Form filler: Anita Ladišić
Municipality of Perušić - Kalić Rock
Placed in Kosinj Valley, Kalić Rock is a perfect place for hiking and climbing. There is a well-marked trail that leads to the top of the rock. The view from the top is amazing, especially since one can clearly see the meander of the Lika.
unknown Donji Kosinj - Croatia / Lika-Senj County
Tourist experience: Adventure tourism, active tourism. For those who love hiking, Kalić Rock is a place to visit in Kosinj Valley, especially because of the breathtaking view from its top.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: Approximately 1 hour to climb to the top
60-120 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Not accessible to people with mobility problems
Tourist contact: Perušić Tourist Board
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Hills, Flora, Fauna
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes, Pathways
Experiences: Cycling, hiking, trekking, adventure motor, jeep safari, rafting, walking, exploring, Sport activities
Form filler: Anita Ladišić
Municipality of Perušić - Kaluđerovac
Kaluđerovac is a village located under Metlača Hill, next to the Lika, that is known for its pottery and interesting old rural architecture. During the 19th century, the inhabitants made clay pots which they traded across Lika, Krbava and Dalmatia. Nowadays, the village is almost unpopulated, and no one does pottery anymore.
Kaluđerovac Perušić - Croatia/ Lika-Senj County
Tourist experience: This village is worth seeing because of the autochthonous rural building structure that is present in the historic settlement at the foot of the hill Metlača in the old part of Kaluđerovac. From the village, you can go rafting, kayaking or canoeing on the river Lika all the way to Lake Kruščica.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: 2 hours
Opening: Available at any time
Booking: No booking required
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: Perušić Tourist Board
Cultural material heritage: Historic house
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary, Handicrafts (such as embroidery, carving), Traditional work
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Rivers, Flora, Fauna
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes, Water streams, Family photos related to particular events/occasions (e.g. photos of leisure time related to the place, feasts: the images should not have not been used before)
Hidden intangible patrimony: Building practices, Local customs
Form filler: Anita Ladišić
Municipality of Perušić - Kosinj Bridge
Connecting Gornji and Donji Kosinj, Kosinj Bridge is a 70-meter-long stone bridge that crosses the Lika. It was designed in the 19th century by Milivoj Frković and built according to the old Croatian bridge-building technique. The bridge is specific because of its openings in the arches whose function is to relieve the impact of the waves on the bridge, which is important as there are often floods in the area. In 2009, the bridge was acknowledged for its construction uniqueness by the European Council of Civil Engineers.
Kosinj - Croatia / Lika-Senj County
Tourist experience: Ideal place for nature and/or construction lovers. One can enjoy the view of the magical Kosinj Valley and the River Lika while admiring the interesting bridge construction. The bridge can be crossed also by car, while nearby there is another 'hidden' red bridge for pedestrians.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: 1 hour
Opening: Always available
Booking: No booking required
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: Perušić Tourist Board
Cultural material heritage: Historical monument
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Rivers
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes, Water streams
Hidden intangible patrimony: Building practices
Form filler: Anita Ladišić
Municipality of Perušić - Kosinj Valley
The picturesque Kosinj Valley was once the centre of Croatian literacy which is why it has a significant place in Croatian culture and history. Soon after the Gutenberg press was invented, the Frankopans founded the first Croatian printing house in the old settlement of Ribnik, near today’s Kosinjski Bakovac, which was also the first printing house in this part of Europe. In 1483, Missale Romanum Glagolitice was printed, written in Croatian language using the Glagolitic script and it is the first printed Croatian book. Since the place of printing is not written in the book, many researchers suggest that it happened in Kosinj.
Kosinj - Croatia/ Lika-Senj County
Tourist experience: The Kosinj Valley is usually visited because of its stunning natural sights, for example, those of the Lika River or Lake Kruščica, where one can go fishing, swimming, canoeing, etc. or hike in the nearby mountainous areas. However, the valley has lots to offer to those passionate about cultural heritage and tell a story of a once very significant cultural centre in Croatia.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: 1 day, especially during local festivities in summer months
20-40 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: Perušić Tourist Board
Cultural material heritage: Historical centre
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Lakes, Mountains, Rivers, Flora, Fauna
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes, Water streams, Pathways
Hidden intangible patrimony: Community tales
Experiences: Cycling, hiking, trekking, adventure motor, jeep safari, rafting, walking, exploring, Road trip, Fishing, Swimming
Form filler: Anita Ladišić
Municipality of Perušić - Kristian Kreković exhibition
Kristian Kreković (1901-1985) was a Croatian painter and architect. He was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, studied painting in Vienna and painting and architecture in Paris. He died in Palma de Mallorca, where is a gallery "Museu Kreković" that hosts his art. During his lifetime, he spent many years in Peru, which inspired him for painting authentic characters from the Peruvian Andes. After his death, in 1994 his wife donated his paintings to Croatia, and a third of the collection has been stored since 2015 at the Town Library of Perušić, because Perušić was his father’s birth town.
Trg popa Marka Mesića 2 Perušić - Croatia/ Lika-Senj County
Tourist experience: One can find 33 Kreković’s paintings at the library and the city hall in Perušić. The exhibition portrays indigenous people from Peru.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Opening: MON-FRI 8 a.m. – 3p.m.
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: Town Library of Perušić Josipa Milković
Cultural material heritage: Exhibition, Library
Cultural immaterial heritage: Local events (theatre, music, dance, exhibitions), Legendary or historical persona or character
Experiences: Showing around
Form filler: Anita Ladišić
Municipality of Perušić - Lake Kruščica
Lake Kruščica is the most popular artificial lake in the Municipality of Perušić. It was built on the River Lika in 1971 for the needs of the hydroelectric plant Sklope-Senj. Its name originates from the name of a village that was evacuated and flooded during the construction of the plant. When the lake is drained due to the maintenance of the plant (every 10 years or so), the remains of the former village are visible.
Kosinj - Croatia/ Lika-Senj County
Tourist experience: Adventure tourism; active tourism. The lake is popular for swimming, hiking, kayaking, canoeing, fishing. With a proper permit, it is possible to catch large species of carps, pikes and catfish.
If one goes down the River Lika's canyon, it will take them to Lake Kruščica. There is an interesting dam, but it is not open to the public.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: One day
Opening: Always available
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Limited accessibility for people with mobility problems
Tourist contact: Perušić Tourist Board
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Lakes, Rivers, Flora, Fauna
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes
Experiences: Fishing, Swimming, Kayaking, canoeing
Form filler: Anita Ladišić
Municipality of Perušić - Marko Abyss
Located on the southwest part of the Kosinj Valley, there is a place where the Lika River meets mountain Velebit and becomes invisible to the eye of the beholder as it continues its flow subterraneanly. This hydrologically active speleological object is called Marko Abyss and it is not only fascinating because of the spectacular view on the Lika but also its fauna. Near the entrance, the remains of congeria, a Dinaric relict and the only living freshwater underground shellfish, were found. It is interesting to note that only 2,5 km of channels have been explored so far.
Kaluđerovac Lipovo Polje - Croatia/ Lika-Senj County
Tourist experience: Adventure tourism, active tourism. The visitors can see the abyss into which the river Lika sinks, explore plant and animal species and experience large changes in temperature in the range of just a few meters.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: 2 hours
20-40 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Not accessible to people with mobility problems
Tourist contact: Perušić Tourist Board
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Rivers, Flora, Fauna, Speleological object
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes, Water streams
Experiences: Cycling, hiking, trekking, adventure motor, jeep safari, rafting, walking, exploring
Form filler: Anita Ladišić
Municipality of Perušić - NGO Dedi
Dedi is an organisation that preserves the local heritage and organises social events in Donji Kosinj. The NGO exists since 2005 and has approximately 75 members who cherish the carnival tradition at least 150 years long. They organise the celebration for Saints Peter and Paul’s Day in Donji Kosinj.
Donji Kosinj 173 Kosinj - Croatia/ Lika-Senj County
Tourist experience: Dedi are famous for their long tradition regarding the carnival when the group visits all the villagers in their homes, they sing, make everyone happy, and collect money. The villagers perceive Dedi’s visit as a sort of house blessing, taking away all the bad energies of the previous year. Interestingly, they are bell ringers, which is a tradition that does not exist in other parts of Lika. They have thick sticks, so if the villagers start running away from them, they have to catch and they carry them back on the sticks. During the carnival, they burn ‘mesopust’, a character guilty for everything that went wrong during the previous year, and they use the money they collected for organising a village party for Shrove Tuesday. They also organise the celebration for Saints Peter and Paul’s Day in Donji Kosinj.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: 1 day, preferably during the carnival or Saints Peter and Paul’s Day
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: Ivan Rast
Cultural immaterial heritage: Local traditions or legend, Local events (theatre, music, dance, exhibitions), Carnival, Traditional work
Hidden intangible patrimony: Gastronomy and culinary practices, Local customs, Community tales, Family tales
Experiences: Showing around
Form filler: Anita Ladišić
Municipality of Perušić - Old Town Perušić / Turkish Tower / Gradina
Old Town Perušić / Turkish Tower / Gradina are names used by the locals to refer to the remains of an old fortress placed near the city centre of Perušić. The fortress was built by the noble family Perušić, after whom Perušić got its name. It was also a defence fort during the Ottoman Empire.
Perušić - Croatia / Lika-Senj County
Tourist experience: By visiting the Turkish tower, one can see the most famous historical building in Perušić and learn more about local history.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: 2 hours
Opening: Always available
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: Perušić Tourist Board
Cultural material heritage: Historical palace/castle
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary
Hidden intangible patrimony: Building practices
Form filler: Anita Ladišić
Municipality of Perušić - Stilanova Lika
For nearly a hundred years (5 generations), the Vlainić family has been growing fruit and producing brandy. This long tradition started with Ivica Vlainić, called Stilan, after whom the brand Stilanova Lika was named. Being the only distillery in the region, the Vlainić family manufactures the brandy in a traditional way, by combining tradition with modern technological processes and equipment.
Prvan selo 50 Perušić - Croatia/ Lika-Senj County
Tourist experience: The visitors can learn more about the long tradition of brandy production by the Vlainić family and taste 11 different brandy sorts (plum, apple, quince, pear, mead, carob, cherry...) they produce. The most famous and traditional is plum brandy, in Croatian known as šljivovica, which they produce from an autochthonous plum sort called Bistrica plum.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: 2 hours
Opening: MON – SUN
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
4:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Booking: No need, except for larger groups.
Contact:
+38598 425 506
stilanovalika@gmail.com
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Experience accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: Stilanova Lika
Cultural immaterial heritage: Local traditions or legend, Handicrafts (such as embroidery, carving), Traditional work
Hidden tangible patrimony: Family photos related to particular events/occasions (e.g. photos of leisure time related to the place, feasts: the images should not have not been used before)
Hidden intangible patrimony: Local customs, Community tales, Knowledge related to agriculture and wild herbs, Family tales
Experiences: Brandy tasting
Form filler: Anita Ladišić
Municipality of Perušić - Tsar Fir
This tree is known by the locals as "Jela Car" meaning Tsar or Emperor Fir, which is a name it got because it is gigantic. It is the largest known fir tree on Velebit and in Croatia, and one of the largest in Europe. Its height is around 42,5 meters, it has a diameter of around 5,40m and with estimated volume exceeding 60 cubic meters. It is located nearby Kosinjski Bakovac in Begovača Forest.
Begovača Forest Municipality of Perušić, Kosinjski Bakovac - Croatia/ Lika-Senj County
Tourist experience: Adventure tourism, active tourism. Visitors can see the biggest fir tree in Croatia and go hiking in nature. Around 5 km from Kosinjski Bakovac, the access point is located, after which one needs to hike for 2 km through the forest until reaching Tsar Fir.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Opening: Accessible any time
60-120 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Not for people with mobility problems
Tourist contact: Perušić Tourist Board
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Flora
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes
Experiences: Cycling, hiking, trekking, adventure motor, jeep safari, rafting, walking, exploring
Form filler: Anita Ladišić
Municipality of Perušić – HKUD Perušić
HKUD Perušić is a folk ensemble founded in December 1948, in order to preserve and cherish folk tradition, dances and songs from the Lika region. It is hard to find a family in Perušić that did not have at least one member who took part in HKUD Perušić. Nowadays, the ensemble has around 75 members who join tamburitza or folk section.
Hrvatske mladeži 3 Perušić - Croatia/ Lika-Senj County
Tourist experience: Meeting members of HKUD Perušić is a type of experience that those who want to learn more about the customs, music and dances of the area would enjoy. Although there is no one place where the ensemble regularly performs, one can often see and hear them during the local festivities in Perušić and surrounding villages.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: 2 hours
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: Town Library of Perušić Josipa Milković
Cultural immaterial heritage: Local traditions or legend, Handicrafts (such as embroidery, carving), Local events (theatre, music, dance, exhibitions), Folkloristic dances, Traditional work, Legendary or historical persona or character
Hidden intangible patrimony: Local customs, Community tales, Family tales
Form filler: Anita Ladišić
Sveto brdo
Sveto brdo (Holly hill) is 1751 m high and it is on the second place of the highest peaks on Velebit, just behind Vaganski vrh (1757 m). People believed that during storms up there Divine and Evil forces were fighting. That is how Sveto brdo got its name. It is probably the most recognizable peak of Velebit. Its high, detached pyramid, visible from several hundred kilometers, is located at the southeastern end of the 10 km long group Vaganski Vrh - Sveto brdo. On the top of the hill, there is a wooden cross, 4 meters high, with the 10 Commandments of God. During the Croatian War of Independence, the locals had to cross Sveto brdo (in 1991) to run away from the war. Once a year, a memorial hike is organised as remembrance called “Tragom zbjega lovinačkog kraja”.
Lovinac - Croatia/ Lika-Senj county
Tourist experience: All those who prefer active tourism should climb Sveto brdo. There is nothing technically demanding on any of the routes leading to Sveto brdo. On the other hand, all climbs are long with a huge height difference, which is why the hikers need to be physically fit. The easiest access is through Velika Paklenica, and the most difficult is through Mala Paklenica, which lasts for 9 hours. All routes offer a completely different landscape. Sveto brdo offers a first-class view, the best on Velebit and can be called the king of panorama.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: From Mala Paklenica – 9 hours
Circular path from Malo Libinje – 5,5 hours
Opening: Always available
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Not for people with mobility problems
Tourist contact: National Park Paklenica
Cultural material heritage: 4 m high wooden cross, remains of the ruins of the chapel of St. John
Cultural immaterial heritage: Local traditions or legend
Natural heritage: Mountains, Hills, Flora
Form filler: Tamara Božić Smojver
The Lika River
The Lika is a subterranean river that is also the longest river in the region called Lika. Its spring is next to Mountain Velebit at around 600 m above sea level. Stretching along the karst area of the Lika Valley, it is one of Gospić’s three rivers, it continues flowing down the territory of the Municipality of Perušić, entering the artificial Lake Kruščica and disappearing human eyes in many abysses in Lipovo Polje.
Kaluđerovac Gospić, Perušić - Croatia/ Lika-Senj County
Tourist experience: Many who visit the Lika River describe it as magical and spectacular. They are most impressed with its stunning canyon, and surrounding landscape and wilderness, as well as many tales connected with this living witness of the turbulent history of this area. The visitors can go swimming, kayaking, canoeing, rafting, fishing etc., or just walking around the riverbank.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: 1 day
Opening: Always available
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Limited accessibility for people with mobility problems
Tourist contact: Perušić Tourist Board
Cultural immaterial heritage: Local traditions or legend
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Lakes, Rivers, Flora, Fauna
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes, Water streams
Form filler: Anita Ladišić
Tulove grede
Tulove grede (Rocks of Tula) are located in the Velebit Nature Park. They represent a rocky ridge of limestone rocks. They are about 1 km long, and the highest peak is 1120 m high. These rocks are a mystical place of the ancient Slavs. According to folklore, dragons laid their eggs there, and invisible Velebit fairies lived in the rocks. The legends mention another mythical creature in these rocks – the Black Queen, who brought misfortune. This mythical creature gave its name to the mountain pass - the Queen's Gate. It is interesting to mention that the film Winnetou was shot on Tulove grede. Some parts of this area are still mined.
unknown Jasenice - Croatia/Zadar county/Jasenice
Tourist experience: All those who crave for a mountaineering adventure, a long walk in the fresh air and fantastic view, should climb to the top of Tulove grede. They are the goal of hikers, cyclists, adventurers and all who have decided to explore the Velebit Nature Park. They don’t call them for no reason a phenomenon.
Climbing to the top of Tulove grede is not easy and requires some experience. There are several pegs and cables on the marked trail to help with the climb. For people with a lack of experience, without suitable footwear and those who are afraid of heights - it is not recommended to climb to the very top. The path to the foothill of Tulove grede is not technically demanding, so one can admire the beauty of the landscape from that location as well.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: Approximately 1,5 hour to climb to the top of Tulove grede
Opening: Accessible non-stop
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Not for people with mobility problems
Tourist contact: Nature Park Velebit
Cultural immaterial heritage: Local traditions or legend
Natural heritage: Mountains, Hills, Flora, Fauna
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes
Experiences: Cycling through nature, Climbing
Form filler: Tamara Božić Smojver
Vaganski peak
Vaganski peak is the highest peak of Velebit. With a height of 1757 m, it offers a beautiful view on all sides. The view from the top shoots towards Lika, while the view towards the sea is somewhat weaker due to the plateau on the sea side of Velebit.
unknown Gospić - Croatia/ Lika-Senj County
Tourist experience: Vaganski vrh is an ideal destination for all lovers of mountaineering. With a height of 1757 m, it offers a beautiful view on all sides.
Experience duration: 2,5 hours climbing from Bunovac
Opening: Always available
Accessibility: Not suitable for people with mobility problems
Tourist contact: Nature Park Velebit
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Mountains, Hills, Flora, Fauna
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes
Experiences: Picking up wild herbs, Climbing, Walking
Form filler: Tamara Božić Smojver
Velebit
Being the longest mountain in Croatia, Velebit is also is the largest protected area in Croatia. In its length of 145 km, there are two national parks – Northern Velebit and Paklenica, whereas the entire mountain area is a Nature Park. Because of its biological diversity of flora and fauna, and being a habitat to many endemic species, Velebit is included in the network of international biosphere reserves of UNESCO.
unknown Gospić - Croatia/ Lika-Senj County
Tourist experience: Because of its extremely diverse and rich landscape, Velebit offers various opportunities for exploration – from hiking, walking, cycling and trekking, to exploring caves, bird watching or simply enjoying the amazing view on this giant. Due to its beauty and size, many folk tales and legends of Lika include its biggest mountain.
Vaganski vrh (1757 m) is the highest peak on Velebit, while the most famous trail for hikers is called Premužić trail.
Spoken languages: Italian, English, Croatian, Deutsche
Experience duration: From a few hours to a few days or even weeks.
Opening: Paklenica National Park – open all year
Northern Velebit National Park– open for visitors from May to November
Booking: No need, except for group guiding
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Not for people with mobility problems
Tourist contact: Nature Park Velebit
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary, Local traditions or legend
Natural heritage: Parks, Naturalistic itineraries, Mountains, Hills, Medical herbs, Caves, Flora, Fauna, cycling trails, Hiking trails, Speleological object
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes, Pathways
Hidden intangible patrimony: Local customs, Community tales, Knowledge related to agriculture and wild herbs, Family tales
Experiences: Cycling through nature, Cycling, hiking, trekking, adventure motor, jeep safari, rafting, walking, exploring, Road trip, Cave exploration, Sledding, Climbing, Horse riding, Picnic, Sport activities
Form filler: Anita Ladišić
Visočica
Visočica is 1615 m high peak on the mountain Velebit. Thanks to its location, it is one of the most beautiful lookouts on the entire Velebit. It is extremely rich in flora, about 500 different plant species have been found and described there. The nearest town on the Lika side is Gospić and there is a mountaineering association with the same name as the peak.
Near Visočica, there is a mountain house located on the edge of the forest, next to the remains of the former Gojtan home, on the ridge of Visočica. The house is equipped with several beds, stoves, and benches. Mountaineering association "Željezničar" Gospić should be contacted if one wants to stay over. From the house, you can reach the top of Visocica in 20 minutes.
unknown Gospić - Croatia/ Lika-Senj County
Tourist experience: Although not the highest, Visočica is one of the mountaineers' favorite peaks of Velebit. Thanks to its position, it is one of the most beautiful lookouts on the entire Velebit and without a doubt the most beautiful lookout point with a view of Lika and almost the entire Velebit with its peaks from Zavižan to Crnopac.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: Depends which trail you choose, from 1 hour to 11 hours
Opening: Always available
60-120 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Not suitable for people with mobility problems
Tourist contact: Nature Park Velebit
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Mountains, Hills, Flora, Fauna, Hiking trails
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes, Pathways
Experiences: Picking up wild herbs, Climbing, Walking
Form filler: Tamara Božić Smojver
Baroque Castle Mayer
In the eastern part of Grobnik Field is the baroque Mayer castle from the 17th century. The original owner was Franculin de Francolon. The county was under Hungarian rule - more specifically the Batthyany family - but they neither stopped by nor cared too much about Mayer Castle - the stewards did it for them. Today the castle is half the property of private persons, where one maintains his part and lives in it.
Podčudnič 10 Podčudnič - Municipality Čavle
Tourist experience: One cannot visit the interior of the castle, but can see the exterior from the road.
Spoken languages: Croatian
Experience duration: Depends on the visitor.
Opening: The interior is not open for viewing.
Booking: No booking needed for the mere observance of the Castle from its outside.
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: There are no limitations.
Tourist contact: Čavle TZ
Cultural material heritage: Historic house, baroque castle
Form filler: Natalija Mihaljević
Chapel of The Holy Cross in Old Town Grobnik
The chapel was built in 1649. It was completely renovated in 2010. It was made by the Frankulin family from the area of the municipality. It is located above the Rječina canyon, from this place there is a beautiful view of the city of Rijeka, the sea, Učka, and on the opposite side of the chapel of the Holy Cross is seen "face to face" with the chapel on Veli Vrh above Drenova.
Grobnik bb Grobnik - Municipality Čavle
Photo gallery (10 images)
Tourist experience: Christian tourism as a subcategory of religious tourism, geared towards Christians interested in Christian sacral heritage
Spoken languages: Croatian
Experience duration: Visitors can visit and sightsee the Chapel. Duration is less than an hour.
Opening: The church is open at a specific time, mostly while mass is taking place.
Booking: If visitors come at the time of mass, no booking is required. If visitors want to see the interior when mass is not occuring, booking in advance is required.
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: No limitations for younger people nor people with mobility problems
Tourist contact: Ivan Friščić
Cultural material heritage: Religious building, Church
Form filler: Natalija Mihaljević
Chapel of The Holy Trinity in Old Town Grobnik
It was built in 1613 in this form. It also once served as a parish church. That it is older than 400 years is evidenced by the inscription on the bell dating from 1383. The bell is in a museum in Zagreb, where it was taken during the First World War so that it would not be used to make cannons. The chapel has been renovated in the last three years. In the chapel are statues of St. Francis and St. Anthony the Hermit.
Cernik 68 Grobnik - Croatia
Tourist experience: It is a historical sacral heritage that could be of interest to Catholics or those interested in visiting sacral buildings.
Spoken languages: Croatian
Experience duration: A visit to the attraction can last differently for each visitor; it depends on whether the visitors come only to see the sacral object, to enjoy the view for a while or if they will also participate in a religious ceremony inside the chapel.
Opening: The chapel is open at certain times, mostly during Mass.
Booking: If you come at a time when the chapel is not open, it is necessary to announce it earlier to the priest and the person who takes care of the churches within the parish.
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: No limitations for younger people nor people with mobility problems
Tourist contact: Marija Valić
Cultural material heritage: Religious building, Church
Form filler: Natalija Mihaljević
Chebuhar's House (Čebuharova kuća)
Chebuhar's House (Croatian: Čebuharova kuća) is located in the very center of Čavle, a place that owes its development to Louisiana road.
The Louisiana road (Croatian: Lujzijana, Lujzinska cesta) is a roadway in Croatia, built between 1803 and 1812 by an association of noble families (Lichtenstein, Dietrichstein, Esterházy, Harrach, Batthyány, Anna Maria Erdődy) and finished by the French Empire. It is named after Napoleon's second wife Marie Louise. It linked Rijeka with Karlovac through Grobničko polje, Kamenjak, Gornje Jelenje, Lokve, Delnice, Skrad, Stubica, Severin na Kupi, and Netretić. It was the shortest route between Rijeka and Karlovac, and was one of the most modern roads in the empire.
The construction of the road was recognized and used by numerous entrepreneurs, including the Chebuhar family, who built a former inn in Čavle, and today the seat of the Municipal Administration.
It is a traditional ethno house that serves as a testimony of the former life of the inhabitants of the Municipality of Čavle, thus a cultural monument worth seeing.
Čavja 31 Rijeka - Croatia/Primorje-Gorski Kotar County/Municipality of Čavle
Tourist experience: A sightseeing tour led by a local guide from the Tourist Board Office Čavle can provide a good introduction to the Municipality's area, as they will be able to explain the history and significance of Čavle's sights and tourist attractions. Chebuhar's House is the starting point of such a tour due to its convenient location in the very center of the Municipality. Here, one may explore the history of different noblemen that ruled Rijeka and whose influence changed the former way of living.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: Approximately 30 minutes
Opening: Monday 8AM–3PM
Tuesday 8AM–3PM
Wednesday 8AM–3PM
Thursday 8AM–3PM
Friday 8AM–3PM
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed
Booking: No booking required, simply an announcement of arrival to the Tourist Board Office Čavle
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: Čavle TZ
Cultural material heritage: Historic house
Form filler: Natalija Mihaljević
Church of St. Phillip and Jacob in Old Town Grobnik
The parish church has existed since 1105, and has been renovated over time. The church has three naves. Left is the oldest Romanesque-style nave with an altar of the Mother of God of the Rosary. The main altar is in Baroque style. The nave on the right is in Gothic style. Among the artistic things in the church are also: canonical pews in the sanctuary from the beginning of the 18th century, organ, chandeliers or eternal light, competition pulpit from the 18th century, the work of A. Michelazzi.
Grobnik bb Grobnik - Municipality Čavle
Photo gallery (10 images)
Other documents (1 document)
Tourist experience: Church of St. Phillip and Jacob
Spoken languages: Croatian
Experience duration: Visitors can come to visit and sightsee the Church. Duration is less than one hour.
Opening: The church is open at a specific time, mostly while mass is taking place.
Booking: If visitors come at the time of mass, no booking is required. If visitors want to see the interior when mass is not occuring, booking in advance is required.
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: No limitations for younger people nor people with mobility problems.
Tourist contact: Ivan Friščić
Cultural material heritage: Religious building, Church
Form filler: Natalija Mihaljević
Ethno Exhibition of Autochthonous Clothes of Rural Grobnišćina
Gathering a rich collection, she opened an exhibition in a part of her home. The exhibition features old men's, women's, and children's clothing that was once worn in Grobnišćina, as well as old things that were used before. Of the things, there is a loom from the 19th century, primitive tools, postal scales, replicas of wooden toys, etc.. The goal of the exhibition and all the things in it, as well as the story behind it all, is to preserve the rich history of Grobnišćina.
Cernik 83 Municipality of Čavle - Croatia
Tourist experience: Ethno exhibition of autochthonous clothes of rural Grobnišćina
Spoken languages: Croatian
Experience duration: Participating in the attraction is a visit to a place where there is an exhibition of indigenous clothing while listening to stories about the above. The duration is estimated at 1-2 hours.
Opening: No exact working hours. Visitors have to announce their visit in advance.
Booking: A reservation is required so that the respondent, the owner of the indigenous clothing set, can be available to greet the visitor and show him the clothes and objects and tell him something about it.
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: No limitations.
Tourist contact: Biserka Fućak
Cultural material heritage: Museum, autochthonous clothes
Form filler: Natalija Mihaljević
Football Stadium Adela Beba Haramija
Mavrinci football stadium is a modern football field with a grass of widely known quality, an auxiliary field and stands with a capacity of more than 2,500 spectators. Grobničan played its first football steps on Grobnik Field and various meadows until the appearance of the first playgrounds. So on May 2nd, 1949 , after 2 years of construction, a playground was opened in Mavrinci. Since then, the football history of Grobničan has been created there
Cernik 68 Mavrinci, Čavle - Municipality Čavle
Tourist experience: The Mavrinci Stadium and the Grobničan football club can boast of a facility that no one in Primorje - Gorski kotar county has,, with the exception of Rijeka's first league and Pomorac's second league. NK Grobničan currently has about 220 football players divided into 8 age categories, from pre-players to seniors. The matches attract a large number of spectators who come to the Municipality of Čavle for football.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: Matchesy are usually held during the weekends
Opening: From 8 AM to 8 PM.
Booking: No booking required.
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: There are no restrictions for either younger people or people with mobility difficulties. Younger people can participate accompanied by their parents, people with mobility difficulties can come to the scene and watch the competition.
Tourist contact: Football club Grobničan
Cultural material heritage: namely marked as a stadium
Gašpar's Mill
Martin's village is an eco-village. A place where for four centuries, with the drive of the Rječina water and extraordinary wooden constructions, wheat and corn under a heavy stone wheel have been turned into finely ground flour, from which potato polenta and various home-made delicacies are prepared. In Gašpar's mill it is possible to buy eco flour, but also to see old tools (eg old sieve). Visitors can learn how bread is made - from grains to bread.
Martinovo selo 31 Martinovo selo - Municipality Čavle
Tourist experience: Visitors can visit Gašpar's mill, watch the process of making flour, and with it, bread. They can learn about tradition and how the inhabitants of Jelenje lived in the past. It is especially interesting in autumn, more precisely in October, when the Thanksgiving for the Fruits of the Earth event takes place - the Days of Bread.
Spoken languages: Croatian
Experience duration: Depends on the visitor
Opening: Tuesday 9AM–12PM, 2–4PM
Wednesday9AM–12PM, 2–4PM
Thursday9AM–12PM, 2–4PM
Friday 9AM–12PM, 2–4PM
Saturday9AM–12PM, 2–4PM
Sunday 9AM–12PM
Monday 9AM–12PM, 2–4PM
Booking: Opening hours are by appointment / order, so an announcement or reservation of arrival is required.
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: There are no limitations.
Tourist contact: Bruno Kukuljan
Cultural material heritage: Mill
Form filler: Natalija Mihaljević
Grandmother in Stone
The grandmother carved in stone is a symbol of the people who lived here before the Romans, Liburnia. In the Municipality of Čavle there is a carved grandmother in stone, presumably from the Middle Ages. It is also known that every town, place or village at the entrance had a grandmother in some form who greeted people and who had to be kissed to enter. The conveyed meaning of the above would be giving respect to the place you are entering.
Grobnik bb Grobnik - Municipality Čavle
Tourist experience: Grandmother in stone is a sculpture with an interesting legend and dates back to the Middle Ages.
The legend tells of kissing a grandmother who should also be kissed when she first comes to the town of Grobnik.
Spoken languages: not available
Experience duration: It takes 15-30 minutes to look at the ‘grandmother in stone’ and listen to the legend.
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: There are no limits for younger visitors not for people with mobility issues.
Tourist contact: Ivan Salamon
Cultural material heritage: Historical monument
Cultural immaterial heritage: Local traditions or legend
Form filler: Natalija Mihaljević
Grobnik Castle
The Frankopan Castle of the City of Grobnik was originally built around 1000, but today the visible parts date from the period between the 15th and 17th centuries. Built on a strategically very important position, Kaštel was the guardian of the entire Grobnišćina, and today it has been turned into a gallery and museum and is home to various cultural events.
Zrinski and Frankopan square 1 Grobnik - Municipality Čavle
Tourist experience: the medieval Frankopan castle Grobnik
Spoken languages: Italian, English, Croatian, German
Opening: Tuesday - Friday: 10:30 - 18:00, Saturday Sunday: 10:00 - 15:00
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Destination influence: 10
Tourist contact: Centre Grobnik Interpretation
Cultural material heritage: Museum, castle
Form filler: Natalija Mihaljević
Grobnik Circuit
Automotodrom Grobnik is the most important automotodrom in Croatia. Professional teams from Croatia and the whole of Europe come to it for testing, training and racing. From its construction in 1978 until today, the Grobnik track meets the strict criteria of the World Auto and Moto Federation (FIA and FIM). Automotodrom Grobnik is the organizer and host of the renowned European series Nascar, based on the American original.
Soboli bb Soboli - Municipality Čavle
Tourist experience: Every year, an increasing number of drivers visit Automotodrom Grobnik from tourist, European to world importance.
The racetrack is used daily for training, testing or certain events.
All passionate amateur drivers are able to get to know the Grobnik trail during the Grobnik open days when the trail is intended for non-professional drivers
Spoken languages: Italian, English, Croatian, German
Experience duration: Various manifestations and events are held throughout the year.
Opening: From 08.00 to 16.00 h.
Booking: No booking required.
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: There are no restrictions for either younger people or people with mobility difficulties. Younger people can participate accompanied by their parents, people with mobility difficulties can come to the scene and watch the events.
Tourist contact: Robert Žiković
Cultural material heritage: sport heritage
Grobnik Labyrinths
Five labyrinths are located at the entrance to Automotodrom Grobnik, representing sources of energy and inspiration that will take the visitors on a spiritual journey without having to travel great distances. According to beliefs, labyrinths have energy that the one who walks through the labyrinth absorbs. Therefore, there are also divisions of labyrinths according to purposes. There are rules for how to build the labyrinths and how to walk through them.
Soboli bb Soboli - Municipality Čavle
Tourist experience: The visitor experience is based on a walk, by the rules, through mazes of a specific purpose. They are believed to receive a certain amount of energy.
Spoken languages: not available
Experience duration: Depends on the visitor.
20-40 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: There are limitations for people with mobility problems.
Tourist contact: Municipal Tourist Board Čavle
Cultural material heritage: Sculpture park, labyrinths
Form filler: Natalija Mihaljević
Podhum Memorial Complex
In 1970, a monument with 91 shields was erected at the memorial cemetery in the Soboli memorial area, as a memorial to the 91st residents of Podhum who were shot dead in July 1942. The monument was made by the academic sculptor Šime Vulas. Today, the magnificent monument is a memorial cemetery and is a recognizable anti-fascist monument where once a year the victims of Podhum are honored. On July 12, 1942, a great crime took place in national history, and the monument is a symbol of that time.
Tourist experience: A magnificent monument to the victims of Podhum
Spoken languages: not available
Experience duration: The monument is honored, lasting about 1 hour.
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: No limitations.
Cultural material heritage: Historical monument
Regional Sports-Recreational and Tourist Center Platak
In winter it is known as a ski resort with a sea view, visitors come for the "winter joys" and in summer they come to the promenades, bike paths, etc. At any time of year, a number of sports and recreational facilities are offered. Equipment rental is also possible. The most famous and longest trail is Radeševo 1. Located is in the mountaineering association of Snježnik and Risnjak. There is also a specially adapted Baby Trail and those for sledding and tubing lovers.
Soboli bb Soboli - Municipality Čavle
Photo gallery (13 images)
Tourist experience: The beautiful mountain of Platak is equally attractive and interesting at any time of the year and is suitable and attractive for all generations. Fans of adrenaline, sports and entertainment (hiking, biking, basketball, badminton, disc golf, tubing trails...) can find the challenge in various sports facilities, and then relax with the smell of barbecue on the already prepared barbecue plateaus. Ski center Platak is a ski resort with a sea view.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: Participation can be in the form of going for walks, recreational sports activities, skiing etc. Estimated time is several hours.
Booking: The booking is only needed for renting a barbecue and picnic sites.
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: There are no restrictions for younger people if they are accompanied by a parent or older responsible person. There are restrictions for people with mobility difficulties, they cannot experience all the activities that are possible there. Sightseeing, walking is possible, depending on the type of difficulty.
Destination influence: 10
Tourist contact: GORANSKI SPORTSKI CENTAR D.O.O.
Natural heritage: Parks, Hills
Hidden tangible patrimony: Pathways
Experiences: namely ski slopes
Form filler: Natalija Mihaljević
Roman Milestone at Kamenjak
Roman Milestone at Kamenjak is a two-century old monument that marks a distance of exactly 15 km from Rijeka, located on the old Louisiana road. The road that connects Rijeka and Karlovac and had great significance in the past. At the site of the monument there is a lookout that offers a beautiful view of Grobnik area.
Cirkul bb Soboli - Municipality Čavle
Tourist experience: Visitors can stop while driving on the road and park their vehicles in the built parking lot. Visitors will see the monument and a beautiful view from the lookout.
Experience duration: Depends on the visitor.
Booking: It is not necessary.
Accessibility: There are no limitations.
Cultural material heritage: Historical monument
Natural heritage: viewpoint
Form filler: Natalija Mihaljević
Roman Milestone in Lišćevica
The old Louisiana road was initially marked with 18 Austrian postal miles. One mile was 7586 meters.
In the area of the municipality of Čavle, there are two more preserved milestones. The first milestone is on Lišćevica.
Ul. Bobovčić Čavle - Municipality Čavle
Tourist experience: Visitors can walk from the center of Čavala and see the milestone.
Spoken languages: not available
Experience duration: Depends on the visitor.
20-40 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: There are no limitations.
Destination influence: 10
Cultural material heritage: Historical monument
Form filler: Natalija Mihaljević
St. Bartholomew Church in Cernik
The patron saint of the parish of Cernik is St. Bartholomew, a disciple of Jesus who stood out especially for the protection of the poor, the sick and the infirm. The statue of Our Lady of Lourdes in the garden was erected in 2008 on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of her apparition, and in the same year a new clock was placed on the front of the church, as a gift to the parish church on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of its construction.
Cernik 52 Cernik - Municipality Čavle
Tourist experience: Visit to a sacral building.
Spoken languages: Croatian
Experience duration: Depends on the visitor.
Opening: It is open during church ceremonies, and at other times in accordance with the agreement with the pastor.
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: There are no limitations.
Tourist contact: Domagoj Duvnjak
Cultural material heritage: Church
Form filler: Natalija Mihaljević
The Milkmaid's Path
In the municipality of Čavle, from a small place Hrastenica, there is an old road that used to lead to Rijeka (now it is a bit shorter). Many people walked this way to Rijeka, mostly milkmaids, after whom it was named. They carried heavy loads to the city and returned home walking uphill. Now the road has been restored and represents a beautiful promenade in the middle of nature. Another name for this trip is Rebar.
Hrastenica bb Hrastenica - Municipality Čavle
Tourist experience: A walk along The Milkmaid's Path.
Length: 3,2 km
Elevation: 315 m
Estimated time (walking): 1:30 h
Difficulty: hard
Note: adequate walking shoes are obligatory
Spoken languages: Croatian
Experience duration: It will last depending on the visitor’s choice. The visitor can come to the path alone and walk, sightsee and spend time there. A rough estimate would be from 1-2 hours.
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Younger people can access the promenade. For people with transportation difficulties, this type of attraction can be a problem since it is a kind of recreation, walking, running, etc. Also, there are places where it would not be easy to walk
Tourist contact: Municipal Tourist Board Čavle
Natural heritage: promenade
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes, Pathways
Form filler: Natalija Mihaljević
Way of The Cross Path
Cernik is one of the oldest places in the municipality of Čavle, inhabited back in pre-history, which is evident from the remains on the top of Cernik hill from where you can enjoy a panoramic view of the eastern part of the municipality of Čavle. From the foot to the top there also leads a Way of the Cross walking trail containing a total of fourteen Stations of the Cross along its way. The text of the Stations of the Cross and the Passion of Jesus is written in Grobnik Chakavian dialect and registered in the protected cultural assets of the Republic of Croatia. At its last station, at the very top are three large concrete crosses, visible from all parts of the parish, resembling those from Calvary in Jerusalem.
This Way of the Cross is visited by pilgrims, but also by participants in an organized walk along the Path of St. Bartholomew, which is held every year under the leadership of the Tourist Board of the Municipality of Čavle.
Cernik bb Cernik - Croatia/Primorje-Gorski Kotar County/Municipality of Čavle
Tourist experience: Pilgrimage route starting from the center of Cernik, one of the oldest places in the municipality of Čavle, following the Way of the Cross walking trail which contains a total of fourteen Stations of the Cross written in Grobnik Chakavian dialect and registered in the protected cultural assets of the Republic of Croatia. At its last station, at the very top, visitors may admire three large concrete crosses, visible from all parts of the parish, resembling those from Calvary in Jerusalem. Also, from this point, they may enjoy a panoramic view of the entire eastern part of the municipality of Čavle.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: Roughly an hour, depending on the visitors physical strength
Opening: Available at all times.
Booking: No need for booking.
Accessibility: There are no limitations.
Cultural material heritage: Sculpture park, Way of the Cross, Religious patrimony
Natural heritage: Parks, Naturalistic itineraries, Hills, Medical herbs, Flora, Fauna
Hidden tangible patrimony: Pathways
Hidden intangible patrimony: Local customs
Form filler: Natalija Mihaljević
„Dondolaši Trail“
The 13.20 km long trail mostly passes along the route used by Grobnik Dondolaši when they visited Grobnik area during the carnival. Take a break in Castle Zrinski and Frankopan and visit the churches of St. Phillip and James from the 11th Century, St. Trinity and St. Cross. The trail emerges on Rječina where you can relax with the sound of the river which is the source of water treasures of the whole area.
Podrvanj bb Podrvanj - Municipality Čavle
Tourist experience: The Dondolaši Trail can be accessed daily, be it sightseeing or just walking and passing by, or during the carnival season when tours with Grobnik's bellmen are organized.
Spoken languages: Italian, English, Croatian, German
Experience duration: Depends on the visitor.
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: There are limitations for people with mobility problems.
Destination influence: 10
Tourist contact: "Grobnički dondolaši" Udruga
Cultural material heritage: road
Form filler: Natalija Mihaljević
Barac’s Caves – Rakovica
he term Barac's Cave means the Upper Barac Cave, below it the Lower Barac Cave, the New Barac Cave and the Spring Baracevac Cave, and among the protected area there are 5 more speleological objects.
The Upper Barac’s Cave, one of the four Barac Caves and the only one open for tourist visits, is located in the south of Karlovac County, within the Significant Landscape of the Barac Cave.
The wider area of Barac's caves is also archeologically significant, so it is preventively protected as an archeological zone.
Nova Kršlja 47a Muncipality of Rakovica - Croatia, Karlovac County
Tourist experience: Natural heritage - caves
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: 1 hour
Opening: anuary: Closed
Februray: Closed
March: Open on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 10 A.M. to 5 P.M.
April: Open every day from 10 A.M. to 6 P.M.
May: Open every day from 10 A.M. to 6 P.M.
June: Open every day from 10 A.M. to 19 P.M.
July: Open every day from 10 A.M. to 19 P.M.
August: Open every day from 10 A.M. to 19 P.M.
September: Open every day from 10 A.M. to 6 P.M.
October: Open every day from 10 A.M. to 5 P.M.
November: Closed
December: Closes
Booking: No booking required
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: The site has limitations to access and it’s not accessible to everyone. There are limitations regarding people in wheelchair.
Among this limitations, tourists can visit the site by foot.
Tourist contact: Tihana Oštrina
Local contact: Ana Barković
Form filler: Juraj Randelj
Bosiljevo Castle, Old town Bosiljevo
Bosiljevo Castle is situated on an elevation, in a picturesque natural environment, along the historical Carolingian road. The ground plan is an irregular pentagonal with a rectangular tower fender and a palace of a rectangular ground plan, and interconnected trails. It is surrounded by a wall with two cylindrical towers and one pentagonal tower. It was built by the Frankopans in the 15th century and held until 1671, after which it became the property of Nikola Erdody until 1710. Until 1825 it was owned by the Auersperg family. Earl Laval Nugent bought it in 1825, and the Cosulich family at the beginning of the 20th century. It was radically restored in the romantic era of Nugent and Cosulich.
Around the castle there is a preserved park which has been a protected monument of horticultural architecture since 1974.
47251, Orišje Muncipality of Bosiljevo - Croatia, Karlovac County
Tourist experience: Cultural heritage – historical castle
Bosiljevo Castle is temporarily closed due to the poor condition of the historical castle. Long period of non investment due to lack of financial resources, resulted with dilapidated condition of protected cultural heritage monument. According to that, tourist potential of the site isn’t exploited at all.
Experience duration: Due to the poor condition of Bosiljevo Castle and inability to ensure safe sightseeing, it’s not possible to visit the attraction.
Opening: The attraction is temporarily closed.
Booking: Booking is possible only for individual inquiries and mainly for photo shootings and similar activities.
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: The structure is temporarily unavailable to everyone. Access to the site isn’t possible due to its poor condition, because it’s not possible to ensure safe sightseeing.
Tourist contact: Janja Furač
Cultural material heritage: Historical monument, Historical palace/castle
Local contact: Ana Barković
Cetin fortress
The town of Cetin was once a strong fortress surrounded by double eighteen meter high defensive walls, towers and observation posts. The solid walls survived the collapse of the Roman state and then withstood the ravages of time and for many centuries, especially during the centuries-old Croatian-Turkish wars when Cetin was an important military-strategic point and defensive fortress.
The most historically and politically significant event that took place in Cetin was the famous Cetin Parliament on 31 December 1526 and 1 January 1527. This great assembly of the Croatian nobility, held according to the old Croatian customs of assembly, determined the future of the Kingdom of Croatia for the next centuries, thus entering Cetin not only into Croatian, but also into wider European history.
The Cetingrad Charter, signed on that occasion by the most famous Croatian nobles and representatives of Ferdinand of Habsburg, is one of the most important documents of Croatian statehood and is stored in the Austrian State Archives in Vienna.
47240, Podcetin Muncipality of Cetingrad - Croatia, Karlovac County
Tourist experience: Cultural heritage – historical fortress
Tourist experience includes sightseeing of the ruins of The Cetin Fortress.
Experience duration: 30 minutes
Opening: Working hours are not regulated as there are no additional facilities, other than visiting the ruins of the fortress.
Booking: No booking required
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: The site has limitations to access and it’s not accessible to everyone. There are limitations regarding people with mobility problems, especially people in wheelchair, since access to the site isn’t structured.
Currently, people with mobility problems and people in wheelchair can’t enter inside the fortress but only see the fortress from the outside.
Tourist contact: Marina Kalić
Cultural material heritage: Historical monument, Historical palace/castle
Local contact: Ana Barković
Cetingrad tambourine - Cetingrad
The Cetingrad tambourine is a trademark of the culture of the Cetingrad region that is rich in historical, folklore and ethnological heritage. It is especially important to Cetingrad emigrants in America and Canada. In addition to celebrating, preserving and presenting the rich cultural heritage, the Croatian people on the North American continent are associated with it, and Croatian emigrant communities have repeatedly pointed out that the tambourine has always delighted and preserved them in a world far from Croatian homeland and native Cetingrad. Tamburica is not only a trademark of Cetingrad, but in all its manifestations it is one of the basic national symbols of the Croatian people and an indispensable factor of Croatian national identity.
- Muncipality of Cetingrad - Croatia, Karlovac County
Tourist experience: Cultural heritage
Spoken languages: not available
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Tourist contact: Marina Kalić
Cultural material heritage: Historical item
Local contact: Ana Barković
Form filler: Juraj Randelj
Chestnut festival Bosiljevo
The Municipality of Bosiljevo, in cooperation with all NGOs operating in the municipality, organizes the traditional "Chestnut Festival in the Bosiljevo region". NGOs present their own works, local products and roasted chestnuts to visitors, while cultural and artistic associations are in charge of the entertainment program of the event.
- Bosiljevo - Croatia, Karlovac County
Tourist experience: Entertaining, musical, gastronomic event
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: One day
Opening: The festival is held once a year during the november
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: The festival is accessible to anyone.
Tourist contact: Janja Furač
Cultural immaterial heritage: Local traditions or legend, Local events (theatre, music, dance, exhibitions), Folkloristic dances, Traditional work
Hidden intangible patrimony: Gastronomy and culinary practices, Local customs
Experiences: Picking up wild herbs
Local contact: Ana Barković
Form filler: Juraj Randelj
Drežnik Castle, Old town Drežnik – Rakovica
Drežnik castle is located on a cliff above the steep canyon of the river Korana. It has an irregular quadrangular shape, stone walls with two quadrangular and one round tower located on the north side of the building. The round tower is considered to be the most valuable part of the site.
First record about the Drežnik castle is mentioned at the beginning of the 12th century when the lords of the town of Drežnik were families Nelipići, Gisingovci and Babonići. Shortly afterwards, from 1323, the fort was ruled by the Frankopans. During the 16th century, the Old Town of Drežnik was under constant siege by the Turks and was an important defensive stronghold that was conquered, destroyed and rebuilt many times. The castle was liberated at the end of 18th century.
47240, Drežnik Grad Muncipality of Rakovica - Croatia, Karlovac County
Tourist experience: Cultural heritage – historical castle
The tourist experience includes sightseeing of the Drežnik castle. Usually the tour of the interior of the tower is possible, but in 2020./2021. due to the restoration there is possible sightseeing from the outside and using walking and cycling routes leading to the tower.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: 30 minutes to 1 hour
Opening: Every day between 1 PM and 8 PM
Booking: No booking required.
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: The site has limitations to access and it’s not accessible to everyone. There are limitations regarding people with mobility problems, especially people in wheelchair.
Among this limitations, tourists can visit the site by foot.
Tourist contact: Mira Špoljarić
Cultural material heritage: Historical monument, Historical palace/castle
Local contact: Ana Barković
Dubovac Castle, Old town Dubovac
The Dubovac Castle is the oldest monument in Karlovac and one of the best preserved and most beautiful monuments of medieval architecture in Croatia. It consists of three circular towers and one square ground tower.
It was built on a prehistoric hill above the Kupa river, and was named after the oaks growing on the surrounding slopes.
Historical sources indicate that Dubovac came into the hands of the noble family of Zudara (Sudar) before the end of the 14th century. In 1442, Dubovac was leased to the prince and ban Stjepan Frankopanski, but soon became the permanent property of the princes of Krk-Frankopan. Dubovac remained in their possession until the middle of the 16th century, when it passed into the possession of the Zrinski.
Zagrad, Gaj ulica 5 City of Karlovac - Croatia, Karlovac County
Tourist experience: Cultural heritage – historical castle
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: 30 minutes
Opening: June 1st – September 30th
Tuesday – Sunday: 10am-8pm
Closed on Mondays and public holidays.
October 1st – May 31st
Tuesday – Saturday: 10am – 6pm
Closed on Mondays and public holidays.
Booking: No booking required.
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: The structure has limitations to access and it’s not accessible to everyone. The Dubovac Castle is not adapted for people with disabilities.
Tourist contact: Biserka Cukina Tropčić
Cultural material heritage: Historical monument, Historical palace/castle
Local contact: Ana Barković
Eugen Kvaternik – Rakovica
Eugen Kvaternik was a Croatian revolutionary, politician and one of the founders of the Party of Rights, alongside Ante Starčević. Kvaternik was the leader of the 1871 Rakovica Revolt which was an attempt to create an independent Croatian state, at the time when it was part of Austria-Hungary. A patriot who had long aspired to detach Croatia from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, found enough traction to give it a go during the late 19th century’s rise of swirling nationalist rivalries. In order to get foreign support for his cause Kvaternik visited the Russian Empire, France and the Kingdom of Sardinia. He was also well known for anti-Austro-Hungarian speeches that he made as a member of the Croatian Parliament.
On October 11th 1871, Eugen Kvaternik, and a number of companions were killed as rebels. His Rakovica Revolt, named after the village where Kvaternik announced the Croatian People’s Republic on October 7, 1871, was speedily crushed.
- Muncipality of Rakovica - Croatia, Karlovac County
Tourist experience: Cultural heritage – historical people
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Tourist contact: Mira Špoljarić
Cultural immaterial heritage: Legendary or historical persona or character
Local contact: Ana Barković
Form filler: Juraj Randelj
Farkas Tambourines - Novigrad na Dobri
Tamburica or Tamboura refers to a family of long-necked lutes popular in Southern Europe and Central Europe especially in Croatia (of which it is the national string instrument). Its name and some characteristics are taken from the Persian tanbur but also resemble the mandolin and guitar in the sense that its strings are plucked and often paired. The frets may be moveable to allow the playing of various modes. The variety of tamburica shapes known today were developed in Serbia and Croatia by a number of indigenous contributors near the end of the 19th century.
Playing on the tambourines of the oldest and original Croatian two-part system, which was perfected by Milutin pl. Farkaš is named after him "Farkaš's system" or simply "Farkas tambourines". This type of tamburitza has almost completely disappeared in Croatia, so that there are only a few other ensembles in Croatia that keep this treasure. The value of this cultural treasure is evidenced by the fact that the Institute of Folklore in its edition of the original musical expression among the twenty examples from all over Croatia included as many as two recordings of the Tamburitza Society Zora from Adamovac! The Ministry of Culture has included them in the register of intangible cultural heritage of the Republic of Croatia, so they have the status of the bearer of this way of making music, which is part of the identity and recognizability of Croats. Tambourines are kept in the Prilišće Homeland Museum.
- Novigrad na Dobri, Prilišće - Croatia, Karlovac County
Tourist experience: Culture/History
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: 30 min
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Homeland museum is accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: Nikola Volović
Cultural immaterial heritage: Local traditions or legend, Handicrafts (such as embroidery, carving)
Local contact: Ana Barković
Form filler: Juraj Randelj
Franciscan monastery - Cetingrad
The Cetingrad Franciscan monastery is one of the most important Franciscan monasteries in Croatia, founded in the 15th century. It is the seat of the Cetina Custody and a significant building for that area. The most significant remnant of the Franciscan monastery is the tombstone of Juraj Grgurić Karinski from 1502, with the coat of arms of the Old Croatian tribe of Lapčani and an inscription. According to historical sources, the ceremony of proclaiming Archduke Ferdinand Habsburg Croatian king on January 1, 1527 was held in the monastery church.
- Muncipality of Cetingrad - Croatia, Karlovac County
Tourist experience: Cultural heritage
Experience duration: 30 minutes
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: The site has limitations to access and it’s not accessible to everyone. There are limitations regarding people with mobility problems, especially people in wheelchair, since access to the site isn’t structured.
Currently, people with mobility problems and people in wheelchair can’t enter inside the fortress but only see the fortress from the outside.
Tourist contact: Marina Kalić
Cultural material heritage: Historical monument, Historical palace/castle
Local contact: Ana Barković
Form filler: Juraj Randelj
Frankopan city Novigrad; Old town Novigrad
Old town Novigrad was allegedly built in 1193 but exact year is not actually known. However, it is known that in the 15th century at the latest it came into the possession of the Frankopan princes of Krk, and remained in their possession until their downfall in the "Zrinsko-frankopanska conspiracy" in 1671. Until today, many owners have been changed.
As well as the owners, the architecture of the building has also been changed throughout the history. From a defensive burg to a lavish baroque castle, but its defensive role, which it had due to its location, has never been in absence. Its ground plan is an elongated pentagon of unequal sides with a pointed tip to the northeast. There are towers in all the peaks, four approximately semicircular and smaller in size, while the fifth on the steepest cliff is the largest. The main and the only entrance to the city is on the south wall with a folding entrance bridge, and later a walled ramp.
In 1999, the reconstruction of the southern left tower began, it was completely reconstructed and a lookout was built on it. The intention is to preserve at least the existing condition and restore the most valuable parts old town.
The Old town of Novigrad na Dobri is one of the most important cultural heritage buildings in the municipality of Netretić and Karlovac County, and in the future it will certainly become a tourist pearl of this part of continental Croatia.
TZ grada Duge Rese street Novigrad na Dobri, Municipality of Netretić - Croatia, Karlovac County
Tourist experience: Culture/History
The tourist experience includes sightseeing of the Old town Novigrad (Frankopan city Novigrad). Since the renovation in 1999, it has become more accessible and interesting to tourists, visitors and locals, especially with regard to the built lookout. Several possible activities are sightseeing from the outside and using walking and cycling routes leading to the tower.
Reconstruction of old town has continued in order for Novigrad to become an attractive tourist destination in the near future. The importance of the Old Town of Novigrad as historical place in the continental part of Croatia is evidenced by the registration as a protected cultural property in the Register of Cultural Heritage of the Republic of Croatia.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: Less than 30 min
Booking: No booking required
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: The old town is accessible to everyone from the outside (sightseeing), but from the inside it is difficult to access, especially for people with mobility problems.
Tourist contact: Nikola Volović
Cultural material heritage: Historical monument, Historical palace/castle
Local contact: Ana Barković
Form filler: Juraj Randelj
Homeland War Museum - Karlovac
The Karlovac City Museum has established the Homeland War Museum. In the renovated building called “Hotel California” by the defenders, a modern museum facility has been established.
The interior of the building on three floors is organized so as to provide for a coherent functioning of the museum contents. The building’s ground floor holds the Memorial Room of the Karlovac Defenders from the Homeland War, a souvenir shop and a cafe. The permanent exhibition Karlovac 1991 – 1995 is displayed on the first floor, while a multi-purpose hall, library with a reading room and offices are in the attic.
Turanj 2 City of Karlovac - Croatia, Karlovac County
Tourist experience: History, Culture
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: 1 hour to 2 hours
Opening: Working hours:
Tuesday - Friday : 8.00 A.M. - 6.00 P.M.i
Saturday and Sunday: 10.00 A.M. - 6.00 P.M.
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: The structure has no limitations to access.
Tourist contact: Hrvojka Božić
Cultural material heritage: Museum
Local contact: Ana Barković
Form filler: Juraj Randelj
In the Footsteps of Slava Raškaj - Ozalj
Slava Raškaj was born deaf and dumb, but that did not stop her from creating exceptional works of art. Her watercolors represent the highest achievement of Croatian watercolor painting at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century. Apart from watercolors, she made some works in the pastel technique, mostly works with human motifs and portraits. She died in Zagreb on March 29, 1906, and her remains are in the cemetery of St. Vitus Church in Ozalj. Thanks to her heritage, the City of Ozalj has been on the European Impressionism Route since 2019, as the first city from Croatia.
In her honor, a tourist route In the footsteps of Slava Raškaj was designed. It is a cultural and tourism product that integrates cultural and historical heritage with tourism eno-gastro offer within the local community with the aim of branding and positioning Ozalj on the tourist map of Croatia and Europe. The goal of this route is to connect the cultural heritage of Ozalj with the work and life of Slava Raškaj.
The route includes a tour of the Ethno Park Ozalj - HPP Munjara (city beach, bridge over the Kupa) - the promenade of Emilie Laszowski - the Church of St. Vid and the tomb of Slava Raskaj - the Old Town of Ozalj and the Ozalj Homeland Museum.
- Town of Ozalj - Croatia, Karlovac County
Tourist experience: Culture/History; Art
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: 2 - 4 hours
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: The route has limitations for people with disabilities.
Tourist contact: Stjepan Bezjak
Cultural immaterial heritage: Local events (theatre, music, dance, exhibitions), Legendary or historical persona or character
Local contact: Ana Barković
Form filler: Juraj Randelj
Ivana Brlić Mažuranić and the brand "Town of fairy tales"
The most famous resident of Ogulin is the author Ivana Brlić Mažuranić. “Priče iz davnina” (Tales of Long Ago), a collection of fairy tales that represents the work of her greatest success, are deeply imbued with Ogulin, especially its intangible heritage of traditions and legends and the natural beauty of this area.
In her honor, the Ogulin Fairy Tale Festival is organized, which is held in June every year. This festival offers many workshops and events in which visitors get acquainted with the legends and fairy tales for which Ivana Brlić Mažuranić is known. A multimedia interactive center called "Ivana's Fairytale House" has also been built, which constantly sets up exhibitions and reveals interesting facts about this author. One of the main inspirations of this author was the mountain Klek and his legend of the giant of the same name.
All this contributed to the development of the Ogulin brand as the Town of Fairy Tales.
- City of Ogulin - Croatia, Karlovac County
Tourist experience: Culture/History; Literature; Events
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: 1-3 days
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Destination influence: 10
Tourist contact: Tihana Turković
Cultural immaterial heritage: Legendary or historical persona or character
Local contact: Ana Barković
Form filler: Juraj Randelj
Ivana’s House of Fairy Tales
Ivana's House of Fairytale is a unique multimedia and interactive center for visitors, which celebrates fairy tales and all fairytale creations. Acting on the principles of knowledge, creativity and the use of new technologies, in the center there are presented the fairy tales of the most important Croatian fairy tale writer, Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić, born in Ogulin in 1874.
Located in the ancient Frankopan castle, it consists of a multimedia permanent exhibition, a library, a multifunctional space for workshops and a souvenir shop
Hrvatskih rodoljuba Square, 2 City of Ogulin - Croatia, Karlovac County
Tourist experience: Culture/History
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: 30 minutes
Opening: Everyday 10:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Booking: Booking required
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Structure is accessible to everyone, there are no limitations for people with disabilities
Tourist contact: Tihana Turković
Cultural material heritage: Museum, Ancient library
Local contact: Ana Barković
Form filler: Juraj Randelj
Karlovac Beer Days - Karlovac
Come late August, Karlovac becomes the town of beer, combining the three centuries of brewing tradition with its urban music scene, while the central stage at the very edge of Šanac (“The Moat”) turns the Karlovac promenade into the merriest pedestrian zone and a uniquely green amphitheatre.
The Beer Days turn Karlovac into a unique festival area. Along with the central events at the Karlovac promenade, the second stage, on the Korana banks at the Foginovo river beach, offers concerts and events for a younger audience or for those who still feel young. There’s also the traditional crafts and produce fair in the square, a rock-stage at the neighbouring Šanac, the LED Festival in the old Edison cinema building, an amusement park for the youngest visitors and a great gastronomic offer for all. Of course, the beer is the dominant theme of all the gatherings, with the special offer of the Festival beer, the original Karlovac Beer Days beer. And if that does not cut it for you, we offer a selection of craft beers, too, one of them especially – FrKa, the Franciscan beer you can sample in the tranquil Franciscan Monastery courtyard.
- City of Karlovac - Croatia, Karlovac County
Tourist experience: Beer tourism; Manifestation
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: 5 days
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: The event is accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: Biserka Cukina Tropčić
Cultural immaterial heritage: Local traditions or legend, Local events (theatre, music, dance, exhibitions)
Hidden intangible patrimony: Gastronomy and culinary practices
Local contact: Ana Barković
Form filler: Juraj Randelj
Karlovačko Beer
Karlovačko is a popular beer in Croatia and it is the signature product of Karlovačka pivovara. Karlovačka pivovara is a brewery founded in 1854 in Karlovac, and is the backbone of the brewing tradicion in Karlovac County. Karlovačko beer is a recognizable brand of the City, and long tradition encouraged the establishment of brewing studies at Karlovac University of Applied Sciences, which indicates the importance of beer production in the local area.
The first Karlovačko beer produced from Croatian barley appeared on the market in 2015. This way the producer wants to ensure sustainable domestic production of a key ingredient in beer production in order to contribute to development and provide support to the local economy.
Dubovac 22 City of Karlovac - Croatia, Karlovac County
Tourist experience: Gastronomy
Spoken languages: not available
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Experience has age limitations, for people under the age od 18.
Tourist contact: Biserka Cukina Tropčić
Hidden intangible patrimony: Gastronomy and culinary practices
Local contact: Ana Barković
Form filler: Juraj Randelj
Lake Sabljaci
Lake Sabljaci, three kilometers away from the City of Ogulin, sometimes is also called the Ogulin Sea, because of its beauty and size.
The lake was created by blocking the course of Zagorska Mrežnica and accumulating its waters for the needs of the Gojak hydroelectric power plant.
Various water sports such as rowing, sailing, swimming and diving, sport fishing, etc. are held on the lake during the summer "Lake Games".
Lake Sabljaci is a familiar place for fishermen, and fishing is allowed throughout the year. Every winter beautiful white swans find refuge on the lake.
- City of Ogulin - Croatia, Karlovac County
Tourist experience: Natural heritage
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Not accessible to people with disabilities.
Tourist contact: Petra Milanović
Local contact: Ana Barković
Form filler: Juraj Randelj
Mount Klek
Above the valley (323 meters above sea level) in which Ogulin is located, a mountain of miraculous shape and frightening beauty dominates - KLEK - the extreme northeastern ridge of Velika Kapela, 1182 m high. Its 200 meters high, vertical rock is the cradle of Croatian mountaineering and alpinism, because it was in Ogulin in 1874 that the idea of founding a mountaineering society arose.
Klek is one of the botanical reserves with a rich site of tertiary flora, which has been extensively preserved. There are also many protected animal species: wolf, bear, lynx, black grouse and wild cat.
According to folklore, the top of Klek is a gathering place for witches on stormy nights, so they became a kind of symbol of Klek and Ogulin.
- City of Ogulin - Croatia, Karlovac County
Tourist experience: Natural heritage - Mountain
Spoken languages: English
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Not accessible to people with disabilities.
Tourist contact: Zdenko Trninić
Natural heritage: Mountains
Old town Modruš, The Tržan Castle
It is a medieval fortress on a steep hill above the fortified town of Modruš on the eastern slopes of Velika Kapela, once (since the 11th century) the administrative seat of the Modruš County, and today a ruin in the southern part of Karlovac County. It reached its peak in the 14th and 15th centuries, when members of the powerful Croatian family Frankopan ruled there, and when it was the episcopal see. Bernardin Frankopan lived in Tržan-grad most probably until his death in 1529, and his successor, underaged grandson Stjepan IV. Frankopan Ozaljski, settled in Ozalj. The fortress of Tržan remained unmaintained and is slowly beginning to decay. After 1553, it was taken over by the Krajina army, and became part of the Croatian Military Border. In the following decades, there was a smaller military crew in it. There were attempts to rebuild the damaged buildings, but after 1720 the fort was completely abandoned. From then until today, Tržan-grad has been left to the ravages of time, and all that is left of it are the ruined remains of walls and towers, which protrude into the air. Additional problem is that during spring, summer and autumn it is very difficult to access to old town, which is due to the increased number of venomous snakes (Viper), and it is not recommended visiting it.
N/A Modruš, Municipality of Josipdol - Croatia, Karlovac County
Tourist experience: Culture/History
The old town of Modruš is currently not even close to its full tourism potential. This has been caused by many years of non-investment, non-maintenance and non-restoration of the ruins. All of the above is actually a consequence of insufficient financial resources of the Municipality of Josipdol.
Still, the old town has a potential to become a tourist attraction that will contribute to the offer of cultural tourism of the Municipality of Josipdol and Karlovac County, and it can, together with other cultural sites, make a complete tourism experience and cultural tourism offer of Karlovac County.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: Less than 30 min.
Booking: No booking required
40-60 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: The old town is not easily accessible due to non existence of access roads, and neither the surroundings are arranged nor maintained. Also there is a big problem with the venomous snakes (Vipers). Their number is highly increasing during spring, summer and autumn.
Tourist contact: Josip Šibarić
Cultural material heritage: Historical monument, Historical palace/castle
Local contact: Ana Barković
Form filler: Juraj Randelj
Old Town Ogulin, The Castle of Ogulin
The old town of Ogulin was built around 1500 above the cliff of the canyon of the river Dobra - Đulas abyss. It was founded by the feudal lord Bernardin Frankopan. The fort consists of a three-story main palace building with two semicircular towers on the north and south sides, bordered on three sides by city walls. Simultaneously with the fort, the court chapel of St. Bernardine, in which the service of God was performed until the construction of the parish church of St. Of the Cross in 1785. The Ogulin fortress was never conquered, and after losing its military function, in 1865 it was transformed into the Prison of the Judicial Table. He lost his prison purpose at the end of World War II. Since 1967 it has housed the Ogulin Homeland Museum.
Hrvatskih rodoljuba Square, 1 City of Ogulin - Croatia, Karlovac County
Tourist experience: Culture/History
In the area of the Frankopan Castle there is a Heritage land museum (Zavičajni muzej Ogulin) which is the central place of cultural tourism in the city. It has several collections in its offer: archeological, ethnographic, old weapons, a memorial room of Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić, mountaineering and alpinism, an exhibition of academic painter Stjepan Galetić from Ogulin and other.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: 30 min to 1 hour
Opening: Winter time:
Weekly: 7am - 3pm
Weekend: closed
Summer time:
Weekly: 7am - 3pm
Saturday: 9am - 2pm
Sunday: 9am - 1pm
Booking: Booking required only for groups of more than 10 people
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Structure is accessible to everyone but a bit difficult to visit by people with mobility problems
Tourist contact: Ana Krznarić
Cultural material heritage: Historical monument, Museum, Historical palace/castle
Local contact: Ana Barković
Form filler: Juraj Randelj
Ozalj Castle, Old town Ozalj
Ozalj Castle was built and upgraded through different periods and each gave its character to this valuable building. It is a valuable cultural and historical heritage of the continental part of Croatia and an attractive destination for many visitors. The existence of the walls dates from the VI. century, but the beginning of the construction of today's building can be placed in the XIII. century when it is mentioned in written sources.
The entire castle consists of an entrance tower, a smaller tower on the left side of the entrance tower, the main defensive tower, the south, east and north city wings (all three wings are large buildings on two floors) and the so-called "Zrinski Palace" or "granary".
List of owners through history: Bela IV, the Babonić family, bans Mikac Prodavić and numerous castellans, the Frankopani and Zrinski families, the administration of the Hungarian Chamber and the Inner Austrian Chamber, Counts Petazzi, the Perlas family, Counts Batthyány, the Thurn and Taxis family and The Brethren of the Croatian Dragon.
Zrinskih and Frankopana Street, 20 Town of Ozalj - Croatia, Karlovac County
Tourist experience: Culture/History
In the area of the Ozalj castle there is a Native land museum (Zavičajni muzej Ozalj) which is the central place of cultural tourism in the city. Its main activity is museum gallery, but it is very much involved in tourism offer. They currently offer several tourism routes. A novelty is the engagement of archaeologists from 2018 who have found many interesting findings that can be used as tourism potential.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: 30 min to 1 hour
Opening: Winter time:
Weekly: 8am - 4pm
Weekend and holiday: 10am - 4pm
Summer time:
Weekly: 8am - 8pm
Weekend and holiday: 10am - 8pm
Booking: Booking required only for groups of more than 10 people
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Structure is accessible to everyone.
Tourist contact: Stjepan Bezjak
Cultural material heritage: Historical monument, Museum, Historical palace/castle
Local contact: Ana Barković
Form filler: Juraj Randelj
Rastoke
Rastoke is a village, located near the Town of Slunj, known for the Slunjčica River, which flows into the Korana River at Rastoke. Rastoke is oftenly called "the Small Plitvice Lakes", and is connected to the Plitvice Lakes by the Korana River. Rastoke is a place of autochthonous ecologic and ethnographic significance due to its symbiosis of natural and civilizational features.
In Rastoke, Slunjčica flows into the Korana River over travertine rocks, and in its course it creates many lakes, rapids and waterfalls, the most famous of which are Buk, Hrvoje and Vilina kosa.
Rastoke is known for its water powered mechanical mills. In Rastoke, the power of water was once used as the main and only driver of mills, and old houses and mills today are recognizable tourist attractions.
- Town of Slunj - Croatia, Karlovac County
Tourist experience: Natural heritage/industrial patrimony
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: From a few hours of sightseeing, to a few days trip.
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Rastoke village is not completely accessible to everyone, especially to people with mobility problems.
Destination influence: 10
Tourist contact: Dragan Smrzlić
Cultural material heritage: Industrial patrimony
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries
Local contact: Ana Barković
Form filler: Juraj Randelj
St. John's bonfire - Karlovac
The oldest written records concerning the St John’s Eve bonfires date back to 1779. The location has been the same ever since. The first bonfires were lit up on a field on the Kupa bank in the so-called Struga, in the Gaza neighbourhood, and the opposite bank, Banija, soon took up the tradition. The custom of setting ablaze bonfires at the time of the summer solstice, when days are the longest and the Sun in its highest position in the sky, is very old and has been observed in the Karlovac region for centuries. It used to symbolise the Sun and served as an attempt to invoke blessings for a bountiful harvest. The bonfires became a symbol of the Karlovac boatmen spreading the grain trade along the Kupa.
Numerous guests from Croatia and abroad are always welcome with merry songs and dances, the tug of war between Gaza and Banija competitors, boat rides, hot air balloon and hand glider flights, various culinary treats and the lavish fireworks. The whole event usually lasts long into the night, until the last spark of the fires is still visible.
- City of Karlovac - Croatia, Karlovac County
Tourist experience: Cultural heritage - historical event
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: One day
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: The event is accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: Biserka Cukina Tropčić
Cultural immaterial heritage: Local traditions or legend, Local events (theatre, music, dance, exhibitions)
Local contact: Ana Barković
Form filler: Juraj Randelj
The City Star Karlovac
The Star is the oldest and central part of the city of Karlovac, the Karlovac Fortress, which was built in the 16th century as a Renaissance fortification system with a characteristic six-pointed shape.
This star-shaped fortress area of geometrically regular and proportional streets and squares is bordered by six five-sided bastions connected by earthen ramparts, which are followed on the outside by a fortress hornbeam and a sloping outer earthen embankment that allows good defensive control in front of the fortress. Such a system of construction was an expression of the highest fortification ideas of the time, and corresponded to the then war strategy in which short-range artillery dominated.
Central space of The Star is the ban Jelačić’s Square where are The Catholic church of the Trinity Church and the Orthodox church of St. Nicholas which hold numerous historic and spiritual valuables of the town.
Ban Josip Jelacic Square City of Karlovac - Croatia, Karlovac County
Tourist experience: Cultural heritage – historical centre
Tourist experience of The Star, beside sightseeing of star-shaped old town that used to be a fort, includes The City Museum, the foundations of the Chapel of St. Joseph, the main square surrounded by two churches with a well in the middle, the Baroque Palace of the Polytechnic, the oldest Music School in Croatia and many other heritage objects in the historical center. A promenade around the fort along the alées of chestnuts and linden trees, in certain places has the remnants of the stone walls.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: 1 hour to 2 hours of sightseeing
Opening: Opening hours/days are not regulated.
Working hours of the tourist information center:
01.01.-01.05. / 15.09.-31.12. Monday – Friday 8am - 16pm
02.05.-14.09. Monday – Friday 8am - 16pm, Saturday 9am - 12pm
Booking: No booking required
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: The structure has no limitations to access and it’s accessible to everyone, including people with disabilities
Tourist contact: Biserka Cukina Tropčić
Cultural material heritage: Historical monument, Historical palace/castle
Local contact: Ana Barković
The four rivers
Karlovac is situated on the banks of four rivers. It is only logical, then, that it is also a town of many bridges. Everything in this town is connected to the four rivers, the freshwater Aquatika aquarium, the romantic walks along the banks and the drinking water. The Kupa river is the longest of the four, with its spring in the Risnjak national park. The Korana river is unique as we cannot take you to its spring, it flows out of the Plitvice Lakes. The Mrežnica river has two springs, in contrast to the Korana, which has none. The Dobra river has several different names in its upper parts. In Ogulin, it turns into a subterranean river at Đula’s Abyss.
Although the town of Karlovac is known as a city on four rivers, rivers are a feature of the entire Karlovac County.
- City of Karlovac - Croatia, Karlovac County
Tourist experience: Natural heritage - rivers
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: From a few hours of sightseeing to a few days trip.
Opening: Opening hours/days are not regulated.
Working hours of the tourist information center:
01.01.-01.05. / 15.09.-31.12. Monday – Friday 8-16
02.05.-14.09. Monday – Friday 8-16, Saturday 9-12
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: The experience is not accessible to everyone. Some structures have limitations to access for people with disabilities.
Tourist contact: Biserka Cukina Tropčić
Local contact: Ana Barković
Form filler: Juraj Randelj
The history of the Frankopan family – Bosiljevo
Bosiljevo, as well as many other destinations in the Karlovac County, was the home of the noble Frankopan Family. Many refer to Bosiljevo as “a century-old home of noble Frankopans”
Numerous generations of the Frankopan family ruled and lived in Bosiljevo for more than two centuries, and mostly lived in Bosiljevo Castle. On April 30, 1671, the last owner, Fran Krst Frankopan, together with Peter Zrinski, were beheaded in Wiener Neustadt, and the Frankopan rule ended. That is when the turning point for the Bosiljevo area came. After the tragic death of the last owner of the town of Bosiljevo, Fran Krsto Frankopan, and after an unprecedented robbery, a real battle arose for this town and property. Since then, attempts have been made to erase any mention of these Croatian nobles, which has caused the disappearance of many documents on the history of Bosiljevo and its owners.
- Muncipality of Bosiljevo - Croatia, Karlovac County
Tourist experience: Cultural heritage
Spoken languages: not available
Experience duration: On the Bosiljevo territory - one day
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: The most of attractions in Bosiljevo connected to Frankopan family are easily accessible to everyone.
Tourist contact: Janja Furač
Cultural immaterial heritage: Legendary or historical persona or character
Hidden intangible patrimony: Family tales
Local contact: Ana Barković
Form filler: Juraj Randelj
The Homeland Museum Ozalj
The Ozalj Homeland Museum was located in the Old Town of Ozalj. Its material includes a history of 6,000 years, which can be traced through written history and archaeological artifacts.
The history told by historical units highlights the local history presented until the First World War, ie until 1918 - the story of the Pauline order in the monastery in Svetice, the construction of HPP Ozalj called "Munjara" from 1908, the construction of the railway in 1913, emigration to USA and education.
Zrinskih and Frankopana Street, 20 Town of Ozalj - Croatia, Karlovac County
Tourist experience: Culture/History
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: 30 min to 1 hour
Opening: Winter time:
Weekly: 8am - 4pm
Weekend and holiday: 10am - 4pm
Summer time:
Weekly: 8am - 8pm
Weekend and holiday: 10am - 8pm
Booking: Booking required only for groups of more than 10 people
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Structure is accessible to everyone.
Tourist contact: Stjepan Bezjak
Cultural material heritage: Historical monument, Museum
Local contact: Ana Barković
Form filler: Juraj Randelj
The Napoleon’s Magazin
Slunj, once the westernmost point of defence in the war against the Ottoman conquerors, in the period from 1809-1813 becomes the easternmost point of Napoleon’s Empire. The French undertook general social and political changes under the impact of the ideas of the French Revolution. They launched the biggest construction undertakings in the history of Slunj and the surrounding areas, i.e. reconstruction and improvement of the existing bridge across Korana, road construction and construction of bigger mills with accommodation areas in Rastoke along the existing small ones. The Napoleon’s wheat warehouse was built for storing wheat and arms.
- Town of Slunj - Croatia, Karlovac County
Tourist experience: Culture/History
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: Less than 30 min.
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Napoleon's magazin has limitations to access.
Tourist contact: Dragan Smrzlić
Cultural material heritage: Historical monument, Industrial patrimony
Local contact: Ana Barković
Form filler: Juraj Randelj
The Old Town of Slunj
The Old Town of Slunj was built for the original residential purpose of the princes of Krk, as a polygonal, hexagonal building, within which there was
palace and probably auxiliary rooms. It dates from around the 1322 when the Hungarian and Croatian king Charles Robert donated the Drežnik parish with the town of Slunj to Friedrich III Frankopan. There is also a document from 1390 that says that Ivan, Duke of Krk, gave Slunj for to the Duke Paul of Zrinski for rent in the amount of 4000 ducats. In 1449, Slunj belonged to the Duke Dujam of Frankopan, the ancestor of the famous Frankopan Slunjski lineage. The lineage ceased to exist out in 1572 with the death of Franjo Frankopan Slunjski, a hero of wars with the Ottoman conquerors and the famous Croatian ban, while the Town of Slunj got into the hands of the king. The Old Town of Slunj has been connected with the Slunj settlement, on the left bank of Slunjčica, within which there was also the Franciscan monastery. Currently, plans are being prepared for the restoration of architectural and other material cultural and historical heritage with the aim of partially putting the restored areas in the function of nature protection and cross-sectoral cooperation on programs for the restoration and use of the Old Town of Slunj and nearby Napoleon's grain magazine.
Today's walls of the Old Town of Slunj are owned by the City of Slunj.
Frankopana street, 4 Town of Slunj - Croatia, Karlovac County
Tourist experience: Culture/History
The old town of Slunj is currently in ruins, although part of the walls have been restored. Within the walls there are no additional tourism facilities or contents and therefore it has the function of a tourism attraction with activities of sightseeing and retelling of historical stories and events. The city of Slunj is currently in the process of obtaining documentation and preparing projects for the reconstruction of this site and exploiting its full tourism potential.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: Less than 30 min.
Booking: No booking required
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: The old town walls are accessible to everyone from the outside (sightseeing), but from the inside are difficult to access, especially for people with mobility problems.
Tourist contact: Dragan Smrzlić
Cultural material heritage: Historical monument, Historical palace/castle
Local contact: Ana Barković
Form filler: Juraj Randelj
Two historic roads - Louisiana and Carolina
Carolina
Karolina is the first road that connected Karlovac and the interior of Croatia with the Adriatic. It was named after Emperor Charles VI. Habsburg. It was built from 1726 to 1732 as a "grain road" to the port of Bakar, 105 kilometers long. Parts of Karolina are still used today, and the Zagreb - Rijeka motorway follows its route only a few kilometers away.
Louisiana
Louisiana from Rijeka to Karlovac, built from 1803 to 1811, was the best road of the Habsburg Monarchy and one of the most beautiful in Europe at the time, 140 kilometers long and along the peak of Ravno Podolje (928 m above sea level). The most deserving for the "work of art" is the engineer Filip Vukasović. It was shortened, and the stone paving was covered with asphalt from 1954 to 1957.
Both historic roads pass through Novigrad na Dobri.
- Novigrad na Dobri, Municipality of Netretić - Croatia, Karlovac County
Tourist experience: Culture/History
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: Day or few days trip with stops
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: The historic roads are accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: Nikola Volović
Cultural material heritage: Historic road
Local contact: Ana Barković
Form filler: Juraj Randelj
Đula abyss
Đula abyss is the phenomenon of a hydrogeological monument of nature. Through the canyon through the very center of the city, the river Dobra ends its course - it sinks under the stone and steep cliffs in a huge opening: Đula's abyss continues with the Medvedica cave into the longest speleological object in Croatia. So far, as many as 15,701 meters of the system have been explored.
The name of the abyss is related to the legend of Đula, who fell into the abyss due to unrequited love.
- City of Ogulin - Croatia, Karlovac County
Tourist experience: Natural heritage
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: 30 minutes
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Structure is not accessible to people with disabilities
Tourist contact: Petra Milanović
Local contact: Ana Barković
Form filler: Juraj Randelj
Borgo di Chiaulis e Ecomuset (Chiaulis Hamlet and Ecomuset)
Arriving from Val d’Incarojo, Chiaulis is the first hamlet of the Municipality. With only 30 inhabitants (approximately), has never been vehicle accessible and thus it can only be visited on foot, walking along pebble stone paths and staircases. One can really have the impression that time stood still here, with houses and stables for pigs one next to the other. Around the end of November/beginning of December, the hamlet inhabitants organize a festival cantered upon pork butchering activities, aimed at preserving them as well as at producing cured meats and sausages for the hamlet’s consumption. Considering that it is a very fascinating event also because the hamlet becomes very lively, it might become an interesting occasion for a cultural and culinary visit.
Chiaulis è il primo borgo del Comune di Paularo che si incontra entrando nella vallata di Incarojo, seguendo alcuni tornanti che dipartono dalla strada provinciale 23. Il borgo, che oramai conta una trentina di abitanti, non è mai stato reso carrabile e anche per questo motivo sembra fermo nel tempo: è percorribile solo a piedi, su stradine acciottolate, rampe e scalinate che si dipanano tra le case, affiancate da stalle e ricoveri per l’allevamento dei maiali. Per questa sua caratteristica, regala scorci significativi e vedute suggestive che ammaliano il visitatore. In prossimità della festa di S. Andrea, che per tradizione sancisce l’uccisione del maiale di casa (“A sant’Andrea il purcit su la brea), nel piccolo borgo di Chiaulis si tiene una festa di paese che, attraverso laboratori e dimostrazioni, vuole salvare la memoria della lavorazione del maiale per la produzione di insaccati e tagli. Considerato il momento dell’anno così scenografico e la movimentazione insolita che la festa porta nel borgo, è un’interessante occasione di visita enogastronomica e culturale.
Strada provinciale 23, bivio Chiaulis Paularo - Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italia
Tourist experience: Possibility to organize guided tours of the hamlet.
If visiting during the festival, tourist could take part to pork butchers’ activities, both as viewers or as active participants. A shared lunch is the main event and it is of course pork-based.
Visita al borgo con eventuali accompagnatori locali (da organizzare sulla base delle disponibilità).
L’esperienza turistica potrebbe prevedere una mattinata di visita al borgo, immergendosi completamente nel contesto festivo e paesano dell’occasione. Si può poi seguire le dimostrazioni di norcineria, provando – se si vuole – a partecipare a qualche attività. Il pranzo, naturalmente a base di piatti tradizionali con l’inevitabile presenza della carne di maiale, corona la giornata.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: 30 minutes
half to 1 day (during the festival)
Opening: Can be done by onself.
Booking: If requiring a guide, phone booking is needed.
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Pebble-stone roads and staircases make the visit to the hamlet.
extremely difficult for people with mobility issues.
Le limitazioni all’accessibilità sono legate alla conformazione del borgo, che è interamente pedonale e presenta scale e rampe in ciottolato: le persone con difficoltà motorie difficilmente possono intraprendere questa esperienza di visita.
Tourist contact: Valentina Cacitti
Cultural material heritage: Borgo rurale
Cultural immaterial heritage: Local events (theatre, music, dance, exhibitions), Traditional work
Hidden intangible patrimony: Gastronomy and culinary practices
Experiences: Pork butcher lab
Local contact: Valentina Cacitti
Borgut (Borgut Hamlet)
One of the most old and fascinating hamlets of the municipality is the so called "Borgut". Located near Fabiani Palace, it extends along a crossroads of staircases and old lanes. One of the most peculiar houses is "Casa del Negro - in dal barbe Gjulio", featuring a closed courtyard, an old apple and pear cider press (striç) and an external oven used by all the villagers to cook focaccia bread, a staple food during festivities and local festivals.
Il borgut è uno dei borghi più belli e antichi del capoluogo. È ubicato in prossimità di Palazzo Fabiani, si sviluppa dal retro della dimora storica, in un incrocio di stradine e scalinate. Tra gli edifici del quartiere spicca senza dubbio la "Casa Del Negro" (in dal barbe Gjulio), a corte chiusa, custode di un antico torchio (striç) per la produzione del sidro di pere e di mele, risalente al 1600, e di un forno esterno per la cottura condivisa delle focacce, prodotte in gran quantità in occasione di festività.
Via Pontebba Paularo - Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italia
Tourist experience: Everybody can visit the hamlet on their own. It would be however greatly beneficial if tourist could rely on eplicative panels (ideally, technological ones) about the history of the houses and the hamlet traditions.
La visita al borgo può avvenire autonomamente, naturalmente sarebbe utile poter illustrare -attraverso pannelli o ancor meglio qualche installazione tecnologica – la storia delle case e le tradizioni di cui sono testimoni.
Experience duration: 1 hour
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: There aren't any limitations in accessing the hamlet. Moreover, the absence of cars further increases safety, especially with regards to small children.
Il borgo è accessibile a tutti e non presenta rischi di attraversamento automobili, quindi particolarmente indicato con bambini piccoli, liberi di muoversi tra gli edifici.
Tourist contact: Santina Del Negro
Cultural material heritage: Relevant road or piazza
Local contact: Santina Del Negro
Brusâ la Vecja (Fire ritual)
This ritual is intended as a temporary break from strict Lent rules, with the fire being a symbol of transition from winter (death) to spring (birth). Local youngsters build a high structure covered by dry leaves and plants, to which they then tie a puppet resemblig an old lady. The structure is then set on fire and, up until some years ago, ashes were brought to the house of the oldest lady in the village, as a wish for long life.
Rituale di metà Quaresima, che segna un momento di pausa dai rigori quaresimali, legato al fuoco e al momento di passaggio dall'inverno (morte apparente) alla primavera (rinascita). La compagnia dei giovani del paese costruisce una struttura di grandi dimensioni (medêli) che viene rivestita di materiali vegetali secchi, quali i fusti del mais, parti secche di vegetali. Viene creato un fantoccio che assomiglia ad una Vecja (vecchia) a cui si appicca il fuoco.
Al termine della combustione le braci venivano depositate sulla soglia di casa della donna più anziana del paese per augurarle lunga vita. Alcuni anni fa in paese la più anziana non gradiva questo gesto, cosicché da allora questa parte del rituale è stata interrotta. Il rituale è tramandato e realizzato dall'Associazione Culturale “Amici di Osais”.
Osais Osais - Italia/Udine/Friuli Venezia Giulia
Spoken languages: Italian, local dialect
Experience duration: It depends: to see the fire, 1 hour approx, while to participate to the set up, half a day approx.
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Tourist contact: Federica D'Orazio
Cultural immaterial heritage: Local traditions or legend
Local contact: Federica D'Orazio
Chiesa San Leonardo (San Leonardo Church)
Dedicated to S. Leonard, it was built between the end of the 14th and the end of the 15th Century and subsequently expanded during the second half of the 18th Century. The 16th Century frescos, painted by an artist of Gian Francesco da Tolmezzo's circle, and the 2 baroque wooden altars are the most prominent works still preserved inside the building. The Solari bell-tower clock (19th Century) will soon be moved and placed in a display along the streets of the village.
Chiesa dedicata a San Leonardo, protettore di fabbri ferrai, le cui prime informazioni risalgono al 1391, anno fu concesso il permesso di costruzione. La consacrazione avvenne alla fine del '400. Ad oggi si conservano nell'area absidale affreschi del XVI sec.. Realizzati da Pietro Fuluto, artista facente parte della bottega di Gianfrancesco da Tolmezzo. Nella seconda metà del XVIII sec. fu ampliata. All'interno si conservano due altari lignei barocchi dedicati a San Leonardo e a San Valentino.
La chiesa è dotata di torre campanaria e di orologio. L'orologio da torre Solari risalente al XIX secolo, al termine del restauro in corso, verrà collocato entro una teca in luogo da definirsi in paese (promotori dell'azione l'Associazione Culturale “Amici di Osais”).
Osais, 35/37 Osais - Italia/Udine/Friuli Venezia Giulia
Tourist experience: Guided visit available upon booking.
Visita; visite guidate su prenotazione
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: 15 to 30 minutes.
Opening: Booking required. Alternatively, during Masses.
Aperta su prenotazione o durante le funzioni religiose.
Booking: Required for guided visit.
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: No limitations
Accessibile a tutti
Tourist contact: Ufficio turistico Ufficio turistico
Cultural material heritage: Church
Cultural immaterial heritage: Local traditions or legend
Local contact: Federica D'Orazio
Cicloturismo (Cycle tourism)
Kinds of cycletourism:
-Sport cyclists interested in trying the Zoncolan climb. Not interested in other aspects of the territory, complain about the lack of maintenance of the streets (which is instead not the case during Giro d'Italia).
-Mountain bike cyclists: especially Austrian and German tourists who often have maps on their own. They also point out the lack of maintanance of the streets as well as the lack of signals/indications.
Tipologie di cicloturismo:
- sportivi che praticano il ciclismo da strada ed hanno come mete i percorsi del Giro d'Italia (Zoncolan): lamentano che la strada per lo Zoncolan è praticabile in sicurezza solo quando passa il Giro, altrimenti è scadente in manutenzione. Ciclisti che pernottano una notte e non sono interessati ad altri aspetti del territorio
- percorsi in bike: portano la bike in auto e seguono percorsi sterrati nei boschi. I ciclisti tedeschi dispongono di itinerari promossi su loro siti e guide. Sottolineano che le piste ciclabili sono solo a tratti (ciclabile Villa Santina-Ovaro lungo il percorso dell'ex ferrovia), misto sterrato e asfalto da Villa Santina, con scadente manutenzione e scarsa segnaletica.
- cicloturismo in e-bike risulta inesistente.
Ovaro - Italia/Udine/Friuli Venezia Giulia
Tourist experience: Cycle Tourism
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: Depending on the route
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Destination influence: 10
Tourist contact: Informazioni Turistiche Ovaro
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes
Experiences: Cycle Tourism
Local contact: Federica D'Orazio
Donne del Bosco Chialina (Women of the Wood)
The group was born spontaneously in summer 2003 and was linked to the movement "Art in Nature". The artists work outside searching for a deeper connection of humans and nature. They deeply respect landscape and built their work on the traditions of the place and on local natural materials. The works are visible in the woods in Chialina.
Il gruppo si è formato spontaneamente nell'estate del 2003, ricollegandosi al movimento ARTE nella NATURA: le artiste operano all’aperto, ricercando un’integrazione tra uomo e natura, aprendo il cuore alla relazione con essa e perciò a una connessione più profonda con se stessi; rispettano l’ambiente ed il paesaggio, tenendo conto della storia e delle tradizioni del luogo; i materiali usati sono in gran parte naturali, spesso trovati sul posto; le opere sono destinate col tempo a dissolversi e a ritornare alla terra.
Il percorso espositivo è nel bosco a Chialina
Ovaro Ovaro - Italia, Udine, Friuli Venezia Giulia
Tourist experience: Walk in the wood (artistic path). The works are constantly changed and renovated.
Passeggiata nel bosco: è stato creato un percorso artistico nel bosco a Chialina. Le installazioni artistiche vengono rinnovate costantemente sulla base di scelte tematiche delle artiste
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: Approx 1h and a half.
1 ora 30 min circa
Opening: Always open.
Sempre aperto
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: There might be limitations for people with mobility problems.
Accessibile a tutti, accessibile a persone dotate di autonomia nella deambulazione.
Tourist contact: Luisa Cimenti
Cultural material heritage: Sculpture park
Local contact: Federica D'Orazio
Esposizione permanente “La Mozartina” a Paularo (Permanent exhibition La Mozartina)
Historic houses hosting a collection of a still functioning keyboard instruments within a context of vintage furniture. Visitors can get a glimpse of the history of piano, harpsichord and organ. The exhibition belongs to the Carniamusei network.
La settecentesca casa Scala ospita una particolare raccolta di strumenti musicali a tastiera che in sintesi rappresenta la storia dell’organo, del clavicembalo e del pianoforte. Collocati su tre piani, gli strumenti non sono esposti nelle sale secondo i criteri tradizionali utilizzati nelle esposizioni museali, ma fanno parte dell’arredo di una casa signorile e agiata di musicisti benestanti del periodo barocco e romantico. Il museo è inserito nella rete museale Carniamusei.
Via Jacopo Linussio, 24 Paularo - Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italia
Tourist experience: Guided tour of the exhibition. It is however possible to expand the offering to include concerts and masterclasses.
L’esperienza turistica può consistere nella visita guidata all’esposizione. Nella possibilità di sviluppare la proposta, si può pensare a momenti di esibizione, nonchè masterclass dedicate a musicisti di strumenti a tastiera.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: 2 hours
Opening: Booking mandatory, both for individuals and small groups.
Apertura su prenotazione a singoli o a gruppi
Booking: Some days earlier. It might be that visitors are grouped together for the guided tour.
Qualche giorno prima, con l’eventualità di essere accorpati ad altri fruitori per la visita guidata
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Due to the presence of stairs, accessibility s limited.
L’accessibilità non è garantita alle persone con problemi di mobilità, per la presenza di scale.
Tourist contact: Daniel Prochazka
Cultural material heritage: Museum, Historic house, Permanent exhibition
Local contact: Daniel Prochazka
Fratelli Leita (Leita Brothers)
The Leita Brothers (experts about piano and opera), through the teachings and support of Master Canciani (Paularo) have learned and developed the skills to build and restore ancient musical instruments. Currently they own a company producing harpsichords, all built using certified (PEFC) wood from the surrounding forests and using traditional techniques. All of the harpsichords are built using as models ancient instruments owned by various European museums.
Michele ed Alessandro Leita, rispettivamente studiosi di pianoforte e di canto lirico, hanno acquisito le conoscenze e le competenze nella costruzione di clavicembali e nel restauro di strumenti musicali antichi dal maestro Canciani a Paularo. Sono titolari dell'azienda che produce clavicembali in cui vengono utilizzati legni certificati PEFC ricavati da alberi prevalentemente della Val Pesarina. Si occupano della produzione artigianale di ogni singolo componente dei clavicembali seguendo antiche pratiche artigianali. I clavicembali sono costruiti su modelli originali di antichi strumenti custoditi in musei europei.
Occasionalmente si dedicano al restauro di mobili.
Località Chiampeas, 7 Prato Carnico - Italia/Udine/Friuli Venezia Giulia
Tourist experience: Visit to the factory.
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: Depends on agreement with owners.
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: No limitations.
Cultural immaterial heritage: Traditional work
Hidden intangible patrimony: antiche tecniche artigianali per costruzione clavicembali
Experiences: visita a laboratorio artigianale
Local contact: Federica D'Orazio
Il parco di Saletti (Saletti's playground)
The park features a playground, a bar and a camping area and is an ideal place for both relaxation and fun. It is also possible to play tennis, minigolf and bocce balls but: for this customers need to ask the owner.
Il Bar Parco Giochi con campeggio camper inserito nello spazio verde di località Saletti è un luogo ideale per il relax di grandi e per il divertimento di piccini, dotato di camping e molti spazi gioco. L’accesso è libero all’area bar e parco giochi, mentre per l’accesso ai campi di bocce, tennis e minigolf è necessario rivolgersi alla gestrice.
Via della pineta, 22 PAULARO - FRIULI VENEZIA – GIULIA, ITALIA
Tourist experience: Free access and several activities (minigolf, tennis, bocce) available.
L’esperienza turistica si può basare sulle commodities presenti presso il parco, che dispone di spazi gioco (bocce, minigolf, giochi per bambini) e spazi per il relax.
Spoken languages: Italian, English, Deutsche
Experience duration: Depends on the activity.
A piacere
Opening: Summer: every day 09:30 - 12:30, 14:30 - 02:00
Aperto tutti i giorni nella bella stagione con orario 09:30 - 12:30, 14:30 - 02:00
Booking: Not needed
Non richiesta la prenotazione, accesso libero
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: No.
Accessibilità per tutti/e
Tourist contact: Gessica Sbrizzai
Cultural immaterial heritage: Parco
Local contact: Gessica Sbrizzai
La femenate a Paularo (Femenate - fire ritual in Paularo)
The femenate is a fascinating fire ritual, linked with ancient celtic traditions and taking place on every year on January 5th.It is part of Epiphany rituals and it is similar to other fire rituals taking place in other areas in Friuli. This ritual is common in all of the hamlets of the municipality and consists in setting on fire a wooden rhomboid structure covered with dry grass and leaves in order to wish for luck and prosperity for the new year.
La femenate è uno spettacolo suggestivo, legato alle tradizioni più antiche, addirittura alle ritualità celtiche del fuoco ed alla sua azione vivificatrice e purificatrice, è quello che puntualmente illumina le fredde serate del 5 gennaio. Fa parte dei riti epifanici che tra il 5 e 6 gennaio si svolgono dai monti alla pianura in tutto il Friuli, sia pure diversificati per scenari e contorni.La Femenàte è realizzata partendo da un’intelaiatura romboidale, sostenuta da una pertica di abete sufficientemente lunga e saldamente piantata nel terreno, coperta con stanghe di abete fissate con chiodi, ramaglie e fogliame secchi. La vallata si infiamma di vari fuochi, in quasi ogni frazione.
Paularo - FRIULI VENEZIA – GIULIA, ITALIA
Tourist experience: Tourists can participate to the ritual but could also take part in the preparation of the "femenate".
L’esperienza turistica, oltre a consistere nella partecipazione al rito, in una chiave di sviluppo potrebbe prevedere una partecipazione alla preparazione delle femenatas.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: Half a day (late afternoon/evening)
Pomeriggio-sera
Opening: January 5th
5 gennaio di ogni anno
Booking: Not needed
Non richiesta
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: No limitations
Nessuna limitazione
Tourist contact: Santina Del Negro
Cultural immaterial heritage: Local traditions or legend
Local contact: Santina Del Negro
Las mans d’aur (Le mani d'oro) – L’arte del ricamo a Paularo (The art of embroidery in Paularo)
In Paularo embroidery is an art handed down from one generation to the other. A group dedicated to teaching and bringing forward this art was born in 2004. In addition, locals and tourists can visit the "Ecomuseo exhibition" where several works by the women of the group are on display. Guided tours are also possible.
L’arte del ricamo è un’attività tradizionale che viene tramandata generazione dopo generazione in vallata. Per riscoprire e valorizzare questo patrimonio immateriale, nel 2004 è nato un gruppo, attivo nella pratica e nell’insegnamento del ricamo: presso l’esposizione ecomuseale in borgo S. Antonio, è possibile seguire una visita guidata in ambienti vernacolari ricostruiti e arredati con opere del gruppo, tra tradizione e innovazione.
Piazza Julia 19, Borgo S. Antonio, sede dell’Ecomuseo Paularo - Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italia
Tourist experience: Tourists can visit the exhibition together with one of the women of the group. Following their suggestion, it could also be possible to organize immersive embroidery courses. This could also be helpful in terms of income integration.
Il turista può visitare l’esposizione, accompagnato da una delle donne che fanno parte del gruppo. È inoltre auspicabile creare le condizioni per attivare dei corsi immersivi a pagamento, data la disponibilità delle volontarie a svolgere un ruolo di insegnanti e poter contare su piccole integrazioni di reddito.
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: 1 hour approx
Booking: Booking required.
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: L’esposizione si trova al secondo piano e non c’è un ascensore o un monta scale.
Tourist contact: Alba Dereani
Cultural immaterial heritage: Handicrafts (such as embroidery, carving)
Experiences: Handicraft laboratories
Local contact: Alba Dereani
Leggende (Val Pesarina legends)
In Val Pesarina, several local stories have been preserved and handed down through generations. Examples include:
I danâts da Fuina (The Fuina damned): the area along the Fuina river has always been perceived as inhospitable and dangerousand thus imagined as a place where the damned souls were sent for eternity. Others refer that they even heard the sound of the damned's chaains from far away.
Il danât di Lauc (The damned from Lauco): this is the story of a man that was set to Fuina as a punishment for his evil deeds.
Il cavaliere sul cavallo bianco a Pesariis in Gadoria (The knight on the white horse in Pesariis): the girls from the village should be very careful when passing by a specific street since the knight on the white horse who was standing there was actually the Devil.
I danâts da Fuina : il rio Fuina ad Osais è caratterizzato da acque turbolente e spesso le piene producono esondazioni e frane di materiale pietroso; il suo corso verso monte si insinua in zone impervie e percepite come luoghi insidiosi, in cui nessuno vorrebbe stare. Nell'immaginario collettivo è il luogo in cui venivano mandate le anime delle persone cattive, dei delinquenti e di chi deve ricevere una punizione. Si racconta che fossero incatenati e si sentissero i tintinnii delle loro catene.
Il danât di Lauc : si tramanda che un uomo di Lauco avesse fatto talmente tanto male in vita che, come massima punizione post mortem, la sua anima fu mandata in Fuina.
Il cavaliere sul cavallo bianco a Pesariis in Gadoria (strada perpendicolare alla principale all'angolo del civico 55): le ragazze di Pesariis dovevano fare molta attenzione quando passavano nella parte alta della strada, perché potevano incontrare un cavaliere in sella al suo cavallo bianco. Apparentemente un cavaliere, ma i suoi piedi tradivano la sua reale identità: aveva piedi di capra: era il Diavolo sotto mentite spoglie.
Il raccontare era pratica quotidiana che accompagnava le conversazioni e i momenti lavorativi degli adulti.
La Rugiea che portava via i bambini (?) responsabile dei temporali.
La Magna era una biscia che parlava.
Osais e Pesariis - Italia/Udine/Friuli Venezia Giulia
Tourist experience: Not applicable.
Spoken languages: Italian, local dialect
Experience duration: Not applicable.
Accessibility: Not applicable.
Cultural immaterial heritage: Local traditions or legend
Local contact: Federica D'Orazio
Manifestazione Mistirs a Paularo (Mistirs fair in Paularo)
The Mistirs fair is a well-known event that takes place in Paularo every last weekend of August. It is s very significant event for the community both internally and externally, since many tourists visit during this period and thus it has become the main showcase of the attractions offered by the whole valley. During the fair visitors can taste typical products, buy local crafts and attend traditional works live demonstrations. Many villagers think that the fair should be further developed, in order to be even more attractive.
La manifestazione Mistirs è ormai un appuntamento annuale classico per la vallata di Paularo. Si tiene l’ultimo fine settimana di Agosto e rappresenta un momento molto significativo per la vita comunitaria del paese e per l’attrattività turistica della vallata. Nel contesto della festa, ci sono esibizioni, dimostrazioni, degustazioni eno-gastronomiche, mercatini di artigianato e di prodotti locali. Per il Comune è la principale vetrina verso l’esterno e merita di essere sviluppato e ampliato, a parere di molti paularini.
Paularo Paularo - FRIULI VENEZIA – GIULIA, ITALIA
Tourist experience: Participation to the fair (tastings, traditional work demonstrations, possibility to buy local crafts).
L’esperienza turistica è la partecipazione alla manifestazione, con tutta una serie di proposte eno-gastronomiche e dimostrative delle tradizioni locali.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: One or two days (Saturday and Sunday)
Uno o due giorni (sabato e Domenica)
Opening: Every year, last weekend of August
L’ultimo fine settimana di Agosto
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: No limitations
La manifestazione è fruibile da tutti
Destination influence: 10
Tourist contact: Dina Pellizzotti
Cultural immaterial heritage: Handicrafts (such as embroidery, carving), Local events (theatre, music, dance, exhibitions), Local markets, Folkloristic dances, Traditional work
Local contact: Dina Pellizzotti
Miniera di Cludinico (Mine of Cludinico)
The coal mine of Cludinico has been active for almost 1 century, until 1956. Currently the village hosts a museum where visitors can learn about work in the mine, coal production processes and miners' life. Former miners and their families have given a significant contribution to enrich the collection of the museum. It is also possible to take part in a guided tour along the tunnels of the mine.
La miniera di Cludinico è un sito minerario rimasto attivo per quasi un secolo. Museo trova collocazione nell’edificio che un tempo ospitava il magazzino del villaggio minerario; l'attività di estrazione del carbone della miniera terminò nel 1956 e da quel momento in poi iniziò lo smantellamento del villaggio minerario.
Recentemente fu implementata la sistemazione del sito minerario grazie all’apporto di ex minatori e di loro familiari, la ricca collezione rende testimonianza dell'evoluzione del sito minerario fino al periodo di sua massima espansione e dei suoi processi produttivi. La sede del Museo funge da punto di partenza per l’escursione all’interno della ex Miniera Creta d'Oro (facente parte assieme alla Vareton e Rio Malon dell’intero complesso minerario di Cludinico).
Via Cludinico 3 Ovaro - Italia, Udine, Friuli Venezia Giulia
Tourist experience: Visit to the mine and to the museum
Visita al museo e/o alle gallerie della Miniera
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: Guided tour approx 3 hours
Visita guidata circa 3 ore
Booking: For the mine visit, booking is mandatory.
Prenotazione obbligatoria per la visita guidata alle gallerie della Miniera
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Not suitable for people with mobility issues.
Destination influence: 10
Tourist contact: Miniera cludinico Miniera cludinico
Cultural material heritage: Miniera
Hidden intangible patrimony: Community tales, Family tales
Local contact: Federica D'Orazio
Mulino Baus (Baus Mill)
Donada-Baus Mill is one of the few active mills in Carnia. Before starting to use electricity to grind cereals, the wheels, which can be still seen today, were moved by water. The existence of the mill dates back to 1514 and since 1700 is run by Donada's family.
The millstone is a rare example of electro-mechanic millstone and the most recent one has been designed and built by the owner's father in 1957. The milling techniques are still those of the old times and this is the reason why flour maintain intact all of its organoleptic properties. The mill has many customers and some of them bring there their own cereals too.
Il mulino Donada di Baus è uno dei pochi mulini rimasti attivi in Carnia. Si trova sulla sponda sinistra del torrente Degano e, se ora è elettro-meccanico, si conservano ancora le ruote, che venivano mosse dall'acqua del torrente canalizzata e si intravedono i solchi delle antiche canalizzazioni.
Una vecchia pergamena notarile ne segnala l'esistenza già nel 1514. Ma è dal 1700 che l'attività è condotta dalla famiglia Donada. Le macine sono esemplari rari di mulini elettromeccanici. La macchina risalente al 1957 (la più moderna), è stata progettata e realizzata dal padre di Giovanni. Si macina oggi come una volta, con tempi lunghi che consentono di mantenere intatte le proprietà organolettiche del prodotto. Dieci anni fa si aggiunse poi la farina da polenta integrale con la crusca macinata sottile. Ma sono anche molti coloro che si recano, come un tempo, al mulino per farsi macinare i propri cereali (anche dal Veneto).
Mulino Donada Di Donada Giovanni & C. S.a.s. Localita Baus, 43 A Baus, Ovaro - Italia/Udine/Friuli Venezia Giulia
Tourist experience: Visit to the mill, purchase of flour.
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: It depends.
Opening: Call +39 0433 60332 to verify opening times.
Accessibility: No limitations.
Tourist contact: Mulino Donada di Donada Giovanni & C. S.a.s. Mulino Donada di Donada Giovanni & C. S.a.s.
Cultural material heritage: Mulino
Cultural immaterial heritage: Traditional work
Hidden intangible patrimony: Family tales
Experiences: Macinazione dei cereali
Local contact: Federica D'Orazio
Museo Casa Bruseschi (Casa Bruseschi Museum)
The etnographic museum Casa Bruseschi displays a traditional middle-class carnic house dating back to the 17/18th Century. The last owner, Ms Dorina Bruseschi has donated it to the Parish, together with the furniture that visitors can still see in its original position. Besides the house, visitors can enjoy the garden, where ancient seeds are still used. Next to the garden, there is the old stable as well.
Il Museo etnografico Casa Bruseschi, donato dall'ultima proprietaria Dorina Bruseschi alla Parrocchia, propone una tipica casa carnica borghese tra il '600 ed il '700. Conserva oggetti ed ambienti arredati lasciati nella posizione originale. Di fronte al museo si può apprezzare il curato giardino (“Il giardino di Dorina”), i cui fiori sono scelti tra bulbi e semenze che si utilizzavano in passato e a lato “Il stâli da Bertala”, la stalla ed il fienile (ora con altra destinazione d'uso).
Pesariis, 37 Pesariis - Italia/Udine/Friuli Venezia Giulia
Tourist experience: Visit to the museum. Guided tour possible.
Visita al museo in autonomia; possibilità di visita guidata per gruppi.
Spoken languages: Italian, English, Deutsche
Experience duration: 15 minutes
15 minuti
Opening: For info and booking:
mobile: 338 3460595
email:museo.bruseschi@gmail.com
Booking: Booking required for groups
Su prenotazione le visite guidate per gruppi
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessibility limitations due to the presence of stairs.
Abitazione disposta su due piani, collegati da due rampe di scale ripide, per cui è necessaria una buona mobilità e non è accessibile a disabili in carrozzina.
Tourist contact: Annalisa Cleva
Cultural material heritage: Museum
Local contact: Federica D'Orazio
Museo del Legno e della Segheria Veneziana Aplis (Venetian Sawmill and Wood Museum)
The core business of the Aplis sawmill was the production of beams. In Ovaro, the exploitation of woods to prooduce beams and other wooden products has been documented since the 18th Century. This specific sawmill is a Venetian one with a saw moved by an idraulic wheel (the water used was the one from the Degano river). The creation of a museum has allowed the development of an exhibition about wood collection and production. On the second floor, visitors can witness the workshop of the last fiddler of the valley.
La segheria di Aplis è una segheria costruita per la lavorazione dei travi e grandi tavolati. Lo sfruttamento della risorsa boschiva nella filiera del legno è documentata, a Ovaro, a partire dal 700. La segheria di tipo veneziano, costituita da una sega ad una lama azionata da una ruota idraulica, azionata dalle acque del torrente Degano fin lì canalizzate.
La musealizzazione dell'impianto di lavorazione ha permesso di sviluppare un percorso espositivo sulla filiera del legno.
Sul soppalco della struttura è ospitata la faria di Remo Capellari, l'ultimo fabbro della Val Pesarina (la fucina si trova a Prato sul rio Dentro).
Aplis 2/c Ovaro - Italia, Udine, Friuli Venezia Giulia
Tourist experience: Visit to the museum.
Ingresso al museo in autonomia
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: Approx 20 minutes.
20 minuti circa
Opening: Depends on availability.
Su richiesta
Booking: Booking required.
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: No limitations
Accessible a tutti
Tourist contact: Hotel Aplis Hotel Aplis
Cultural material heritage: Museum
Cultural immaterial heritage: Traditional work
Local contact: Federica D'Orazio
Museo della Seconda Guerra Mondiale a Clavais (Museum of WW2 in Clavais)
The 2nd WW Museum is hosted in the former dairy in Clavais and is supposed to open in 2021, after a 1 year postponement due to the Covid pandemic. The core of the exhibition are the remainings of an american bomber (B-25 “Pretzel”) crashed near Mt. Zoncolan. The remainings were picked up and used by local and the whole story remained unknown until some youngster from Clavais decided to pick up the remainings still left in the woods. Those who have already picked up and otherwise used the remainings have also contributed to the birt of the Museum.
Il piccolo Museo sulla Seconda Guerra Mondiale è ospitato in un locale dell'Ex latteria di Clavais ed è risultato della ricerca di tutti i resti di un bombardiere americano (B-25 “Pretzel”) precipitato in una gola a quota 1350 mt. Nei pressi della vetta del Monte Zoncolan. Nessuno dell'equipaggio sopravvisse. I resti furono in parte recuperati, conservati o riutilizzati, dagli abitanti di Clavais; gran numero di essi rimasero abbandonati sul territorio, fino a quando alcuni giovani di Clavais si sono interessati al recupero dei resti. Ricerca ed allestimento sono curati da Mattia Primus e da un suo amico. Il recupero di altri elementi è stato attuato coinvolgendo gli abitanti del paese, chiedendo loro di fornire i propri ritrovamenti al museo. Interessanti sono i reipieghi dei pezzi dell'aereo per costruire inferriate di una finestra o oggetti d'uso quotidiano.
Il Museo doveva essere inaugurato nel 2020, ma si è rinviato al 2021.
Clavais, Ovaro - Italy/Udine/Friuli Venezia Giulia
Tourist experience: Museum visit
Visita al museo
Spoken languages: Italian
Accessibility: No limitations
Accessibile a tutti
Tourist contact: Mattia Primus
Cultural material heritage: Museum
Local contact: Federica D'Orazio
Orologi (Pesariis Clocks)
The art of clockmaking in Pesariis dates back to the second half of the XVII Century and is linked to the Solari, Cappellari and Machin families. The technical developments in clockmaking have all been implemented and the production still continues today with two companies (Solari Udine and Pino&Vero) and two craftsman's labs.
L'arte orologiaia a Pesariis affonda le sue radici nella seconda metà del XVII sec. e coinvolge per secoli alcune famiglie (Capellari, Solari e Machin). Attraverso i passaggi dalla meccanica all'elettromeccanica fino all'elettronica approda fino ai giorni nostri e costituisce tutt'ora una voce produttiva sia con lo stabilimento della Solari Udine in Possal, sia con l'azienda Pino&Vero Solari snc in Chiamepas e i laboratori artigianali di Alvio Machin ad Osais e quello di Renzo Martin a Pieria. Storia di territorio, di artigiani, della capacità imprenditoriale e produttiva mirata ad eccellere nello specifico mercato nel corso dei secoli sia in Italia che all'estero.
Negli ultimi vent'anni la storia orologiaia è divenuta protagonista di progetti di conservazione e valorizzazione di orologi prodotti e con obiettivi turistici
a Pesariis attraverso la creazione del Museo dell'orologeria, cui ha fatto seguito la realizzazione di un percorso dell'orologeria monumentale sito a Pesariis con esemplari presenti anche in altre frazioni della Vallata.
Pesariis, 68 (Museo dell'orologeria) Pesariis - Italia/Udine/Friuli Venezia Giulia
Tourist experience: Individual visit or guided tour.
Visita al museo e/o al percorso monumentale in autonomia
Visita guidata al Museo dell'orologeria e al percorso monumentale
Spoken languages: Italian, English, Deutsche
Experience duration: Guided tour: 1h30
Visita guidata 1 ora e mezza
Opening: Check Prato Carnico's website for updates and for information about guided tours.
Consultare sito Comune di Prato Carnico per orari aggiornati; visite guidate possibili in tutto l'anno
Booking: Required for guided tours.
Prenotazione obbligatoria per visite guidate
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Museo parzialmente accessibile ai disabili
Destination influence: 10
Tourist contact: Prato Carnico Comune
Cultural material heritage: Museum, Industrial patrimony
Cultural immaterial heritage: Handicrafts (such as embroidery, carving), storia economica di territorio
Local contact: Federica D'Orazio
Palazzo Calice-Valesio (Calice-Valesio Palace)
Palazzo Calice-Valesio is one of the most important historic houses in Paularo, with its construction dating back to the Middle Ages and its current appearence being the result of Giacomo Calice's work (1600). It is a 3-wings fortified complex, located in a panoramic position and including 18th Century fresco decorations. Several years ago the Municipality has purchased it, in order to refurbish it and use it for events and other initiatives. Considering the size of the building and its wide garden, the possibilities are countless.
È una delle dimore storiche di pregio di Paularo. Il complesso fortificato, già esistente in epoca medievale, ha visto modificare il suo aspetto nel tempo: l’attuale si deve a Giacomo Calice (1600). Il vasto complesso, articolato in tre ali, domina il capoluogo; conserva al suo interno belle decorazioni a fresco secentesche, stucchi policromi. È stato acquisito dal Comune per prelazione alcuni anni fa e su di esso sono in programma interventi di ristrutturazione: vi sono molte idee sulle attività che potrebbe accogliere in futuro, considerati i vasti spazi interni ed esterni e la splendida location.
Via Pal Piccolo, frazione di Villafuori Paularo - Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italia
Tourist experience: Currently it is only possible to book a guided tour or take part in one of the theme dinners that are sometimes organized in this location. However, considering the value of the building, as well as the interviewees’ wish to valorise it through a number of cultural activities, it would be beneficial to move in this direction. When visiting Palazzo Calice, our suggestion is to reach it through the staircase ascending from the centre of the town.
L’esperienza turistica al momento si limita alla visita guidata al castello o alla partecipazione ad una delle manifestazioni culinarie che vi si tengono sporadicamente. Considerato tuttavia il valore storico dell’edificio e le aspettative/progettualità rinvenute nelle conversazioni con molti cittadini, si consideri che potrà divenire centro per attività culturali e turistiche: esposizioni, esibizioni e spettacoli, corsi…
Si consiglia l’ascesa al palazzo a piedi, tramite la scalinata che sale dal capoluogo.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: 1.30 hour
Opening: Booking required.
Booking: Booking required, at least 1 day earlier.
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessibility is limited, because of internal staircases.
Il palazzo è accessibile solo parzialmente da persone con mobilità limitata, per la presenza di scale interne.
Tourist contact: Maria Vittoria Revelant
Cultural material heritage: Historic house
Local contact: Maria Vittoria Revelant
Percorso Pesariis-Osais (Pesariis-Osais route)
Off-road route along the Pesarina river connecting Pesariis and Osais. The walk starts on the left side of the SS. Flippo and Giacomo Church in Pesariis, continues on the bridge over the Pesarina river and then crosses the valley for approximately 2km until Osais. Here one can visit San Leonardo's Church and the village and then go back on the same path or through the regular road. The itinerary is simple and can be done by everybody but there are no signposts. Along the way there is, however, a table and a bench.
Percorso a piedi su strada sterrata ampia che collega Pesariis ad Osais lungo il torrente Pesarina, dove si possono apprezzare aspetti naturalistici e botanici. L'imbocco del percorso si trova sulla sinistra della chiesa dei SS. Flippo e Giacomo di Pesariis. La strada porta al ponte sulla Pesarina, oltre il quale si prosegue verso il fondovalle per circa 2 km fino ad Osais. Si può visitare l'abitato e la Chiesa di San Leonardo. Il rientro può avvenire per lo stesso percorso o lungo la strada regionale. L'itinerario è facile, non è segnalato né attrezzato (presente un tavolo e due panche per sosta pic-nic).
Pesariis ed Osais - Italia/Udine/Friuli Venezia Giulia
Tourist experience: Easy walk, suitable for families.
Percorso a piedi da seguire in autonomia, di bassa difficoltà adatto a famiglie per conoscere aspetti naturalistici del territorio.
Experience duration: Approx. 1,5 hours.
Durata complessiva escursione 1,5 ore circa.
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: A good mobility is necessary. Children can join. Sport clothes recommended.
Percorso accessibile a persone con buona mobilità, adatto a qualsiasi target d'età; necessario abbigliamento sportivo.
Tourist contact: Ufficio turistico Ufficio turistico
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries
Hidden tangible patrimony: Pathways
Local contact: Federica D'Orazio
Piccolo museo delle macchine per la fotografia e la cinematografia (Historical Museum of Cameras and Cinecameras)
The rooms of this former dairy now host the fruit of thirty years of patient research undertaken by the passionate collector, Odi Gonano. The collection - one of the largest to be found in the North East - besides the many cameras, cinecameras and amateur projectors, also includes a few rarities such as the great projectors from the Pesariis, Comeglians, Tolmezzo and Udine cinemas, which have been carefully recovered and restored by the museum's owner together with a few 35 mm professional reels of film. Among notable models, one can find also the Arriflex cinecameras used by Pasolini in Cinecittà and donated to the collector by Dante Spinotti. The museum hosts original material, tightly linked to the history of the village along the last century, and not yet fully classified. The collector has spent the past years searching for a wider, more appropriate place where to move his collection.
Il museo è risultato di decenni di ricerca di Odi Gonano, appassionatosi fin da bambino della stanza di proiezione del cinema presso il CRAL a Pesariis. Ha acquisito i proiettori e i riavvolgitori di bobine di alcune sale cinematografiche della Carnia. Nel museo si ritrova la stanza di proiezione del cinema pesarino e attraverso centinaia di manifesti si ricostruisce la cinematografia e la programmazione della sala del CRAL.
La collezione vanta decine di modelli di cineprese (come le cineprese Arriflex utilizzate da Pasolini a Cinecittà, donate dal premio Oscar Dante Spinotti) e macchine fotografiche e particolari attrezzature, come quella per il foto-ritocco.
In museo è conservato l'archivio di tutte le lastre originali del fotografo pesarino Luigi Monaci, che aveva lo studio vicino al Palazzo della Pesa, e di cui il sig. Gonano è proprietario. Un fondo corposo, non ancora catalogato, in cui vengono restituiti il contesto comunitario attraverso la ritrattistica e le fotografie scattate per la Ditta Fratelli Solari per la redazione dei cataloghi di vendita e per documentare gli orologi elettromeccanici degli anni Trenta.
Il museo non ha un luogo espositivo adeguato e il sig. Gonano è da anni alla ricerca di un'altra sede.
La collezione è ospitata nell'Ex-caseificio sociale di Pieria, che al piano superiore ospitava una filiale della Banca Carnica.
Ex-caseificio sociale Pieria - Italia/Udine/Friuli Venezia Giulia
Tourist experience: Guided tour by the owner.
Visita guidata al museo curata dal proprietario
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: 1 hour.
1 ora
Opening: Booking required.
Su richiesta
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Not accessible for people with mobility issues (stairs)
Non accessibile a disabili in carrozzina
Tourist contact: Odi Gonano
Cultural material heritage: Museum
Hidden tangible patrimony: cinema e studio fotografico
Hidden intangible patrimony: fotografia e ritrattistica; campagna pubblicitaria di azienda locale
Local contact: Federica D'Orazio
Pieve di Gorto e Museo della Pieve (Gorto Parish Curch and Museum)
Santa Maria Parish Curch has been built between VII and IX Century on the Agrons Hill, the original location, according to the tradition, of the Agrons Castle.
The Church has 3 aisles and hosts rare and fine antiquities, among which a fresco from the XII – XIII Century and a collection of liturgical objects. The Church hill has been used as a war refuge during WW1 and some of the tunnels are still partly visible.
The Parish Curch Museum is hosted in the former dairy of Cella and its collection includes archaeological finds as well as liturgic furniture and several works of art.
Pare che l'attuale Pieve di Santa Maria sia stata eretta tra il secolo VII ed il IX sul colle di Agròns, dove, secondo la tradizione sorgeva il castello di Agrons, con le pietre del quale fu edificata la Pieve.
La Pieve si presenta come una basilica a tre navate e custodisce pregevoli e rare antichità: affreschi risalenti al XII – XIII secolo con la parabola evangelica delle dieci Vergini ed una ricca raccolta di oggetti artistici e liturgici. In un vano della Pieve è ospitato un Lapidarium.
Il colle su cui sorge la Pieve è percorso da gallerie utilizzate come rifugio durante la I Guerra Mondiale e sono in minima parte ancora percorribili.
Il Museo della Pieve è ospitato nei locali dell'Ex latteria a Cella: in esso sono conservati reperti archeologici, arredi sacri ed opere d'arte sacra.
Strada Statale 465, 92, 33025 Cella - Italia/Udine/Friuli Venezia Giulia
Tourist experience: Guided tour to the Church and the Museum.
Visita guidata alla Pieve ed al Museo della Pieve
Spoken languages: Italian, English, local dialect
Experience duration: 2 hours approximately
2 ore circa
Booking: Booking required
Su prenotazione
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: The Museum is accessible and reachable in 1 minute drive from the Church.
Accessibilità per tutti. Si percorre a piedi la salita alla Pieve in 15 minuti circa. Il Museo dista 1 minuto in auto dalla Pieve.
Destination influence: 10
Tourist contact: Carnia Musei
Cultural material heritage: Museum, Church
Local contact: Federica D'Orazio
Pieve di San Martino (San Martino Parish Church)
The old San Martino Parish Church is also an archaeological site which is visible both outside and inside the church (in this case, through a glass floor). The archaeological findings confirm that the building existing before the church was a house dating back to the IV-V Century, upon the remainings of which the church with a exagonal baptisimal font was built. Fore approximately 500 years the font has not been used but then, around the X Century it started being employed again. In the nearby area archaeologists have discovered finds which are a clear testimony of the presence of people of slavic origins (following their own specific funeral rituals) before the X Century.
From the Church, in 15 minutes on foot one can get to the village of Luint.
L'antica Pieve di San Martino è stata interessata da uno scavo archeologico che è visitabile sia in un'area esterna alla chiesa che all'interno della chiesa, perché ha interessato l'area pavimentale della navata (ora lo scavo è reso visibile da una copertura in vetro). Edificio antecedente a quello ecclesiastico risulta essere una abitazione di epoca tardo antica (IV-V sec.), sulle cui rovine fu edificato il complesso basilicale dotato di fonte battesimale esagonale (V sec.). Questo tra fine VI ed inizio VII sec. Fu abbandonato e utilizzato a scopo abitativo e sepolcrale. Il ripristino del complesso basilicale alla forma originaria risale al X sec.. L'area ha restituito necropoli altomedievali che testimoniano la presenza di abitanti autoctoni e appartenenti ad un gruppo slavo, che seguiva rituali funerari propri della cultura d'origine.
Di fronte alla Pieve sull'altro lato della strada si imbocca un percorso in acciottolato nel bosco che collega la Pieve all'abitato di Luint (15 minuti di percorso a piedi).
Via Luincis, 8 Luincis, Ovaro - Friuli Venezia Giulia/Udine/Italia
Tourist experience: Visit to the church.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: 15 minutes.
Opening: Currently closed due to the damage occurred after the 2018 flood.
Attualmente chiusa; sono in corso lavori di ripristino della Pieve e dell'area archeologica danneggiati dall'esondazione del torrente Degano durante la tempesta Vaja del 2018
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Tourist contact: Carnia Musei
Cultural material heritage: Church, Sito archeologico
Local contact: Federica D'Orazio
Planelas e scugjelas (Planelas and Scugjelas Exhibit)
The permanent exhibition Planelas and Scugjelas hosts a collection of ceramic products from XVIII sec onwards (flat tiles, kitchen products and so forth). The last furnace was closed in 1953 and, until then, the most active family in the production of ceramic products was the Felice Family. This is why the exhibition focusses on the work of this family, using also photographs and ancient documents. In the village one can also find two furnaces (not active) and a building formerly used for the ceramic products sale.
La mostra permanente Planelas e scugjelas ospita una collezione di manufatti ceramici prodotti nelle fornaci a partire dal XVIII sec.: le caratteristiche pianelle, tegole piatte in cotto con o senza smalto, vasellame da cucina e da mensa e condutture.
Nel corso della storia produttiva si distinse l'attività della famiglia Felice, emigrata a Cella per sviluppare questa attività imprenditoriale. L'ultima fornace fu chiusa nel 1953.
Un percorso espositivo in cui si focalizza la storia della famiglia Felice con il supporto di materiale fotografico e documentario.
In paese sono ancora presenti due fornaci e un edificio identificato come lo spaccio dei manufatti ceramici.
Via Cella, 35“Ex osteria Cimenti” Cella, Ovaro - Italia/Udine/Friuli Venezia Giulia
Tourist experience: Museum visit. Possibility of guided tours.
Ingresso al museo; possibilità di visite guidate
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: The visit can last from 20 minutes if on one's own to 1 hour, if guided.
Visita al museo in autonomia 20 minuti ca.; visita guidata 1 ora ca.
Booking: Booking required.
Visite guidate su prenotazione
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Destination influence: 10
Cultural material heritage: Museum, edifici produttivi artigianali
Cultural immaterial heritage: Traditional work
Local contact: Federica D'Orazio
Rifugio Fratelli De Gasperi (Fratelli De Gasperi Mountain Hut)
The De Gasperi Mountain Hut is situated at the hillside of the Clap Grande Dolomites Group. The hut foresees the whole Pesarina Valley and serves as a starting point for many excursions and treks suitable for both adults and kids (in this case it is particularly recommended the Sbilf path). It is possible to spend the night at the hut as well as to enjoy typical local cuisine. To get there, the starting point is Centro Fondo Pian di Casa (1236 m). From here, walking along CAI path nr. 201 and n. 135 and crossing woods and chutes, in approximately 1.5 hours one gets to the hut at 1767m.
Il rifugio Fratelli De Gasperi sorge sul balcone di Clap Grande a 1767m, alle pendici del gruppo Dolomitico del Clap Grande, sulle Alpi Carniche. Il rifugio domina la Valle Pesarina ed è il punto di partenza per passeggiate, arrampicate e percorsi attrezzati in alta quota. Dedicato ai bambini c'è il “Sentiero degli Sbilf”, un percorso nel bosco, in cui si incontrano sculture lignee degli sbilfs (folletti) carnici. Il rifugio offre servizio di ristorazione con cucina tipica tradizionale e possibilità di pernottamento.
Escursione con partenza dal Centro Fondo Pian di Casa (1236 m) e si imbocca il sentiero CAI 201 inoltrandosi, con una salita abbastanza ripida, nel bosco di faggi e larici. Si giunge poi in una radura dove sono visibili i resti della casera del “Clap Piccolo” (1669 m), si prosegue, lasciando alla propria sinistra il sentiero CAI 315 che porta al Passo Elbel, e si esce sul canalone del Rio Pradibosco percorribile con l’aiuto di cavi metallici. Si sale ancora per un tratto con ampi tornanti e poi si scende alla radura dov’è situato il rifugio De Gasperi (1767 m).
Pendici del gruppo Dolomitico del Clap Grande (Clap Grant) - Italia/Udine/Friuli Venezia Giulia
Tourist experience: The De Gasperi Mountain Hut every year hosts a series of seasonal events.
In addition, there is the Scarpon race, starting from Centro Fondo Pian di Casa at 9.00 and arriving at De Gasperi Mountain Hut. For info: Pro Loco Val Pesarina, e-mail info@prolocovalpesarina.it.
Il rifugio Fratelli De Gasperi organizza stagionalmente un calendario eventi.
Gara non competitiva “Scarpon” Partenza dal Centro Fondo Pian di Casa alle ore 9:00, con arrivo al rifugio F.lli De Gasperi. Le premiazioni si terranno nel pomeriggio presso il bar del Centro Fondo (contatti: Pro Loco Val Pesarina, e-mail info@prolocovalpesarina.it)
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: One day
Giornata intera
Opening: Summer (from june to september)
Periodo estivo giugno-settembre
Booking: Mountain Hut: ask the owner - advanced payment may be required for booking.
Scarpon race: enrollment directly on site from 8 to 9 am (Bar Centro Fondo Pian di Casa)
Richiesta prenotazione con pagamento di caparra anticipata per il pernottamento; per informazioni rivolgersi al gestore
Gara: Iscrizione sul posto prima della partenza dalle ore 8:00 alle 9:00 presso il bar del Centro Fondo Pian di Casa
Accessibility: Being a mountain path, it is not accessible for people with mobility issues.
Accessibile ad escursionisti e a famiglie
Destination influence: 10
Tourist contact: Simone Gonano
Natural heritage: Mountains, Flora, Fauna, Rifugio
Experiences: Handicraft laboratories, organizzano eventi culinari, concerti, eventi culturali
Local contact: Federica D'Orazio
Ritrovamenti archeologici a Paularo (Archeological findings in Paularo)
Paularo is home to many archeological findings, including roman coins and other metallic objects. The most ancient finding is the Misincinis necropolis (from VIII to IV Century b.C) which is the latest discovery as well as the most interesting one.
Nel corso del tempo a Paularo sono stati ritrovati numerosi reperti che testimoniano l’antichità dei primi insediamenti: monete romane sono state rinvenute in vari punti del territorio, oltre che altri oggetti metallici che potrebbero testimoniare passaggi verso il Norico.
Il sito archeologico più studiato è di recente scoperta e riguarda la Necropoli di Misincinis, le cui tombe sono riferibili ad un arco cronologico compreso tra il VIII ed il IV secolo a.C.
Alcuni ritrovamenti recenti in loc. Fornestjes, vicino Valle e Rivalpo, potrebbero riportare l’attenzione sulla vallata.
Loc. Misincinis, loc. Fornesties PAULARO - FRIULI VENEZIA – GIULIA, ITALIA
Tourist experience: All of the archeological findings have been moved to nearby museums (Mainly Zuglio). Interesting options could be to carry out temporary exhibitions on site, to equip the area with informative panels and to organize archeological experiences for interested visitors.
Tutti i reperti di Misincinis sono stati prelevati, portati al museo archeologico di Zuglio o ad altri centri museali. Da tempo si considera l’ipotesi di realizzare delle esposizioni temporanee o altra forma di iniziativa culturale per raccontare questi ritrovamenti anche a Paularo. In particolare, le aree di ritrovamento potrebbero portare racconto di quanto è stato ritrovato, mediante installazioni o pannelli descrittivi.
L’esperienza turistica potrebbe riguardare la ricerca di reperti in aree già definite, accompagnati da conoscitori locali.
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: Half a day
Mezza giornata
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Tourist contact: Roberto Di Gleria
Cultural material heritage: Archaeology
Hidden tangible patrimony: reperti archeologici, luoghi di ricerca
Local contact: Roberto Di Gleria
Sagra Arlois&Fasois-Pesariis (Arlois&Fasois local fest)
Local feast organized by Pro Loco Val Pesarina taking place on the first week of September. Initially linked with the returning of animals from alpine pastures, its main objective shifted with time and is now more related to tourist promotion, with clocks and beans, the valley most characteristic and known products on display and/or on sale.
Sagra paesana, calendarizzata il primo weekend di settembre, originariamente legata alla demonticazione e in seguito ripensata come vetrina per la promozione turistica di due elementi caratterizzanti la Val Pesarina: gli orologi e i fagioli. Obiettivo della Pro Loco Val Pesarina è quello di rivalorizzare il legame originario con la demonticazione ed arricchire nei contenuti culturali ed esperienziali la manifestazione.
Organizzatore dell'evento è la Pro Loco Val Pesarina.
Pesariis - Italia/Udine/Friuli Venezia Giulia
Tourist experience: Village feast. It is possible to buy local products as well as to eat at kiosks or restaurants offering special menus.
Festa paesana (sagra) che promuove prodotti agricoli autoctoni (fagioli) e le antiche produzioni orologiaie. L'evento è costituito da mercatino artigianale, da chiosco gastronomico e menù tematici proposti dalla ristorazione.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: Variable
Individuale il tempo da dedicare
Opening: First weekend of September. From Saturday afternoon to Sunday evening.
La sagra è proposta da sabato pomeriggio all'intera giornata di domenica del primo weekend di settembre
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: No limitations.
Accessibile a tutti
Tourist contact: Val Pesarina Pro Loco
Cultural immaterial heritage: Local events (theatre, music, dance, exhibitions), Local markets, festa paesana (sagra) con cadenza annuale
Hidden intangible patrimony: Gastronomy and culinary practices
Local contact: Federica D'Orazio
Scalinate (Staircases)
Taken into account the way in which the various hamlets of the municipality are located, in many cases the different areas are reachable through long and panoramic staicases. For example there are staircases starting from Borgo S. Antonio and reaching the Parish Church, or ging to Palazzo Calice Valesio, Castoia and Villamezzo. Staircases could be an important asset in terms of tourist development and thus it would be wise to maintain and valorize them.
Considerata la morfologia del capoluogo e delle sue frazioni più vicine (le ville), varie aree dell’abitato sono accessibili tramite scalinate, lunghe e panoramiche. Ad esempio, le scalinate che salgono verso la chiesa parrocchiale da borgo s.Antonio, verso Palazzo Calice Valesio, verso Castoia. Senza dimenticare le scale interne al borgo di Villamezzo.
Esse rappresentano un patrimonio interessante in un contesto di sviluppo turistico: meriterebbero quindi di essere manutenute e valorizzate attraverso suggerimenti di itinerario.
Paularo - Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italia
Tourist experience: Staircases could become low-altitude itineraries, connecting the hamlets of the municipality and allowing for the development of circuits, also for older people.
Le scalinate potrebbero rientrare in percorsi/itinerari di bassa quota, permettendo di congiungere le varie frazioni e creando diversivi per offrire passeggiate ad anello.
Potrebbero anche essere proposte ad un turismo della terza età come passeggiate “salva-cuore”.
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: Depends on the itinerary
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Limited accessibility for those with mobility issues.
Trattandosi di scale, l’accessibilità è limitata per persone con difficoltà nella mobilità o che utilizzano ausili per camminare.
Tourist contact: Sara Del Negro
Cultural material heritage: Relevant road or piazza, Stairway
Local contact: Sara Del Negro
Scarpez (Scarpez - traditional carnic shoes)
Scarpez are traditional carnic shoes and each valley has its own way to make and decorate them. Usually they are made of black velvet (the inside is white) and the sole is built tightly sewing together by hand pieces of cloth. In recent years scarpez have been rediscovered and coul become an interesting element for laboratories and personalized shopping experiences, also including the opportunity to ask for made to order ones and choose colors and textiles.
Gli scarpez sono la calzatura tradizionale dell’area carnica, assumono caratteristiche e dettagli diversi in ogni vallata. Sono realizzati solitamente in velluto o in fustagno nero, con interno bianco; la suola è ricavata tradizionalmente dal sovrapporre stracci e cucirli strettamente insieme, a mano. Negli ultimi anni sono stati riscoperti, e potrebbero rappresentare un elemento interessante per avviare laboratori immersivi, proponendo anche variazioni sul tema, sui colori, sui tessuti.
Via Pietro Zorutti 58, frazione di Trelli Paularo - Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italia
Tourist experience: The tourist experience could be built upon an atelier which would become both a laboratory and an exhibition space.
L’esperienza turistica potrebbe essere costruita proponendo un luogo di esposizione delle realizzazione che possa essere contemporaneamente atelier e spazio laboratoriale.
Spoken languages: Italian, English, local dialect
Experience duration: For laboratories, one weekend.
Nel caso dei laboratori, un finesettimana.
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Tourist contact: Dina e Chiara Banelli
Cultural immaterial heritage: Traditional work
Experiences: Handicraft laboratories
Local contact: Dina e Chiara Banelli
Stavoli di Orias (Orias Stables)
Rural hamlet with 12 stone and wood buildings (roof made with ceramic tiles) used for temporary stays of both people and animals during the alpine pasture period. These buildings have been carefully refurbished and are in a very scenic position: they can be reached both on foot (difference in altitude 400m, lenght 6,8 km) and by car (the road is steep and narrow).
Borgo rurale, composto da 12 edifici in pietra e legno con coperture con planelas di cotto, adibiti ad abitazione temporanee di mezza costa adibiti per la sosta temporanea del bestiame durate il transito verso l'alpeggio e per prolungare i tempi dell'alpeggio nella stagione decrescente. Sono edifici accuratamente restaurati posti in posizione panoramica. Sono raggiungibili tramite strada asfaltata da Osais (strada molto stretta con accentuata pendenza) o tramite un percorso a piedi su strada sterrata da Pieria, con dislivello di 400 mt (da quota 680 mt. a 1150 mt. s.l.m.), di 6,8 km (dati tratti da Cartina Tabacco).
Località Orias - Italia/Friuli Venezia Giulia
Tourist experience: Hike and visit to the hamlet (on one's own).
Escursione naturalistica e visita al borgo rurale in autonomia.
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: Half a day
Mezza giornata
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: NO limitations since it is possible to get there by car. The road is however steep and narrow so it would be best if the driver is experienced. The hike is suitable also for families.
Il percorso in auto richiede pratica di guida in area montana (strada stretta, in pendenza e a curve); percorso a piedi su ampia strada sterrata che richiede buona mobilità fisica, percorso con dislivello di 400 mt, adatto a famiglie che abbiano minima esperienza escursionistica.
Tourist contact: Ufficio turistico Ufficio turistico
Cultural material heritage: Borgo rurale
Hidden intangible patrimony: Building practices, conoscenze relative all' economia rurale in ambito montano
Local contact: Federica D'Orazio
Tradizioni Ovasta (Traditions of Ovasta)
The Ovasta community still brings forward local traditions and organizes related events.
San Visent ball and Cidules ("traditional fireworks") on January 22.
Madonna Ausiliatrice Feast (24 May), Mass on the meadow.
San Durì (4 July) and “Festa dei vedrans”, ball dedicated to singles.
La in sops con la stella (31 december): children stop by every house and wish a happy new year bringing around a traditional star. Families gibe them little presents.
Another traditional element of this community is the Mesta, a local dish made with polenta, milk, butter and ricotta cheese. The Mesta feast is on August 15 and in this occasion, a big Mesta for all is prepared and seved in front of the local dairy.
La comunità di Ovasta conserva tradizioni religiose e pagane organizzate dalla parrocchia e dai Frazionisti:
Ballo di San Visent abbinato al lancio delle Cidulas (22 gennaio): la festa è stata spostata al sabato per permettere ai paesani e non di parteciparvi. Le cidulas vengono lanciate da “riba da fontana”.
Festa della Madonna Ausiliatrice (24 maggio), messa in Pledias nei prati.
San Durì (4 luglio): festa dedicata al santo titolare della chiesa; in quest'occasione si fa la “Festa dei vedrans”, ballo per chi è single. Vengono confezionati garofani di carta e se uno è “vedran” ne indossa uno.
La in sops con la stella (31 dicembre): i bambini portano la stella che gira, issata su un bastone, di casa in casa, cantano l'augurio alle famiglie. Ricevono piccoli doni da ogni famiglia.
Un altro elemento significativo è la mesta è una pietanza carnica che ha una ricetta tipica di Ovasta. Rappresenta l'elemento in cui la comunità si identifica, tant’è che hanno chiamato Mestârs-Davasta la pagina facebook della comunità. La pietanza è costituita da polenta morbida, ricotta, latte, burro, … (tengono segreta la ricetta). La festa da mesta cade a ferragosto: festa di paese con balli e musica e pranzo con mesta preparata all'esterno davanti alla latteria. Nell'intervista vengono lette le raganize scritte nel momento del passaggio generazionale nell'organizzazione della festa, che aveva visto un aspro confronto tra la “vecchia guardia”, restia a rivelare la ricetta, e la risposta della nuova generazione.
Ricordano un evento che si tenne nel 2012 e 2013 ad Aplis, durante il quale ogni frazione del Comune di Ovaro proponeva la propria pietanza tipica ed era correlata al giro per conoscere le frazioni.
Ovasta Ovasta, Ovaro - Italia/Udine/Friuli Venezia Giulia
Spoken languages: Italian, local dialect
Cultural immaterial heritage: Local traditions or legend
Natural heritage: Mountains
Local contact: Federica D'Orazio
Biotopo Colli San Floreano
It’s a naturalistic oasis that includes an area of 35 square feet between San Floreano Hill and the provincial roads of San Daniele-Fagagna and Majano-Fagagna. It is characterized by presence of naturalistic heritage of great interest which are at risk of extinction or destruction with related protection rules. This delimited space contribute to the maintenance of biodiversity in the regional territory thanks to the presence of botanical species included in the Red List.
Rive d'Arcano - Friuli venezia Giulia
Tourist experience: Stroll or cycling in the countryside.
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: 1 hour
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Hills, Medical herbs, Flora
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes
Hidden intangible patrimony: Knowledge related to agriculture and wild herbs
Borgo rurale Arcano Inferiore
The ancient village is situated to the south of the castle of Arcano, with a view of the Ledra canal and the Corno valley. According to several sources, its origin is thought to date back to a period somewhere between the 15th and the 16th centuries. A fief of the nobles of Asquino, the village cultivated the farmsteads, the products of which constituted the prebends of the Chapter of Aquileia. The small settlement developed over time from rural buildings, which can be accessed via the typical hallways of the farm buildings. The characteristics of the dwellings is the distribution of their rooms, which is only slightly different between one building and the next: on the ground floor there are cellars and stables, while on the first floor there are the bedrooms and in the attic the hay barn; to the rear, the barnyard and the vegetable gardener divided among the different families. A central element of the rural settlement is the little church of San Giorgio, slightly raised with respect to the clearing in front of it. The building was consecrated in 1505 and consist of a main hall, preceded by an entrance hallway with a roof supported by two pillars; on the top of the building there is a small double lancet bell tower in which there are two little bells. Next to the church, there is an ancient rural building, recently renovated, with stone walls and the remains of several pointed windows made from bricks.
Via Castello d'Arcano arcano Inferiore - Friuli Venezia Giulia
Tourist experience: Visiting the village and take a walking the countryside.
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: 1 hour
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: There are no limitations of access.
Cultural material heritage: Historical centre
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary, Local traditions or legend
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Flora
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes
Hidden intangible patrimony: Community tales
Canale scolmatore
The Corno is a torrent with peculiar characteristics that extends for about 40 km, starting from the Municipality of Treppo Grande and flowing into the Tagliamento at Codroipo. The stretch of the route that crossed the Rive d’Arcano area has always been affected by flooding phenomena following heavy rains that caused considerable inconvenience to the community. It was decided to implement changes to the route to avoid this problem but all the projects proposed from 1930 did not develop until 1985, when the Region appointed a working group to study a feasibility project. Delegate to carry out the works was the Alto Friuli Hydraulic Reclamation Consortium which launched a tender for the drilling of a tunnel from San Mauro to Aonedis which had to convey the excess water collected in a basin directly in the Tagliamento. The work was contracted out to the Vidoni business association of Udine and Valsesia of Turin. Work began in 1993 and ended in 1999, and came into operation in 2004.
Via Arcano Superiore Rive d'Arcano - Friuli Venezia Giulia
Tourist experience: Take a walk in the countryside close to the engineering work.
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: 1 hour
Accessibility: There are no limitations to access
Cultural material heritage: Industrial patrimony
Natural heritage: Hills, Rivers, Flora, Fauna
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes, Water streams
Experiences: Showing around
Castello di Arcano Superiore
The castle of Arcano Superiore was built in the XII century by Ropretto, he was the son of Leonardo a component of the royal family of Croatia that inherited the land where the castle was built, from emperor Ottone II. In the 1420 the castle was under the domination of the Republic of Venice and in the 1511 it was damaged by a peasant revolt. During the following years the castle was refurbished and expanded, today it preserves the medieval heritage with the characteristics crenellated curtains , the double tower, a room with frescoes of Andrea Urbani and other rooms with fireplaces and portals of Raffaello de' Raffaelli.
Località Arcano Superiore 25/C Arcano Superiore - Friuli Venezia Giulia
Tourist experience: Visit of the interiors of the castle, including the small church.
Excursions in the countryside that surround the castle.
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: 1 hour
20-40 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Cultural material heritage: Historical palace/castle
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Hills, Fauna
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes
Hidden intangible patrimony: Building practices, Family tales
Experiences: Showing around
Centrale idroelettrica
The Ledra canal that crosses the territory of the municipality of Rive d’Arcano has five centuries of history. The first excavation project dates back to 1487 when the Venetian government proposed the excavation of a navigable canal that would favor trade and agriculture, starting from Gemona and flowing into the sea. Due to various vicissitudes including the conflict with the Turks, the project was immediately shelved. Subsequently the idea with some changes to the route, was resumed in the second half of the nineteenth century by the engineer Giovanni Battista Locatelli who found its realization in February 1978 and was completed in 1889. In 1908 the works of the electrical workshop of owned by Cotonificio Udinese, built in the area where the Petoc and the Corno meet. The intention of the property is to found a large factory on site and thus create jobs. Due to some unclear problems, the idea will soon vanish and with it the possibility for the municipality to reserve the right to supply public lighting and water supply to the center of the village.
Via Roma Rive d'Arcano - Friuli Venezia Giulia
Tourist experience: Visiting the exterior of the building and take a walk in the countryside.
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: 1 hour
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Cultural material heritage: Industrial patrimony
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Rivers
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes
Hidden intangible patrimony: Building practices
Experiences: Showing around
Chiesa di San Giorgio
The building is situated on a small hill that dominates the Corno valley. The little church of San Giorgio still retains its original appearance, as it was at the end of the fifteenth century, despite the remodeling work done during a later period. Consacrate in 1505, it has a rectangular main hall with exposed beams and a polygonal presbytery with a tracery vault with architectural elements; in front of the facade, there is a porch supported by stone pillars. Above the facade there is a seventeenth-century double lancet bell window. The sacristy was added at a later date, presumably during the 17th century.
The stone entrance portal is the work of Giovanni Antonio Pilacorte and is dated 1515: on it, there are carvings of Saint George and the Dragon, the heads of cherubs and floral patterns. The latin wording recites LIMINA COSURGUNT MERIT TIBI IMMANIA GEORGI (great spaces are opened to you thanks to saint George). Inside, there are two altars dedicated to Saint George and Saint John the Baptist. Since 1700, the little church has been a place for rogations, according to stages fixed by tradition: the crosses of the various participating churches (Rodeano, Coseano, Rive) were made to touch each other in sign of peace and brotherhood, as still happens today in san Pietro in Carnia on the day of the Ascension.
Via Arcano Inferiore Arcano Inferiore - Friuli Venezia Giulia
Tourist experience: Visiting the church and take a walk in the countryside.
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: 1 hour
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Cultural material heritage: Religious building, Church
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary, Religious cult
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Hills, Flora
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes
Hidden intangible patrimony: Local customs
Experiences: Showing around
Chiesa di San Leonardo
The church was built on a little pre-exesting church that was constructed between 1880 and 1883 thanks to a bequest of Giovanni Mecchia and also the work of various Rive d’Arcano’s citizens who contributed to the construction. From the previous building two wooden statues from the altar of San Giuseppe were conserved, the frescoes of the central nave and the chore were executed in the 1925 by Ugo Brollo. In the 1932 was completed the monumental staircase.
Via della fontana 8 Rive d'Arcano - Friuli Venezia Giulia
Tourist experience: Visiting the interior of the church. take a walk in the surroundings of the building.
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: 1 hour
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Cultural material heritage: Religious building, Church
Cultural immaterial heritage: Religious cult
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes
Hidden intangible patrimony: Building practices, Local customs
Experiences: Showing around
Chiesa di San Mauro
The little church of San Mauro is located on the fluvial terrace of the Corno river and is surrounded by a wall made from pebbles that once contained the old cemetery. The present-day sixteenth-century building is the result of remodeling and extension of an earlier church that dates back to the 12th and 13th centuries, as testified by the frescoes found inside. However, the first information relative to the church goes back to 1380, when it was erected as a chaplaincy. The building was destroyed by the Turks at the end of the 15th century and it was rebuilt shortly afterwards. Already the seat of the Parish church of Rive, the church has a rectangular main hall with an exposed trussed roof and a presbytery with a ribbed cross vault. The entrance hallway with a depressed arch and sacristy are from a later period. Inside, on the right-band wall, there is the most ancient fresco, dating back around the 12th-13th centuries, depicting Young Christ; while on the walls and on the counter-facade there are frescoes of the Las Judgment, History of the life of christ, Virgin and Child, Saints, Coronation of the Virgin, dating back tot he end of the 14th century or the beginning of the next and can be attributed to the Friulanian post-Vitale da Bologna school.
Via Arcano Superiore 11/C Rive d'Arcano - Friuli Venezia Giulia
Tourist experience: Visiting the church and take a walk in the countryside
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: 1 hour
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Cultural material heritage: Religious building, Church
Cultural immaterial heritage: Religious cult
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Hills, Flora
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes
Hidden intangible patrimony: Building practices, Local customs
Chiesa di San Nicolò
The church, as we see it today, is the result of a massive restoration that took place at the end of the 18th century. Inside there are three altars, the first one it’s a stone altar with the statue of Saint Nicholas and Saint John Baptist made by Sebastiano Chieu from Pinzano, the other two are wooden altars and are dedicated to St. John Evangelist and the Virgin of the Rosary. Among the various decorations and furnishings we find the baptistery and the holy water stack.
Via Nazionale Rodeano Basso - Friuli Venezia Giulia
Tourist experience: Visiting the interior of the church.
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: 1 hour
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Cultural material heritage: Religious building, Church
Cultural immaterial heritage: Religious cult
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes
Hidden intangible patrimony: Local customs
Experiences: Showing around
Chiesa Sant'Andrea
The church has undergone two radical transformations over time. The first major renovation took place in 1736 when the bell tower was rebuilt, at the top of which a big bronze statue was placed. The second major restoration took place in 1832 by the bricklayer Gio Batta Federicis. In the 1854, Archbishop Trevisanato on a pastoral visit, decided to demolish the church. Ten years later works began and ended in 1958. Inside there is the altar of Sant’Antonio with its wooden statue and the baptistery.
Via Friuli Rodeano Alto - Friuli Venezia Giulia
Tourist experience: Visiting the church and take a walk in the countryside.
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: 1 hour
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Cultural material heritage: Religious building, Church
Cultural immaterial heritage: Religious cult
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes
Hidden intangible patrimony: Local customs
Experiences: Showing around
Fornaci De Mezzo
The main occupation of the population of these areas in the period between '800and mid-'900 was agriculture, at the same time various small artisan companies developed in support of the latter and construction, which mainly dealt with iron processing and wood. Two kilns were built, one used for the production of lime located in the floodplains of the Petoc stream and the other in the locality of de Mezzo for the production of bricks. The de Mezzo furnace was built at the end of the 19th century and towards 1903 it was renovated and enlarged with the construction of a "Hoffman" type furnace, characterized by 18 continuous fire combustion chambers with modern machinery and equipment capable of producing high-quality materials. quality in a short time, fueled first with coal and then with oil, it was equipped with trolleys on rails for loading and unloading operations. The furnace thus became an important center where about a hundred workers worked, contributing to the economic support of many families in the area.
Via udine 13 Località Fornaci De Mezzo - Friuli venezia Giulia
Tourist experience: Visiting the furnace and take a walk in the countryside.
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: 1 hour
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Cultural material heritage: Industrial patrimony
Cultural immaterial heritage: Handicrafts (such as embroidery, carving)
Natural heritage: Parks, Naturalistic itineraries, Hills, Flora, Fauna
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes
Experiences: Showing around
Forte Col Roncone
The Fort in the locality of Col Roncone was part of the defensive line of the Medio Tagliamento. Built between 1911 and 1912, the fort was used for the storage of military goods and it was the base for various military exercises in the period between the two World Wars. At the end of the second world war it was abandoned and in the 1989 the site was salvaged and transformed into the Museum of the Tagliamento Fortress with respect to the historical architectural characteristics of the building. On the ground floor, two conference halls and an extraordinary permanent exhibition on the fortification architecture of the Great War in Friuli have been set up.
Via Roncon Rive d'Arcano - Friuli Venezia Giulia
Tourist experience: Visit of the interior of the building, including all the rooms and the little museum of WW1 and then the naturalists surroundings.
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: 1 hour
20-40 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Cultural material heritage: Historical centre, Historical building
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Hills, Flora
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes, Pathways
Hidden intangible patrimony: Building practices
Experiences: Showing around
Il Castelliere
Placed on an elevated moraine terrace engraved by the confluent Petoc torrent and Corno valleys, in a favorable position with respect to the plain bowl. The Castelliere of Rive d’Arcano called “della Zucule” ( inner surface of 3,6 square meters and a perimeter of 840 meters) it’s an extraordinary testimony of the first human settlements in the territory during the Bronze Age and the first three phases of the subsequent Iron Age. On the Northen side, not defended by the steep slope of the land, an artificial agger was erected 5 meters high and 160 meters long near which shards and bronze objects were found.
In the 1977, the section of Prehistoric Studies of the Center of South Adriatic Antiquies has conducted some excavations on site that confirmed human presence in prehistoric age. Among the pebbles, mixed with black earth, fragments of ceramic and vases were found. The characteristics of this ceramic suggest the possibility that the Castelliere of Rive d’Arcano is framed in the late phase of the Bronze Age, an era when settlements on naturally fortified hills were far from rare. Ludovico Quarina, who was the first person to survey the castellieri and tumulus tombs in Friuli, places these artifacts believed to belong to the Euganean people, between the end of Bronze Age and the first phase of Iron Age (cent. IX-VIII a.C.).
The Castelliere area is also frequented by later populations, until the fourth century as documented by the considerable quantity of terracotta shards found mainly outside the defensive agger. In the same area substantial leftover from the forge work were collected, in particular the remains of iron ore which attest the presence of a workshop for the production of metal weapons and tools.
Via Castello d'Arcano Rive d'Arcano - Friuli Venezia Giulia
Tourist experience: Visiting the site and take a walk in the countryside.
Spoken languages: Italian, local dialect
Experience duration: 1 hour
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Cultural material heritage: Historical centre
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Hills, Flora
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes, Pathways
Hidden intangible patrimony: Building practices
Experiences: Showing around
Locomotiva
In the 1989 was established the Railway Workers Association of the municipality of Rive d’Arcano which had about one hundred members. The association bought from the State Railway institution an old steam locomotive made in the 1907 by Ernesto Breda Workshop in Milan and was donated to the municipality of Rive d’Arcano that placed it in 1993 in a public area for the valorization. This initiative was part of the memory of the steam tramway Udine-San Daniele that passed through the territory until 1956.
Via Roma Rive d'Arcano - Friuli Venezia Giulia
Tourist experience: Visit of the city and the locomotive.
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: 45 min.
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: There are no access limitations.
Cultural material heritage: Industrial patrimony
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Hills
Hidden tangible patrimony: Pathways
Hidden intangible patrimony: Local customs
Experiences: Showing around
Mulini
The milling activity has a great importance in the economy of the ancient rural communities. In a list dated 1446, there are 6 mills belonging to the Arcano family on the Corno river. These mills are moved by the waters carried by the river by means of roste and generally work with three wheels; in the period of drought with one and sometimes remain stationary due to lack of water. The careful management of the water and the roste of the horn is one of the first reasons for disagreement with the community of San Daniele accused several times of not respecting the borders and feudal rights of the Arcano. Over the years the mills are renovated and rebuilt. There were 8 mills on the Corno river: the Gonano mill at the San Daniele-Arcano Superiore road, the Ricci mill, the Rovere mill, the Poana mill, the Nicli mill, the Della Vedova mill, the Bazzara mill.
Rive d'Arcano - Friuli venezia Giulia
Tourist experience: Visiting the mills and take a walk in the countryside
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: 1 hour
Cultural material heritage: Industrial patrimony
Cultural immaterial heritage: Handicrafts (such as embroidery, carving), Traditional work
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Rivers
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes
Hidden intangible patrimony: Knowledge related to agriculture and wild herbs
Experiences: Showing around
Parco urbano Pasc
Until the first half of the 1900s, the Pasc urban park was used as a place to water the livestock of the farmers who lived in that area, thanks to the presence of pools of water that formed after rainfall. In the following years the pools lost their usefulness and the area was transformed into a park for the use of the community. On the top of the hill there is a bell tower built in 1631 in blocks and blocks of sandstone, the belfry was renovated in 1921 bringing the total height of the bell tower to 24 meters. During the Austro-Hungarian occupation the bells were requisitioned and cast to make cannons, the current bronze ones were installed at the end of 1923. Adjacent to the park there is the church of San Floreano.
Via Pasc Pozzalis - Friuli Venezia Giulia
Tourist experience: Take a walk in the park and in the countryside
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: 1 hour
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: There are no limitations to access.
Cultural material heritage: Church
Cultural immaterial heritage: Religious cult
Natural heritage: Parks, Naturalistic itineraries, Hills, Flora, Fauna
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes, Pathways
Experiences: Showing around
Pieve di san Martino
The Parish Church of San Martino Vescono has undergone numerous renovations and extensions over time. The Plebem des Ripis is mentioned in a bull issued by the patriarch Gottifredo, according to which in 1184 the church was donated to Liuptrando, king of the Longobards. The first structures of the church probably date back to this period. The church’s appearance is is of the eighteenth century, the same period in which the bell tower was built. The church has a rectangular main hall and a polygonal apse with a ribbed vault. Inside there is an eighteenth-century main altar (1717) with statues of the Annunciation, the altar of the Rosary (1845), the work of Pietro Fantoni di Gemona, a baptismal font delated 1541, created during the rule of the priest Zaccaria, and a Holy water font of 1504 by Giovanni Antonio Pilacorte.
Particularly interesting is the altar in painted stone, created in 1530 by Carlo da Carona with statues of saints, the Annunciation and the Eternal Father.
Via San Martino Rive d'Arcano - Friuli Venezia Giulia
Tourist experience: Visiting the interior of the church. Take a walk in the countryside.
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: 1 hour
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Cultural material heritage: Religious building, Church
Cultural immaterial heritage: Religious cult
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Flora
Hidden tangible patrimony: Pathways
Hidden intangible patrimony: Building practices
Experiences: Showing around
Tramvia
The fate of the San Daniele tramway is not very different in its broad lines from those that affect all the tramways that arose between the end of the last century and the beginnings of the new one, that is, they are attributable to the common desire to promote exchanges and businesses in economically weak areas. A consortium of municipalities was formed in which Rive also participates, the mayor was part of the consortium deputation that controlled the exercise. The line was inaugurated on 29 September 1889 starting from the Cussignacco gate and reaching San Daniele, passing through the nearby Rivotta, Raucicco and the Ledra and Corno bridges. From 1906 to 1924 the tramway was in the hands of the Società Veneta which bought a new locomotive, planned the extension of the line up to Pinzano and after the war put cabin locomotives into service. In 1924 the management was taken over by the Tramvia consortium and subsequently in 1950 the Province of Udine took over. In this period, the use of the tramway fell into disuse due to the high operating costs and the increasing use of the car which involves the asphalting of the road section to replace the railway.
Rive d'Arcano - Friuli Venezia Giulia
Tourist experience: Visiting the mills and take a walk in the countryside nearby.
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: 1 hour
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Cultural material heritage: Industrial patrimony, Relevant road or piazza
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Hills
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes
Hidden intangible patrimony: Building practices
Experiences: Showing around
Villa Minini
In the list of the castles of Manzano among the totally destroyed, there also that of Rodegliano which would have existed in the locality of the same name, now Rodeano (high and low), approximately seven kilometers west of Fagagna, six kilometers south of San Daniele and six kilometers east of Tagliamento river.
One of his lords would have been “D. Henricus de Rodeano” (1220), Enrico de Rodegliano, with Volvileo di Castelnuovo, Enrico di Flagogna, Corrado di Meduno, Volchero di Toppo e Ugerlo di Fanna, distinguish gentleman of that era, was a witness to the contract concluded in February 1220 for which Randolfo and Alberto, sons of Uramo di Toppo, ceded the castle and the jurisdiction of Toppo, Traneb and other places from which an income was obtained to the brothers Engelpretto, Brisa e Varnero (di Sifrido) di Ragogna.
By decree of the Venetian Senate (2 June 1678) and with the ducal of Most Serene Prince Alvise Contarini (8 August), the noble Riccardo Elti was invested, also for his male descendants, with the jurisdiction of the Villas of Rodeano and Rive d’Arcano to which the count’s title was united.
If the Manzano list says is true… in the same place stands the fourth building, surrounded by a solid wall, flanked by two towers with a medieval look with is located in the square of High Rodeano and that it was already owned by Elti Counts ad now it belongs to the Minini family from the early 1900s. Villa Minini is on three floors which developed a total area of 960 square meters. Each floor is characterized by a very generously sized central body from which it is possible to access four rooms on either side of the same. The villa is immersed in the greenery being surrounded by a garden of 2500 square meters from which it is possible to access, through a suggestive tree-lined avenue of thirteen hectares of property grown organically.
Also part of the complex are the appurtenances such as the former spinning mill, the tables and the turret, all in exposed stone.
Via Carpacco 25 Rodeano Alto - Friuli Venezia Giulia
Tourist experience: Visiting the estate and take a walk in the countryside.
Spoken languages: Italian, English, Deutsche
Experience duration: 1 hour
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Cultural material heritage: Historic house
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary, Local traditions or legend
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Hills, Flora, Fauna
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes, Pathways
Hidden intangible patrimony: Local customs, Family tales
Experiences: Showing around
Alfonsine Natural Reserve
The natural reserve of Alfonsine is a little regional reserve with an extension of about 12 hectares. It was founded according to the Regional law n.11/88 of Emilia Romagna Region in 1990 and committed to the Municipality of Alfonsine and Cooperativa Atlantide. It consists of three areas and each area has paths and bird observatories that give the chance to see and get in touch with nature and wildlife.
Via Passetto, 3 Alfonsine - Italy/Ravenna/Emilia Romagna
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Tourist experience: A day to spend in nature for adults and children, with a guided tour of the pond of the former Violani Furnace, station n. 1 of the Alfonsine Natural Reserve, to discover typical plants and their properties, meet the animals that populate the pond and its banks, including the pond turtle Emys orbicularis. To complete the day, an herbarium activity, which could be the starting point for young (and great) naturalists.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: Half day to 1 day
Opening: Open all year
Tuesday to Friday 9.00 - 13.00 Monday closed
Third Saturday and third Sunday of each month (except June, July and August) open 9.00 - 13.00 / 14.00 - 18.00
Saturday, Sunday and holidays open on request
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Limitations for people with mobility problems
Tourist contact: Sara Lunghi
Natural heritage: Parks, Naturalistic itineraries, Flora, Fauna
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes, Pathways
Experiences: Birdwatching
Local contact: Luciano Cavassa
Form filler: Tristana Randi
Battle of the Senio Museum
Museo del Senio is a modern museum documenting the final stages of the attacks on the Gothic Line, culminating with the battle of April the 10th 1945, an important event of World War II. The museum has two main displays: one is about the transit of the Allied troops and the other documents partisan resistance in Romagna. The collection includes many photographs, original maps, military uniforms and equipment, flags and military items that were converted for everyday use after the conflict.
Piazza della Resistenza, 2 Alfonsine - Italy/Ravenna/Emilia Romagna
Tourist experience: The museum is designed to emphasize the human experience of the war, both soldiers and partisans and of the people. The exhibition displays a wide collection of objects, photographs, materials relating to the resistance, in addition to a virtual experience in a bunker, where people used to hide during bombing.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: 3 hours
Opening: Monday - Friday 9:00-12:00/14:00-17:00;
From March 16th to May 31st:
Saturday - Sunday 9:00-12:00/15:00-18:00.
From June 1st to March 15th:
Saturday and Sunday by appointment calling 3355872319
Closed: august, Christmas, New Year’s Eve, Easter, May 1st.
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Destination influence: 10
Tourist contact: Antonietta Di Carluccio
Cultural material heritage: Museum
Local contact: Giuseppe Masetti
Form filler: Tristana Randi
Bike Tours in the countryside
Ostellato offers numerous beautiful bike trails that take in the countryside on gentle paths that favour scenery over strenuous pedalling. The routes' gentle, mostly flat trails range from a few miles to explore Ostellato surrounding to longer trips to discover some of the most beautiful scenery in Po Delta Park.
Ostellato - Italy/Ferrara/Emilia Romagna
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Tourist experience: The itinerary, proposed by a resident, offers a view of Ostellato from a different perspective and touches places that refer to traditions, historical memories, economic and social changes that have profoundly transformed the territory from the post-war period onwards.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: 2 hours
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: No wheelchairs. Not suitable for children under 8
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Flora
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes, Pathways
Hidden intangible patrimony: Local customs, Knowledge related to agriculture and wild herbs
Experiences: Picking up wild herbs
Local contact: Manuele Raimondi
Form filler: Tristana Randi
Birdwatching
In the Vallette there are 150 species of aquatic, nesting and passage birds, a high concentration of species rarely seen in other European sites that provides therefore a unique setting for those who want to practice birdwatching. Around the shallow waters live numerous long-legged wading birds, including the Black-winged Stilt, and along the banks of the lake nest dabbling ducks such as the Mallard and diving ducks like the Common Pochard, as well as coots, moorhens and various passerines.
Via Argine Mezzano, 1 Ostellato - Italy/Ferrara/Emilia Romagna
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Tourist experience: The territory of Po Delta Park represents one of the largest and most complex wetlands in Italy that hosts an extraordinary and unique biodiversity. The park is considered a true European stronghold for many rare species of birds. Some of these are rarities at the international level, such as the Pygmy Cormorant, with the only colony of Western Europe, the Lesser Crested Tern, with the only breeding pairs of the whole continent, and the fascinating Flamingo now present in very few European parks. A holiday in the park will allow you to discover them all, with a bit of luck!
Experience duration: 1 day
Opening: From 26 March to 31 May and from 3 September to 31 October - from Tuesday to Sunday and holidays, from 7am to 6pm (closed on Mondays)
From 1 June to 1 September - every day from 7am to 7am
Booking: Yes, for overnight camping and Birdwatching Tours
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Wheelchairs have limited access
Destination influence: 10
Tourist contact: Angela Bellini
Natural heritage: Parks, Naturalistic itineraries
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes, Pathways
Experiences: Birdwatching
Local contact: Ivo Teodori
Form filler: Tristana Randi
Brief History of Ostellato
Ostellato historical facts narrated by locals.
An handwritten pamphlet written by Igor Parma and a trilogy on historical, economic and social facts by Davide Nanni with the contribution of the voices of the community.
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Tourist experience: Both the book and the pamphlet can be considered a narrative experience of Ostellato’s history and its surrounding. They represent helpful readings in order to understand the economic and social changes that occurred in this area before and after the reclamation.
Spoken languages: Italian
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Cultural material heritage: Historical centre
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary, Local traditions or legend
Hidden intangible patrimony: Local customs, Community tales
Local contact: Igor Parma
Form filler: Tristana Randi
Casa dell’Agnese e Casa del Diavolo
Casa dell’Agnese is a rural house in the countryside of Alfonsine, where the movie “And Agnes goes to die” was filmed.
Via destra Senio, 88 Alfonsine - Italy/Ravenna/Emilia Romagna
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Tourist experience: Casa dell’Agnese offers a variety of experiences: an intact set where the movie about the role of women during Resistance was filmed, a Kitsch museum unique in its genre and a naturalistic point of interest included in local bike tours.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: 3 hours
20-40 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: No wheelchair in Kitsch Museum
Tourist contact: Brunella Baioni
Cultural material heritage: Historic house
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary
Local contact: Brunella Baioni
Form filler: Tristana Randi
Casa Monti Museum
The birthplace of the neoclassical writer is an historic building renovated following the eighteenth-century canons. On the first floor it houses a collection of memorabilia, autographs, manuscripts and rare editions by Vincenzo Monti and on the ground floor the operational headquarters of the CEAS - Sustainability Education Center of Lower Romagna.
Via Passetto, 3 Alfonsine - Italy/Ravenna/Emilia Romagna
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Tourist experience: The cosy and rural Casa Manzoni is the house where the famous writer, poet and translator of the Iliad was born. Even if Manzoni didn’t live in Alfonsine for all his life, the museum offers an intimate gaze on the early years of the poet.
http://www.atlantide.net/amaparco/casamonti/
Experience duration: 2 hours
Opening: Tuesday – Friday 9:00 – 13:00
Closed on Monday
Third Saturday and fourth Sunday of every month (June, July and August excluded) 9:00 – 13:00 / 14:00 – 18:00
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays open on request
casamonti@atlantide.net
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Tourist contact: Sara Lunghi
Cultural material heritage: Historical monument, Museum
Cultural immaterial heritage: Legendary or historical persona or character
Local contact: Sara Lunghi
Form filler: Tristana Randi
Chiacchiere di Gusto Food & Wine Event
Chiacchiere di Gusto is a two-day event, held in the historical Casa Monti Museum, that showcases the excellence of the territory: about twenty high-level local producers - traders, craftsmen, farmers of Lower Romagna - present their products and explain their unique characteristics. Chiacchiere di Gusto’ main goal is to make Alfonsine’ territory, culture and museums known through the typical products of food & wine and life-style.
Via Passetto, 3 Alfonsine - Italy/Ravenna/Emilia Romagna
Tourist experience: Chiacchiere di Gusto is a food & wine and social experience off the beaten trucks. The event is a real full immersion in local traditions and offers an in-depth and rich experience of local life and food in Alfonsine, in the heath of Po Delta region still mostly undiscovered. Biological wines and cheese, black garlic, saffron, biological pasta, honey, just to name a few products which tourists can taste and buy during Chiacchiere di Gusto.
Experience duration: 2 days
Opening: Second weekend of July
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Tourist contact: Michela Fabbri
Hidden intangible patrimony: Gastronomy and culinary practices, Local customs
Experiences: Cooking class, Handicraft laboratories
Local contact: Michela Fabbri
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Dialect and oral traditions
In Italy, dialects have always played an important role. Since the Middle Ages, these languages, which were born from spoken Latin and then evolved during centuries, were used to communicate and they were part of daily life. At least until the unification of Italy, dialects were spoken by the majority of people, since Italian was used only in written forms and spoken by a limited group of rich and intellectual people. Hedda Forlivesi, an 81 years old brilliant woman, writes poems in Romagnolo dialect, which is difficult to understand and has distinctive and unique features because of the long political isolation of Romagna during the period of Esercato in Ravenna.
Corso Garibaldi, 125 Alfonsine - Italy/Ravenna/Emilia Romagna
Tourist experience: Listen to memories and traditions in Romagnolo dialect narrated by Hedda, who has a deep knowledge of customs and habits of Alfonsine’ residents during and immediately after WW2.
Experience duration: 1-2 hours
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: The experience is accessible to anyone.
Hedda Forlivesi’s house might have limitations for people with mobility problems.
Tourist contact: Edda Forlivesi
Cultural immaterial heritage: Local traditions or legend
Hidden intangible patrimony: Local customs, Community tales, Family tales
Local contact: Edda Forlivesi
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Fishing Experience
The water of the Vallette and nearby canals are the main aspiration both for fishing competitions and leisure fishing. Ostellato is one of the most popular Italian competition fields. Competitors usually fish English style with floats up to 25gr. Carp fishing gives excellent results, like catfish fishing.
Via Argine Mezzano,1 Ostellato - Italy/Ferrara/Emilia Romagna
Tourist experience: Competitive fishing and recreational fishing.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: 1 to 4 days
Opening: Vallette: From 26 March to 31 May and from 3 September to 31 October - from Tuesday to Sunday and holidays, from 7am to 6pm (closed on Mondays)
From 1 June to 1 September - every day from 7am to 7am
Canale Circordariale: always open
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Wheelchairs have limited access to the canals
Destination influence: 10
Tourist contact: Angela Bellini
Cultural immaterial heritage: Local events (theatre, music, dance, exhibitions)
Natural heritage: Lakes, Rivers, Fauna
Hidden tangible patrimony: Water streams
Local contact: Paolo Gamberoni
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Liberation Day Event – 25th April
Liberation day event (Italian: Festa della liberazione), or simply 25 April (25 aprile) commemorates the end of the fascist regime and of the Nazi Germany occupation during World War II and the victory of the Resistance in Italy. It is an 18km walk along Senio River which recall all the massacres, bombings, killings and that unforgettable joy of the Liberation of Lower Romagna. Since 2004 those eighteen kilometres are transformed into a theatre, a space for music, dance and storytelling where art intertwine with the history of the community and create community.
Alfonsine - Italy/Ravenna/Emilia Romagna
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Tourist experience: 18km walk on the banks of the Senio river to commemorate 25 April- Liberation Day - with dances, music, testimonies and storytelling.
Experience duration: 1 day
Opening: 25 April – every year
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Access limited to wheelchairs on river banks
Tourist contact: Associazione Associazione Primola
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Rivers
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes, Water streams, Pathways
Local contact: Wilma Guerrini
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Library Mario Soldati and Territory Museum
The local library was dedicated and named after Mario Soldati, writer, film director, journalist. He was one of the pioneers of television in Italy with several successful shows and his films included The River Girl (1954), starring Sofia Loren and filmed in Comacchio Valleys. In the early 1950's, he decided to explore the new medium of television and started making documentaries, including Travels Along the Po Searching for Genuine Food. The library houses a painting of Remo Brindisi. The Territory Museum hosts and interesting exhibition dedicated to Mario Soldati.
Strada Marcavallo, 2 Ostellato - Italy/Ferrara/Emilia Romagna
Tourist experience: The painting of Remo Brindisi is worth a visit. The library is an open public space where anyone can freely come to sit down, take a break, and immerse themselves in books along with other bibliophiles. The Territory Museum does not fall under the archetype of archaeological museums, but, in its atypical nature, represents a unique opportunity and a preparatory starting point to understand and deepen the local history since its origins.
When it was just born, Italian television produced one of its milestones. Those were the months between 1957 and 1958, and the writer Mario Soldati (1906-1999) made the first Rai food and wine reportage, "Journey into the Po valley”. Soldati's journey put people, customs, products, recipes and rituals of a rural Italy rich in culinary traditions at the center of a fraternal and popular narration.
https://www.raiplay.it/programmi/viaggionellavalledelpo
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: 2 hours
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible
Cultural material heritage: Museum
Hidden intangible patrimony: Community tales
Local contact: Marina Zappi
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Madonna del Bosco Sanctuary
Important sanctuary, destination of numerous pilgrimages, which rises in an area formerly covered by a dense bush, where, according to tradition, frequent miracles were repeated. The first miracle occurred in 1714, after the deposition of an ex-voto image. The sanctuary preserves a ceramic image of the Virgin dating back to the 1500’s.
The whole history of the sanctuary, its origins, miracles, transformations from 1700 to present, in this site managed and curated by professor Lucci, resident in Alfonsine, and local history expert.
http://alfonsinemonamour.racine.ra.it/alfonsine/Alfonsine/madonnaboschi.htm
Website dedicated to the valorisation of less known historical and artistic heritage. Object of this website are the votive shrines, those expressions of private and popular religiosity that, with different names, dot the entire Italian territory, urban and above all rural, and which in Romagna are more commonly defined pillars. It provides a general overview of these forms of art and minor devotion, their history and their use.
https://sites.google.com/site/edicoledevozionalicomunedilugo/il-cuore-dei-pilastrini-le-targhe-devozionali/madonna-del-bosco-di-alfonsine-2
Via Raspona, 81 Alfonsine - Italy/Ravenna/Emilia Romagna
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Tourist experience: Sanctuaries have long been meeting places for people on a pilgrimage of faith. This tradition still exists today, but visitors might also want to explore the cultural heritage or discover the sources of spirituality. The general atmosphere of the shrine can reflect a recognized event of a supernatural character, an apparition or a miracle, or some historic events that took place at the given site, which represent an authentic and deep experience both for locals and tourists.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: 1 hour
Opening: Sundays afternoon
40-60 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible to anyone
Tourist contact: Davide Don Ferrini
Cultural material heritage: Religious building, Monastery, sanctuary
Cultural immaterial heritage: Religious cult
Local contact: Laura Beltrami
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Old open air cinema
Valle Chiara, today a small and cosy B&B, was once a “locanda” where the owners decided to start and open-air cinema activity. The actual manager, nephew of the original owners, found the original vintage movie projectors, which were in use in the 50’ and 60’.
Valle Chiara was a popular gathering place, where residents and passing travellers use to meet in summer nights to watch icon movies as “La Donna del Fiume” with Sofia Loren.
Via XX Settembre 1870, 4 Ostellato - Italy/Ferrara/Emilia Romagna
Tourist experience: Antique and Vintage examples of motion picture projectors attract clusters of visitors and tourists, even if in small numbers, that are charmed by the glorious equipment history of moviemaking and the Italian tradition of filmmaking from the early days of the art form.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: 1 hour
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Tourist contact: Cristina Chierici
Hidden intangible patrimony: Local customs, Community tales
Local contact: Cristina Chierici
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Old town Alfonsine
The main square of old Alfonsine was completely destroyed by the German in 1945 before their retreat northward, after having been heavily bombed by the Allies. With fantasy and with old pictures and thanks to the people who continuously try to keep memories and traditions alive, it is possible to imagine how the old Alfonsine and its main square had been.
Alfonsine - Italy/Ravenna/Emilia Romagna
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Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: 4 hours
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Cultural material heritage: Historical centre, Historical monument, Relevant road or piazza
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary
Hidden intangible patrimony: Community tales
Local contact: Luciano Lucci
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Pensiero Narrazione e Voce Summer Festival
Pensiero Narrazione e Voce is a cultural event that animates Alfonsine’s summer evenings since xxx. The programme takes place in the garden of “Pino Orioli" municipal library and Senio Museum and every year it hosts performances and sounds from the most beautiful festivals in the region. The spirit of the exhibition remains unchanged: the desire to offer very different proposals, trying to combine the lightness of summer evenings with reflection on contemporary issues.
Piazza della Resistenza, 2 Alfonsine - Italy/Ravenna/Emilia Romagna
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Tourist experience: Summertime is prime time for music festivals and this small festival tempts the eyes and ears with concerts amid spectacular scenery. Enjoy a concert of classical or country music or listen to the reading of contemporary poetries during this 9 weeks summer event.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: 2 hours per event
Opening: From first week of July until first week of September, one event every week
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Tourist contact: Antonietta Di Carluccio
Cultural material heritage: Museum
Cultural immaterial heritage: Local events (theatre, music, dance, exhibitions)
Local contact: Antonietta Di Carluccio
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Pieve di San Vito
The parish church of San Vito, built in 1027 on the foundations of an earlier building, is in pure Romanesque style, with three naves and three apses with crypt. The church was surrounded by a necropolis, which suggests the presence of an ancient village.
Via Ferrara, 185 Ostellato - Italy/Ferrara/Emilia Romagna
Tourist experience: Since 1288, near the Pieve, in a place called Gattola, there was a small spring of thermal waters with miraculous powers which was the destination of many sick pilgrims who increased its fame. Unfortunately, in 1444 the spring disappeared, but it is thought that its magical power was transmitted to this parish church, since, coincidentally, even S. Vito is the protector of the blind and lepers!
Experience duration: 2 hours
Opening: Winter: 10am – 5pm
Summer: 10am – 6pm
Closed on Monday
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Limited access to wheelchairs
Tourist contact: Igor Parma
Local contact: Igor Parma
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Pumping stations and land reclamation
Once surrounded by valleys, Ostellato, after WW2, underwent a long process of land reclamation that changed profoundly the socio-economic system and bettered the conditions of the communities living in the marshes. The territory is scattered by numerous operating pumping systems, which testimony the process of land reclamation started during the Renaissance by the Este family and concluded in the 70s’.
Ostellato - Italy/Ferrara/Emilia Romagna
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Tourist experience: The reclamation in a pivotal process to understand Ostellato’s history as the pumping stations in the area are linked to the social and economic reality of territory. The stations are not open to the public, but it is possible to see them from the outside on a bike tour from Ostellato to Argenta that passes nearby the following pumping stations: Martinelle, Bevilacqua and Trava.
Experience duration: Half Day to one day
20-40 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Tourist contact: Manuele Raimondi
Cultural material heritage: Industrial patrimony
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Rivers, Flora
Hidden tangible patrimony: Water streams, Pathways
Local contact: Davide Nanni
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Pumpkin Festival
The pumpkin festival, also known as Pumpkins Celebration, aims to promote a local product that can be found only in this area and is very particular thanks to the characteristics of the soil, which makes the violin pumpkin an indigenous product to be protected and enhanced. The event is also an opportunity to promote all the local products with food and craft stands.
Ostellato - Italy/Ferrara/Emilia Romagna
Tourist experience: In the Mezzano Valleys, the soil gives the fruit unique organoleptic characteristics, and the pumpkin called "violina", with its orange pulp, compact, sweet and firm, reaches the highest quality. The Pumpkin Festival offers artisan and typical products markets, exhibitions and shows, food stands and workshops for children, to discover the ancient rural and agricultural traditions of the area. Every restaurant in the area takes part to the gastronomic circuit "Pumpkin on the table" and will serve special pumpkin-based menus for all weekends in October, interpreted by well-known chefs and restaurateurs always poised between creativity and tradition.
Experience duration: 2 days
Opening: Second, third and fourth week end of October
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Tourist contact: Arianna Ferri ProLoco Ostellato
Cultural immaterial heritage: Handicrafts (such as embroidery, carving), Local events (theatre, music, dance, exhibitions), Local markets
Hidden intangible patrimony: Gastronomy and culinary practices, Knowledge related to agriculture and wild herbs
Experiences: Cooking class, Handicraft laboratories
Local contact: Arianna Ferri
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Resistance Memorial sites
The stories and interactive and printed maps of the memorial places dedicated to the fallen of the Resistance in Alfonsine and Ravenna Province. The interactive map is a project dedicated to secondary schools which aims to increase awareness of the immense sacrifice and suffering during the Resistance period.
Piazza Antonio Gramsci Alfonsine - Italy/Ravenna/Emilia Romagna
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Tourist experience: A little village destroyed by war and rebuilt with effort and solidarity work, may appear, to younger generations, without history. The itinerary, with its memorial stones and the bronze sculpture, helps to understand the events of the past and the sacrifice of very young men who had taken up arms to end the war and now they were the first victims of the war.
Experience duration: Half Day
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Tourist contact: Natalina Minghetti
Local contact: Natalina Minghetti
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Santa Maria Church
The Church of Santa Maria was constructed after WW2 bombing on the left side of Senio River, where Alfonsine has been rebuilt. The historic church of Alfonsine, on the right side of the river Seno, was destroyed by 30 bombs of half a quintal each, posted along the nave and columns by residents of Alfonsine forced by the Germans. It a modern church of no particular architectural interest, but it hosts a painting – The Baptism of Cristo-Baracca - and a ceramic of Holy Mary of the XVII century.
Description of the full history of Santa Maria Church, from its origin in the XVI century until today.
http://alfonsinemonamour.racine.ra.it/alfonsine/Alfonsine/chiesa_alfonsine.htm
Corso della Repubblica, 24 Alfonsine - Italy/Ravenna/Emilia Romagna
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Tourist experience: The painting and the ceramic represent a connection with historic Alfonsine, before it was bombed during WW2.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: 2 hours
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Tourist contact: Ottaviana Foschini
Cultural material heritage: Religious building, Church
Cultural immaterial heritage: Religious cult, Legendary or historical persona or character
Hidden intangible patrimony: Community tales
Local contact: Ottaviana Foschini
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Sculpture Park
The sculpture park CieloStellato consists of 21 big sculptures located in the natural reserve Vallette di Ostellato. The sculptures were included in the park through the realization of a three-year program, a Sculpture Symposium from 1998 to 2000. Sky and stars are the themes that inspired the artists, who created works so different from each other and with both contemporary and traditional materials.
Via Argine Mezzano, 1 Ostellato - Italy/Ferrara/Emilia Romagna
Tourist experience: A walk in the Sculpture Park is an essential part of the Vallette Natural Reserve experience year-round. This is where you can really see how the buildings blend into the landscape. You can also explore, get lost, and find calm. Of the 21 sculptures in the park, some are remarkable and easily distinguished, others are almost hidden or blending into the surroundings in an almost mysterious way. The special interplay with nature, the view, the weather and the changing of the seasons makes for totally different experiences of the same figures.
Website dedicated to Contemporary Art Parks in Italy, where there are more than 60 sites dedicated to Contemporary Art and Nature.
http://www.parchidartecontemporanea.it/cielostellato-parco-di-scultura-italiana-contemporanea/
Places of botanical interest in Italy: historical and contemporary gardens, private and public parks, nature reserves, ecomuseums, vineyards, rose gardens, botanical gardens, monumental trees..... there are over two thousand three hundred places of botanical interest in Italy, included and described in the Italian Botanical Heritage site.
https://luoghi.italianbotanicalheritage.com/parco-di-scultura-italiana-contemporanea-cielostellato/
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: Half Day
Opening: From March to October
7:00-19:00
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Cultural material heritage: Sculpture park
Natural heritage: Parks, Naturalistic itineraries, Flora, Fauna
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes, Water streams, Pathways
Local contact: Marina Zappi
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Vallette Natural Reserve
Valette Natural Reserve is a natural oasis about 10 km long where earth and water coexist in perfect harmony making it the ideal place for walking, hiking, bird watching, sport fishing and nature photography. They represent a unique natural environment, they are the remnants of the ancient Valleys of the Mezzano, today a place for stopping, wintering and nesting for numerous species of birds, especially aquatic ones.
Via Argine Mezzano, 1 Ostellato - Italy/Ferrara/Emilia Romagna
Tourist experience: The visitor will be astounded by the fact that Vallette was until the 1960s, a great swamp where people caught eels, gathered salt and picked marsh herbs. Now the area has been transformed into a tourist oasis offering many leisure opportunities, sports attractions and initiatives. Travelers and residents come to rest at the stunning overlooks, walk a peaceful trail, or exercise in a clean, beautiful environment. They can enjoy nature by finding the ideal spot to have a barbecue in the picnic grounds. Even if Vallette is not a big plot of land, it guarantees a big list of birds and the perfect destination for birdwatchers. Lat but not least Vallette with its nearby Canale Circondariale is one of the most famous area in Europe for carp fishing.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: 1 to 3 days
Opening: From 26 March to 31 May and from 3 September to 31 October - from Tuesday to Sunday and holidays, from 7am to 6pm (closed on Mondays)
From 1 June to 1 September - every day from 7am to 7am
Booking: Yes, on weekends
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Wheelchairs have limited access
Destination influence: 10
Tourist contact: Angela Bellini
Natural heritage: Parks, Naturalistic itineraries, Rivers, Flora, Fauna
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes, Water streams, Pathways
Experiences: Showing around
Local contact: Angela Bellini
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Villa Tassoni
Villa Tassoni is a beautiful mansion in the centre of Ostellato, built approximately in the sixteenth century once belonged to the Tassoni family, originally from Modena, but already present at the Este court in 1500. Unfortunately, the Villa is now closed, but it is possible to see the garden and the exteriors.
Via G. Garibaldi, 13 Ostellato - Italy/Ferrara/Emilia Romagna
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Tourist experience: The Villa can be admired from the outside, but it is an important landmark to understand the role of Ostellato during the Este dominion.
Experience duration: 1 hour
Opening: The Villa is closed to the public
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Cultural material heritage: Historical monument, Historic house
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary
Local contact: Davide Barbi
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Vincenzo Monti Cultural Association
Vincenzo Monti Cultural Association has been collecting information on history, traditions, facts and lifestyle of Alfonsine since 1998. The Association publishes a range of local history books with the aim to enhance and deepen the history of the territory, the events, and the people who have directly experienced the facts.
Piazza Vincenzo Monti, 1 Alfonsine - Italy/Ravenna/Emilia Romagna
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Tourist experience: Members of Vincenzo Monti Cultural Association are available to meet visitors and tourists interested in local history. They have a wide range of publications on different subjects: traditions, folklore, history, toponymy, uses and customs related to agricultural practises etc.. The Cultural Association aims to promote local history and heritage and contribute to its conservation; encourage historical research; promote cultural activities.
Spoken languages: Italian
Opening: The Associaton is open on Sunday 10am – 12.30am
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Tourist contact: Alberto Vistoli
Cultural immaterial heritage: Local traditions or legend
Hidden tangible patrimony: Family photos related to particular events/occasions (e.g. photos of leisure time related to the place, feasts: the images should not have not been used before)
Hidden intangible patrimony: Local customs, Community tales
Local contact: Alberto Vistoli
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Casa della Scuola "Enrico D'Ovidio"
Casa della Scuola "Enrico D'Ovidio" is one of the most beautiful and largest buildings in the "Centro Murattiano" (Modern Centre) of Campobasso and is part of the heritage of the twentieth-century buildings of the city. Before being used as a school, the structure served as a military hospital and refuge for soldiers from the First World War. From 1919 to 2017 it hosted several generations of young people in their first school education. Subsequently, part of the building was transformed into a Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art while on the ground floor it houses the Municipal Bibliomediateca, a place of study and training for citizens. Inside there are some examples of Art Nouveau art, such as wrought iron furnishings produced by the Tucci family, evidence of rational art and commemorative plaques of the First World War.
Via Roma, 43 Campobasso - Italy/Campobasso/Molise
Tourist experience: It is possible to appreciate the architectural quality of the building already from the outside, characterized by a large central entrance surmounted by large windows that are repeated throughout the facade.
On the first floor it is possible to access the large central hall of the Casa della Scuola, which has remained almost unchanged over the years, inside it preserves some examples of art nouveau and a commemorative plaques of the World War I.
This building is part of an urban path created and promoted by the Municipality of Campobasso, the aim of the "Revival Project" is to enhance the city architecture of the Twentieth Century.
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: 1 hour
Opening: Library (Bibliomediateca Comunale di Campobasso) Mon - Sat 8.30-13.30; 15.30-19.30
Booking: It is necessary to make a reservation contacting the Municipality of Campobasso to access the Civic Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art and the large hall decorated with the iron works of the Tucci family. It is possible to access the premises and use the library services freely and free of charge.
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: There is a ramp that guarantees accessibility to the building
Cultural material heritage: Industrial patrimony, Historical palace/castle, School
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary, Handicrafts (such as embroidery, carving), Cultural heritage, Contemporary Art
Hidden tangible patrimony: Pathways, Contemporary Art
Hidden intangible patrimony: Building practices
Experiences: Showing around, Urban path
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Church of Santa Maria Maggiore
The Church of Santa Maria Maggiore was built as a church belonging to the Monforte Castle of Campobasso. Inside there is the statue of the Madonna dei Monti, venerated by the citizens as the protector of the city, together with the patron Saint Giorgio. The Infiorata is dedicated to her every year, on May 31st, is made a carpet with flower petals that covers the streets on which her statue is carried in procession. The church is decorated with frescoes by local artist Amedeo Trivisonno, depicting the life of Mary and the Mysteries of the Rosary.
Viale delle Rimembranze, 45 Campobasso - Italy/Campobasso/Molise
Tourist experience: Participation to Infiorata event that is dedicated to Madonna dei Monti and live the experience with the locals.
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: all day long
Booking: No booking required
20-40 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: The building is accessible by a ramp
Cultural material heritage: Church, Monastery, sanctuary
Cultural immaterial heritage: Religious cult, Local traditions or legend
Natural heritage: Hills, Flora, SIC Area (site of community interest)
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes
Hidden intangible patrimony: Local customs
Experiences: Showing around, Religious itinerary
Form filler: Nella Rescigno
Church of Sant’Antonio Abate
The Church of Sant'Antonio Abate is located outside one of the six gateways through the ancient walls of the city. It’s the most representative religious building of Baroque art in Campobasso, thanks to the four carved, gold-plated, wooden altars which are located on the sides of the central nave. There are also many paintings from the Neapolitan school of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries, for example "San Benedetto e l’ossesso" from Francesco Guarini, located on the homonymous altar. There are two wooden sculptures of particular value, the first one, datable to the Sixteenth Century, represents S. Antonio Abate, covered of pure gold. The other, that represents San Francesco d’Assisi, from the famous local sculptor Paolo Saverio Di Zinno, was realized in the middle of the Eighteenth Century.
Via Sant'Antonio Abate Campobasso - Italy/Campobasso/Molise
Tourist experience: The visit offers the opportunity to appreciate the influence and the quality of Neapolitan’s Seventeenth-Century art even in a small center of the Naples Kingdom. Besides that, it allows to the visitor to understand the dynamics of the urban development of the city thanks to the closeness to one of the ancient gate access to the walls, which is called Porta di Sant'Antonio Abate. This area is characterized by the presence of the Roma community that lives permanently in the city since many decades and that still has its typical lifestyle although it’s well integrated with the neighbors.
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: Almost 30 minutes
Opening: The church opens on the public holiday days, according to the Mass celebration
Booking: No booking required
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible to everyone
Cultural material heritage: Church
Cultural immaterial heritage: Religious cult, Local traditions or legend
Hidden intangible patrimony: Local customs
Experiences: Popular tradition (Sant'Antonio's Bonfire on the 17th of January)
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Convitto Nazionale "Mario Pagano"
"Mario Pagano" boarding school is the oldest school institution in Campobasso and is one of the most important of the region too. In over two hundred years of history its classrooms have been walked by students, teachers and people that have been important for the cultural development of Molise and the South of Italy. The building is one of the most significant for architectural quality of the city center and enriches the urban landscape with the important varieties of trees in its botanic garden. At the inside it preserves and shows a rich collection by local artists from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Corso Giuseppe Mazzini, 1 Campobasso - Italy/Campobasso/Molise
Tourist experience: MuSE Association is authorized by the School Board to carry out guided tours in which the stories of teachers and students connect with the cultural history and daily life of the region. Beyond group guided tours, there is the possibility to do individual path with audio guides in Italian and in English for adults and children.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: An hour and a half
Opening: The school opens for guided tours only in some special circumstances.
Booking: Booking is required
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: No limitation to access, the school is equipped with ramps and elevators.
Tourist contact: a.p.s. MuSE
Cultural material heritage: Historical palace/castle, School
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary, Legendary or historical persona or character
Natural heritage: Parks, Naturalistic itineraries, Flora
Hidden tangible patrimony: interiors and archive with files and photographs related to the institutional and educational life
Hidden intangible patrimony: Community tales
Experiences: guided tours
Local contact: Mario Pagano Convitto Nazionale
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Di Penta Palace
Among the examples of twentieth-century architecture in the city, Palazzo di Penta in Piazza della Vittoria preserves a unique and semi-hidden history. Its creator, Davide Pacanowsky was a Jewish architect of Polish origin, who arrived in Italy in 1923 thanks to a scholarship granted by the Italian government to the most deserving foreign students. Enrollment in the faculty of architecture of the Milan Polytechnic allowed him to save himself from Nazi persecution, while the family was exterminated in a Nazi camp. Invited to Campobasso by former fellow student Antonio di Penta, in 1936 he was commissioned to redesign a building which he transformed into one of the most representative architectures of the twentieth century which still today characterizes the square for its elegance and originality. After the enactment of the racial laws of '38, Pacanowsky was imprisoned and interned in the Sepino concentration camp, where he remained for four years, continuing to provide his contribution of technological knowledge by participating in the excavations of the archaeological site of Altilia. In 1944, together with the archaeologist Maiuri, director of the excavations, he received honorary citizenship for the important works carried out in the municipality of Sepino; after the war he continued to build popular buildings, bridges and villas in other Molise centers and in Italy.
Piazza della Vittoria, 6-8 Campobasso - Italy/Campobasso/Molise
Tourist experience: The experience is to appreciate this interesting site from the historical and architectural point of view of the twentieth century, for a better view it is recommended to use the digital map and access the multimedial contents with historical photos of the interior. Moreover the area is enriched by the presence of the War Memorial Monument.
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: 15 minutes
Opening: Public place always open
Booking: No booking required
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Cultural material heritage: Historical monument, Industrial patrimony, Historical palace/castle, cultural heritage
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary, Cultural heritage
Hidden tangible patrimony: Pathways
Hidden intangible patrimony: Building practices
Experiences: Showing around, Urban path
Form filler: Nella Rescigno
Fontana Vecchia
Fontana Vecchia was the public wash house of Campobasso that inspired poets and songwriters, such as Lino Tabasso, Turillo Tucci, Tonino Armagno, Franz Paolone, Pietro Di Toro, etc. The fountain, made with local stone, was built probably at the beginning of the seventeenth century whose use was regulated to have three distinct sections a fountain for drinking water, a drinking trough, a sink.
Today Fontana Vecchia keeps intact the original hydraulic system while its public function has changed, the space has in fact become the place that characterizes the popular culture of Campobasso.
Many of the houses that are present in the area belong to Roma community. They came and settled in Molise between the end of the thirteenth and the beginning of the fourteenth century. They are Italian citizens from many generations. They mainly speak Italian and also the ancient Romani language, with dialectal nuances. They both actively participate to city traditions and preserve characteristic elements of their roots culture.
In 1711 a special document was drawn up to regulate the operation of the Fountain.
The ancient name of that place was "delle Cancellate della Fontana”, the fountain was used only to take the water to drink and for household use.
The animals had to be taken to drink in the special watering place, and to avoid polluting the water, women were not allowed to wash clothes.
The clothes had to be washed in the "wash-house" where there are suitable stones located under a roof tile.
Via Sant'Antonio Abate Campobasso - Italy/Campobasso/Molise
Tourist experience: Showing around and after you can taste one of the most popular pizza in town that is located nearby the fountain.
Spoken languages: Italian, local dialect, Romanì
Experience duration: half an hour
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Public street with no access limitations
Cultural material heritage: Historical centre, Relevant road or piazza, Historical public wash house
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary, Local traditions or legend, Local events (theatre, music, dance, exhibitions), Cultural heritage
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries
Hidden tangible patrimony: Water streams
Hidden intangible patrimony: Community tales
Experiences: Showing around
Form filler: Michele Fratino
Fred Bongusto
Fred Bongusto was an international songwriter born in Campobasso. In the last years, through an important music festival, his artistic production is celebrated.The sculptor Alessandro Caetani made a tribute to Fred Bongusto too with a bronze statue made by Marinelli’s Foundry located in the historic centre, where an illumination path with the verses of his songs is also set up.
Via Anselmo Chiarizia Campobasso - Italy/Campobasso/Molise
Tourist experience: Celebration of a character from Campobasso
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: 15 minutes
Opening: Public place always open
Booking: No booking required
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: There are a stairway path to reach the point of interest
Cultural material heritage: Historical centre, Statue
Cultural immaterial heritage: Legendary or historical persona or character
Hidden intangible patrimony: singer of international relevance
Experiences: Showing around
Form filler: Michele Fratino
Fuoco di Sant'Antonio Abate
January 17th is the day when Sant'Antonio Abate is celebrated and it is also, according to the legend, the night when animals speak. It is the night of bonfires too, when sacred and profane come together. The celebration takes place in the church dedicated to the saint, where the blessing of the animals happens. In the morning, the wood begins to burn and it continues throughout the night. The bonfires symbolize the will to leave behind everything that belongs to the past months and the will to start the new year with the best hopes.
Via Sant'Antonio Abate Campobasso - Italy/Campobasso/Molise
Tourist experience: Take part to the celebration with the locals
Spoken languages: Italian, local dialect
Experience duration: About two hours
Opening: January 17th – 7 pm
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Public square with no limitations to access
Cultural material heritage: Historical centre, Relevant road or piazza, Church
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary, Religious cult, Local traditions or legend, Local events (theatre, music, dance, exhibitions), Carnival
Hidden intangible patrimony: Community tales, Family tales
Experiences: Popular tradition (Sant'Antonio's Bonfire on the 17th of January)
Form filler: Michele Fratino
Maitunate
Celebrate the beginning of a new year with music and songs in dialect, better known by locals as "Maitunate", is a common habit in many villages in Molise and in Campobasso too. Groups of musicians meet in the streets of the old town to sing improvised and funny verses. They go on all night long and enter in the houses of the neighbors to bring joy just asking for a glass of wine.
Old town Campobasso - Italy/Campobasso/Molise
Tourist experience: Participation to the event/show
Spoken languages: Italian, local dialect
Experience duration: all night long
Opening: 1st of January from 00:01 am and 17th of January from 20:00 pm
Booking: No booking required
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Public square with no access limitations
Cultural immaterial heritage: Local traditions or legend, Local events (theatre, music, dance, exhibitions)
Hidden intangible patrimony: Local customs, Community tales
Experiences: musical and theatral shows, Popular tradition (Sant'Antonio's Bonfire on the 17th of January)
Form filler: Michele Fratino
Medieval City Walls
The castled village of Campobasso was built in the Lombard period on the remains of Samnite walls, evidence of a probable previous settlement. Following the earthquake of 1456, Count Nicola II Monforte promoted a new urban phase of the city which, protected by two distinct wall perimeters, expanded across the hill to the flat area. The walls of the lower part were equipped with cylindrical towers placed to protect the six city gates: Porta San Paolo; Porta San Nicola (also called Porta Nuova); Porta Sant’Antonio (or Porta della chiaia), Porta Santa Cristina (or Porta Mancina), Porta San Leonardo (called Porta del Borgo) and Porta Santa Maria della Croce, the latter two no longer exist.
On Porta Sant’Antonio Abate you can see the coat of arms of the city of Campobasso, consisting of six towers to indicate the defensive gates, and the coat of arms of the Monforte, a shield consisting of a cross set aside by four roses.
Via Sant'Antonio Abate Campobasso - Italy/Campobasso/Molise
Tourist experience: The coat of arms of the city is present in the significant places of the city reproduced in different eras on different supports such as the one on the Casa della Scuola façade or those in liberty style wrought iron made by the Tucci family for the doors of Villa de Capua and Palazzo San Giorgio.
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: 1 hour
Opening: Public place, always open
Booking: No booking required
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: No accessibility limitations
Cultural material heritage: Historical centre, Relevant road or piazza, historical site, cultural heritage
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary, Cultural heritage
Hidden tangible patrimony: Pathways
Hidden intangible patrimony: Building practices
Experiences: Showing around
Form filler: Michele Fratino
Mezza Canna
The Italian word "mezzacanna" defines a bronze bar fixed on the wall of a house in Cannavina street. It represents a linear Unit of Measure used from the 1st of January of 1841 in all the Naples’ Kingdom districts, in order to unify the measurement units in all the Kingdom. The "Canna", mostly used to measure fabrics, was about 264 cm, the one that stays in Campobasso represents half of the measure: 132 cm. Its use is linked to the presence, at that time, of a street market in the area.
Via Vittorio Cannavina, 11 Campobasso - Italy/Campobasso/Molise
Tourist experience: Sightseeing
Walking through the historic centre of Campobasso, you come across this element set in the façade of a building, which emphasizes the role of the city as customs office during the ancient Kingdom of Naples.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: Ten minutes
Opening: Public place, always open
Booking: No booking required
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Public street with no access limitation
Cultural material heritage: Historical centre, historical site, historical object
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary
Hidden tangible patrimony: Pathways
Hidden intangible patrimony: Community tales
Experiences: Showing around
Form filler: Michele Fratino
Misteri Procession
Today the parade has almost the same characteristics of the ancient one that took place in 1700. In the morning of Corpus Christi, the actors, the carriers and the marching bands meet at the Museum, where the structures are kept. At 10 o'clock the carriers raise the Misteri and begin to march swaying to the rhythm of the musical motif. The thirteen Misteri cross the old town following a precise order, touching the balconies, stopping and continuing to parade among thousands of people. At Around 1 pm, in Piazza Municipio, the procession receives the solemn blessing of the Bishop and returns in the museum rooms where the structures are kept.
Largo San Leonardo Campobasso - Italy/Campobasso/Molise
Tourist experience: The parade is definitely one of the most engaging experiences to do in Campobasso, it is interesting to follow the procession for all the time and appreciate the evocative perspective games that Misteri create passing through the narrow alleys of the old town. Between the euphoria of the crowd and the impetuosity of the carriers, funny moments arise in which the sense of belonging to one’s Mistero is highlighted. The fight between the devils who try to make the charming and impassive Tunzella smile is one of the most famous and waited moment of the whole event.
Spoken languages: Italian, local dialect
Experience duration: 4 hours
Opening: Corpus Christi Sunday
From 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Booking: No booking required
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: There are no accessibility problems. The event takes place between the city streets.
Cultural material heritage: Historical centre, metal structures on wooden bases, carried on men’s shoulders
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary, Religious cult, Local traditions or legend, Handicrafts (such as embroidery, carving), Cultural heritage, historical procession, Historical event
Hidden tangible patrimony: Pathways, Family photos related to particular events/occasions (e.g. photos of leisure time related to the place, feasts: the images should not have not been used before)
Hidden intangible patrimony: Local customs
Experiences: Showing around
Form filler: Michele Fratino
Monforte Castle
Campobasso is a medieval town built on a hill dominated by the Monforte Castle, feudal symbol of the city. From the sixteenth century, the economic and demographic growth leads to an expansion of the village protected by the ancient walls.
A new urban expansion involving the land at the foot of the hill begins. In the past these territories were cultivated fields and woods. From the nineteenth century, according to the French taste of the wide streets, a new urban centre was designed. It was intended for the emerging middle class, and characterized by tree-lined squares, avenues, urban villas, botanical gardens and gardens which have assigned to Campobasso the name of "Garden City".
Viale delle Rimembranze Campobasso - Italy/Campobasso/Molise
Tourist experience: Interesting place from a historical and medieval architectural point of view, also due to the presence of a memorial monument dedicated to the Fallen of the 1st World War. On the top, from which it is possible to admire the panorama, there is also a meteorological station.
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: 30 minutes
Opening: Tue-Sun from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm and from 3.30 pm to 7:30 pm
Closed on Monday
Booking: No reservation needed
20-40 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessibility is guaranteed only to the internal courtyard by a ramp.
Cultural material heritage: Historical centre, Historical monument, Historical palace/castle
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary, Local traditions or legend, Local events (theatre, music, dance, exhibitions), Legendary or historical persona or character
Natural heritage: Hills, Flora, SIC Area (site of community interest)
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes
Hidden intangible patrimony: Local customs
Experiences: Showing around
Form filler: Nella Rescigno
Monuments of Gabriele Pepe and Flora
Villa Flora is the small tree-lined square with oaks and cedars that characterizes Piazza Pepe. In the center there is a fountain, inaugurated in 1873, with a small basin on which a statue depicting Venus is placed (although the population has the custom to identify it with Flora, goddess of Spring, flowers and flowering) work made by the sculptor Giuseppe Prinzi. With the restoration in 1921, the garden became a representative place of Art Nouveau in Campobasso thanks to the inclusion of Art Nouveau urban furniture, elegant railings and wrought iron benches characterized by the slight curved movement of the metal and made by the Tucci family.
A funny joke invented by the citizens of Campobasso who imagined a dialogue between the statues of Gabriele Pepe (local historical character) and Venere. The statues in fact are placed in front of each other with their iconographic pose and this helps to imagine Gabriele to be kindly refused in an attempt to woo Flora. The dialogue in dialect is known to everyone.
Piazza Gabriele Pepe Campobasso - Italy/Campobasso/Molise
Tourist experience: The tale is pleasant and allows to enter in the spirit of Campobasso and its vernacular language.
Spoken languages: Italian, local dialect
Experience duration: ten minutes
Opening: Public place always open
Booking: No booking required
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Public square with no accessibility limitations
Cultural material heritage: Historical monument
Cultural immaterial heritage: Legendary or historical persona or character
Hidden intangible patrimony: Community tales
Experiences: Showing around
Form filler: Michele Fratino
Museo Sannitico
Walking through the alleys of the Old Town of Campobasso, you can easily reach the Samnite Museum which since 1995 has been based in Palazzo Mazzarotta, the noble residence of a Neapolitan family whose coat of arms is on the entrance portal. It is the oldest museum institution in the region, inaugurated in 1882 together with the Albino Provincial Library, it is the first public cultural promotion operations.
Together with the nineteenth-century collection, the Museum exhibits and preserves materials from recent excavations carried out mainly on the territory of the Province of Campobasso. Following the chronological criterion, the exhibition reconstructs the history of the Molise area from the Bronze Age to the early Middle Ages in an evocative path that restores the settlement complexity of the peoples who, having arrived in this land, decided to build their own communities.
Via Anselmo Chiarizia, 12 Campobasso - Italy/Campobasso/Molise
Photo gallery (10 images)
Tourist experience: The visit allows you to get to know the different populations that arrived in the Molise area: in the lower floors of the building there are finds from the first settlements of the Bronze Age and those of the Samnites, an Italic people who constitute the ancient identity of this land, entered in conflict with Rome in the famous Samnite Wars. The top floor describes the Romanization of the Sannio, with the finds found in the municipiums of Saepinum and Larinum, and the medieval cultures with the barbarian peoples, in particular of the Proto Bulgarian necropolis of Campochiaro, which gave rise to the Molise villages nestled.
The museum is equipped with applications that integrate the exhibition itinerary dedicated to the public with visual and hearing impairments.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: 1 hour and a half
Opening: Tuesday to Sunday from 8.15 am to 7 pm
Booking: Booking is not required
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessibiliy is guaranteed by calling in advance the following number 0874 412265 and specifying any needs.
Specific paths for visual and hearing impairments.
Cultural material heritage: Museum, Historical palace/castle, cultural heritage
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary, Cultural heritage
Experiences: Showing around
Form filler: Nella Rescigno
Museum of Misteri
Misteri are structures made in tempered iron and assembled on wooden bases on which people, mostly children, are placed to represent angels, devils, scenes from the life of saints and sacred figures of Christianity. These structures are carried on men’s shoulders during the parade that takes place on Corpus Domini’s day. While waving, the structures give the sensation that the children who interpret the sacred figures are flying over the heads of the spectators.
Via Trento, 3 Campobasso - Italy/Campobasso/Molise
Tourist experience: The Museum consists of two exhibition rooms and a projection room.
In the "Entrance Hall" some costumes are exhibited along with photographs, variously dated, which portray some highlights of past events and catalogues with the names of the most famous characters who have animated the parade in the last 40 years.
The "Projection Room" with 40 seats, allows you to view footage of the Processione dei Misteri, shot in various years, relating to the preparation and development of the event and capable of recreating the atmosphere that is lived in Campobasso on the day of Corpus Domini.
Inside the "Sala degli Ingegni" it is possible to see in detail the thirteen structures that parade in procession through the streets of Campobasso on the day of Corpus Domini, thus discovering the structural and artistic peculiarities that make them unique in the world.
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: 1 hour
Opening: Mon. to Fri.
From 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Booking: Booking only required on non-working days or for visits during non-opening hours
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: No limitations to access
Tourist contact: Associazione Misteri e Tradizioni
Cultural material heritage: Museum
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary, Religious cult, Local traditions or legend, Handicrafts (such as embroidery, carving), Cultural heritage
Hidden tangible patrimony: Family photos related to particular events/occasions (e.g. photos of leisure time related to the place, feasts: the images should not have not been used before)
Hidden intangible patrimony: Local customs
Experiences: Showing around, guided tours
Form filler: Michele Fratino
Piazzetta Palombo
As the inscription says, Piazzetta Palombo was inaugurated in 1896 with the aim of creating an organized space for the market and exhibition of goods brought by farmers from the surrounding countryside.
Originally called Piazza dei Commestibili, it was built entirely with bricks. It has two entrances, one located along Via Marconi and the other on Via Palombo. The internal perimeter has arcades under which there are small shops. The corridor behind the square was reserved for the fish market, now houses the cycle station of bicycles and scooters.
Currently in the square there are some craft shops, is also the place of cultural events and concerts in the heart of the city.
Piazzetta Palombo Campobasso - Italy/Campobasso/Molise
Tourist experience: In the square it is possible to visit the different workshops: the antique printing press, the production of ceramics, the vinyl and photographic shops, the embroidery workshops and the jewelry. You can learn more traditional techniques and handicrafts but also more modern productions or that are inspired by the cultural heritage.
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: Almost 30 minutes
Opening: The square is open from Monday to Saturday
Booking: No booking required
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: No limitation to access
Cultural material heritage: Historical centre, Relevant road or piazza
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary, Handicrafts (such as embroidery, carving), Local events (theatre, music, dance, exhibitions), Local markets
Hidden intangible patrimony: Community tales
Experiences: Handicraft laboratories, Showing around
Form filler: Michele Fratino
San Giorgio Palace
In Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II there is Palazzo San Giorgio, the seat of the town hall, built in the place where in 1290 the monastery of Santa Maria della Libera of the Celestine Fathers was founded.
Piazza Vittorio Emanuele, 29 Campobasso - Italy/Campobasso/Molise
Tourist experience: The palace has a large portico with round arches and large square pillars. The elegant facade is divided into three floors and is surmounted by a clock face. In the nineteenth-century organization of the "Garden City" the building framed the two villas still characterizing the Centro Murattiano (Modern Centre).
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: half an hour
Opening: It is a public office so it cannot be visited inside.
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: No accessibility limitations
Cultural material heritage: Historical centre, Historical monument, Historical palace/castle
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary, Cultural heritage
Hidden tangible patrimony: Pathways
Experiences: Showing around, Urban path
Form filler: Nella Rescigno
San Leonardo Square
The church is located in the heart of the medieval part of the city. Located in the lower area of the rocky hill on which the historic center of Campobasso develops, the religious building is adjacent to what used to be the main entrance, the homonymous Porta San Leonardo, which no longer exists, of the first settlement of Campobasso. Built in the 14th century, the facade of the church has Romanesque elements (single lancet window, rose window, cruciferous lamb, etc.) and a pointed portal, already characteristic of the later architectural style, the Gothic one. On the façade there is a bull, the symbol of King Bove, a legendary local figure linked to the construction of several Romanesque-style churches in the Molise area. From 1400 and for centuries it became the main church of the village of Campobasso. With the earthquake of 1456 there was the collapse of the bell tower, later never rebuilt. Its interior has a single nave. The church has a double flight of steps, rebuilt in 1900. The church overlooks the main square of the medieval center, enriching an already evocative architectural context. In 1587 the square was the place of peace between Crociati and Trinitari, the main congregations of the city in dispute for years over economic problems. Crociati were in fact linked to traditional agricultural activities while Trinitari had opened up to new economic systems. Longer the city remained divided, even bloody events took place and marriages were forbidden between the two sides but with the arrival of Fra Girolamo da Sorbo the peace process took place and the red and blue colors of the covenants were indissolubly linked.
Via Anselmo Chiarizia, 1 Campobasso - Italy/Campobasso/Molise
Tourist experience: San Leonardo Square is certainly a focal point of the history of Campobasso. The ancient medieval church is located at one of the entrances to the ancient fortified village. The church is a beautiful example of Romanesque-Gothic architecture.
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: Half an hour
Opening: Public square always open
Booking: No booking is required
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Public square with no accessibility limitations
Cultural material heritage: Historical centre, Religious building, Relevant road or piazza, Church, historical site, cultural heritage
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary, Religious cult, Local traditions or legend, Legendary or historical persona or character, historical tale, Cultural heritage, Historical event
Hidden tangible patrimony: Pathways
Hidden intangible patrimony: Local customs, Community tales
Experiences: Showing around, Religious itinerary, Urban path, guided tours
Form filler: Nella Rescigno
Savoia Theatre
The history of the theatre begins at the end of the eighteenth century, from that moment on, masonry and wooden buildings were built and then destroyed due to fire or insufficient maintenance.
In the twenties of the twentieth century a new and definitive theatre was realized, it was called "Teatro Sociale". The interior was decorated with frescoes by the local artist Arnaldo De Lisio, stained glass windows by Giovanni Vincenzo and wrought iron works by Giuseppe Tucci. The inauguration took place in 1926 with the performance of the Tosca by Giacomo Puccini. In honor of the Kings of Italy the name of the theatre changed in the actual one, Teatro Savoia. In 1993 the Provincial district of Campobasso acquired the theatre and began a redevelopment project. The external structure has simple and regular lines and the decorative elements in wrought iron shows floral motifs in elegant Art Nouveau style.
Piazza Gabriele Pepe, 5 Campobasso - Italy/Campobasso/Molise
Tourist experience: The guided tour includes an immersion in the history and the beauties kept inside the Savoia Theatre. Starting from the elegant entrance where you can admire frescoes by Arnaldo De Lisio representing Campobasso and other places of Molise. Sitting on the seats of the stalls you can admire the fresco named "Triumph of the Samnites" and the balustrades decorated with golden stucco and putti. It is also possible to visit the backstage, going up to the backgrounds floor and down the stage to observe the mechanism that moves it.
Discover the places in Campobasso where there are works by local artists. Visit the Savoia Theater with the 360 ° virtual tour (tap/click on i ritratti_i ritratti dell'artista_de lisio_teatro savoia) link to website:
http://www.invisibilevisibile.it/web/website.html
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: 1 hour and a half
Opening: Guided tours by reservation
Booking: Booking required
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: No limitations to access
Tourist contact: Fondazione Molise Cultura
Cultural material heritage: Historical centre, Historical monument, Historical palace/castle
Cultural immaterial heritage: Local events (theatre, music, dance, exhibitions)
Hidden intangible patrimony: Building practices
Experiences: guided tours
Form filler: Nella Rescigno
Scarth Street
Recently in Campobasso some fragments of history have been found thanks to the action promoted by the Centro Storico Association.
In Piazza Pepe, on the wall of a building, is engraved the inscription "SCARTH ST" (or Scarth Street) a road sign made by the soldiers of the "Royal Canadian Regiment" during the Second World War. In 1943, in fact, the allied troops who came to liberate Campobasso from the German occupation, renamed many places of the center with names of famous English streets and squares and also the city was called "Canada Town".
Piazza Prefettura Campobasso - Italy/Campobasso/Molise
Tourist experience: Visit to Piazza Prefettura, the heart of the city, overlooked by the perspectives of the Cathedral and the Savoia Theatre, near which there is the inscription.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: Ten minutes
Booking: No booking required
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Public square with no access limitation
Cultural material heritage: Historical centre, Relevant road or piazza
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary
Hidden intangible patrimony: Community tales
Experiences: Showing around
Form filler: Michele Fratino
Street Art Path
In the last ten years Malatesta Association has created in Campobasso the “Draw The Line” project. It is a street art path made by national and international artists, that have painted on many building’s facades in different areas of the city and in particular in the suburb of San Giovanni dei Gelsi. Today it is an open-air gallery of unique artworks by Peeta, Blu, Etnik and others that made the city famous in the world of art lovers.
Via Giuseppe Garibaldi Campobasso - Italy/Campobasso/Italy
Tourist experience: The path to discover the street-art works in Campobasso is widespread in various points of the city, especially in the suburb of San Giovanni dei Gelsi. It is an experience of knowledge of the city and its urban development beyond the area of the historic center. The tour can be done using public transport starting from the bus station of Villetta Flora.
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: Always open
Booking: No booking required
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: No access limitation
Tourist contact: Malatesta Associati
Cultural material heritage: open air museum
Cultural immaterial heritage: Contemporary Art
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes, Pathways
Experiences: Showing around, Urban path
Form filler: Nella Rescigno
The tradition of openwork steel
In 1750 an edict of Charles III King of Naples prohibited the manufacture of cutting weapons. The artisans of Campobasso were forced to convert their production, so they start making and decorating kitchen knives. Quickly the openwork steel industry became flourishing and the products were exported all over Europe. At the beginning of the twentieth century, thanks to the workshop of the Tucci family, steel becomes the opportunity to develop an urban decoration inspired by art nouveau. Consequently, Campobasso quickly became an elegant and welcoming town: balconies, benches, gates and wrought iron street lamps that take graceful forms and delicate shapes in the hands of local skilled craftsmen.
Piazzetta Palombo Campobasso - Italy/Campobasso/Molise
Tourist experience: Tour of the workshops
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: Half an hour
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Public square with no limitations to access
Cultural material heritage: Historical centre, Industrial patrimony
Cultural immaterial heritage: Handicrafts (such as embroidery, carving), Traditional work
Hidden intangible patrimony: Building practices, Family tales
Experiences: Showing around
Form filler: Michele Fratino
Venerdì Santo (Good Friday) Procession
The Venerdì Santo (Good Friday) procession in Campobasso is one of the most evocative religious events in Molise. Established in 1626, it was called "Il Mortorio" in the pact of concord between Crusaders and Trinitarians, when, starting at dawn from the Church of Santa Maria della Croce, it wound through the narrow-scaled streets of the old city. Today the function begins at 3 pm and the procession starts moving at 5 pm starting from the same Church, parading first in the streets of the old town and then arriving in the most modern part of the city. The statues of the Dead Christ and Our Lady of Sorrows are followed by a choir of about seven hundred people who sings several times the dramatic song "Teco Vorrei o Signore", composition of the early twentieth century by the local compositor Michele De Nigris on verses by Pietro Metastasio.
Via Santa Maria della Croce, 16 Campobasso - Italiy/Campobasso/Molise
Tourist experience: Participate in the procession by joining the parade or appreciate as external users the event from different points of the city between the old town and the modern area.
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: Two hours
Opening: Good Friday (the Friday before Easter), 5 pm
Booking: No booking required
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: The procession takes place between the streets of the city and is accessible to all.
Cultural material heritage: Historical centre, Church
Cultural immaterial heritage: Religious cult, Local traditions or legend, Cultural heritage, historical procession
Hidden intangible patrimony: Local customs
Experiences: Showing around, Religious itinerary
Form filler: Nella Rescigno
Via delle Concerie
In ancient times, namely Cola Monforte’s age, this road was located in a countryside area, outside the city walls, called Contrada di Sant’Anello. It was farmland, with vegetable gardens and no buildings. In XIX century, in this road was installed a particular craftmanship activity, leather tanning. Tanneries used to be located not only outside the city walls, but also inside of them, and as it is widely known, leather tanning provokes unpleasant smells. Due to this problem, all tanneries were transferred outside the city walls, to what was then named as “Via delle concerie” or Road of the tanneries. This road was chosen because was slightly sloping. This condition allowed waste waters used in tanning processes to be poured in the road and to flow downhill to the vegetable gardens area in Fontana Vecchia. The road also have an inlet near the corner behind the church of Santa Maria della Croce, creating a small curve in this road. This particular condition allows aeriation and the wind swept away the smell caused by tanning activities. In 1875, the name of the road was changed, in order to celebrate Italian unification. Its new name was “Viale XX settembre”, or Boulevard 20th September. This road became extremely important and lively, as here were located most of the city businesses, up until mid-XX century. During the XX century, the name of the road was one more time changed to its current denomination, Via Marconi, to commemorate the famous Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi. In particular, from the seventeenth century here was the "Taverna del Procaccio", the place where the distribution of the local post took place but also the stop and the exchange of horses for those who carried the correspondence from Naples to Vasto. Until the early nineteenth century, the Procaccio (postman) arrived on Sunday evening and stopped in the tavern waiting to meet the next day the Procaccioli (local postmen) who received the mail to be distributed in neighboring countries.
Via Marconi Campobasso - Italy/Campobasso/Molise
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: 30 min
Opening: Public place always open
Booking: The reservation is not request
Accessibility: No limitation to access
Cultural material heritage: Historical centre, Relevant road or piazza
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary, Handicrafts (such as embroidery, carving), Traditional work
Experiences: Showing around
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Villa de Capoa
Villa De Capoa is an important site in Campobasso. It is located nearby the ex-Franciscan monastery of Santa Maria delle Grazie, founded in the sixteenth century by Andrea De Capoa, lord of the city. It was used by the monks as a garden for the cultivation of medicinal herbs. In the eighteenth century the Villa became a private property mostly used for walking, in 1806 it became an elegant Italian garden. In 1875 the last owner Marianna De Capoa donated it to the orphanage that bears her name. In 1929 it became a public property managed by the Municipality. Its dimensions are about 16,000 square meters. Inside there is a tuff cave, a fountain, a courtyard with a stone balcony and two tombs in fifteenth century’s style. It is a peaceful oasis in where you can walk and spend time surrounded by nature. In summer some concerts are played in there and it hosts an inclusive playground too.
Piazza Falcone e Borsellino Campobasso - Italy/Campobasso/Molise
Tourist experience: The experience foresees a total immersion into nature staying in the city centre and represents a chance to relax. The high redwoods, the mighty Lebanese cedars, the elegant cypresses, the spruce trees and the fragrant linden trees create an elegant and welcoming site with statues, seats and marble railing in which man and nature come together in harmony. The presence of an inclusive playground, managed and supervised by an association, makes this place particularly appreciated and suitable by families.
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: About one hour
Opening: From May to September from Monday to Sunday 9am to 10pm
From October to April from Monday to Sunday 9am to 7:30pm
Booking: No booking required
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: One of the two entrances of the Villa is accessible to everyone, but the internal paths have a bumpy surface.
Cultural material heritage: Sculpture park, historical villa, botanical garden
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary, Local events (theatre, music, dance, exhibitions)
Natural heritage: Parks, Naturalistic itineraries, Flora
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes, tree species
Hidden intangible patrimony: Knowledge related to agriculture and wild herbs
Experiences: Showing around, musical and theatral shows, inclusive playground
Form filler: Nella Rescigno
Villa Musenga
Villa Musenga is an elegant garden located behind Palazzo S. Giorgio, the seat of the City Hall of Campobasso. It stands on the area of the Madonna della Livera, an ex-convent destroyed by an earthquake in 1805. At the beginning of the nineteenth century, the Economic Society decided to use it as a botanical garden with the aim of planting new tree species and new seeds. For economic reasons, in the second half of the century the garden became a green area with reducing dimensions to allow the construction of the Town Hall and the Military District. In 1885 the garden was transformed into a villa bordered by a wrought iron railing that was pulled out in 1939. The reference to the Cannons comes from the First World War, when some Skoda cannons, no longer present today, confiscated to the enemy armies were kept. Today the square is dedicated to Bernandino Musenga, a local protagonist of the nineteenth century. At the centre of the Villa, next to many trees, there’s an artwork called "Tree of dreams", a monument donated by the local artist Gino Marotta.
Piazza Bernardino Musenga Campobasso - Italy/Campobasso/Molise
Tourist experience: Have a walk in Villa Musenga is a pleasant moment of rest in the nature but staying in the city centre, perhaps enjoying an artisanal ice cream produced by the bars in the neighbouring area. The varied historical vegetation makes it elegant and fresh in summer. The Villa hosts an open air playground and is part of the path to discover Campobasso as a "Garden City".
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: The length of the experience can vary due to the time that the visitor has and its interest in it.
Booking: No booking required
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: The Villa has no access limitations. It has ramps and wide avenues with uniform ground surface.
Cultural material heritage: Historical centre, historical villa, botanical garden
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary, Contemporary Art
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Flora
Hidden tangible patrimony: tree species, Contemporary Art
Hidden intangible patrimony: Knowledge related to agriculture and wild herbs
Experiences: Showing around, inclusive playground
Form filler: Nella Rescigno
"F. Assetto" Museum
Museo dedicato alle opere di Franco Assetto
C.so Giovanni XXIII,16 (PU) FRONTINO Frontino - Provincia di Pesaro Urbino
Tourist experience: The large number of pieces of art of mr Assetto located in the museum gives to the visitor the opportunity to know in deep the art of Mr Assetto.
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: 2 - 3 Hours
Booking: Reservation is not required
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: No problem for people with limited mobility
Tourist contact: Frontino Pro Loco
Cultural material heritage: Museum
Local contact: Frontino Pro Loco
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
"Frontino" National Culture Award
The center of Frontino is one of the most beautiful villages in Italy. For this reason alone it deserves to be visited.
Corso Papa Giovanni XXIII, 5, Frontino - provincia di Pesaro Urbino
Tourist experience: One of the most beautiful Italian villages: a perfect balance of urban art, landscape, and very good maintenance of the village.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: half day
Opening: The attraction is always open
Booking: Reservation is not required
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: No problem for people with limited mobility
Tourist contact: Frontino Pro Loco
Cultural material heritage: Historical centre
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes
Local contact: Frontino Pro Loco
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
"Pian dei Prati" Wildlife Park
The park allows the close knowledge of some animals such as: cow, horse, sheep, goat, donkey, fallow deer and roe deer, eagle owl, buzzard and tawny owl. The presence of animals varies according to the seasons or to any recoveries.
Pian dei Prati - Frontino Frontino -
Tourist experience: Possibility to see and meet some typical animals of the park up close.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: Half day
Opening: The attraction is always open
Booking: Reservation is not required
20-40 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: People with limited mobility can meet several issues
Tourist contact: Enrico Caliendo
Local contact: Enrico Caliendo
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
Antiques National Fair - Pennabilli
National Antiques Market Exhibition is an important sector event held annually in July
Salita Valentini, 1, 47864 Pennabilli RN Pennabilli - Provincia di Rimini
Tourist experience: For tourists interested in antiques, the National Antiques Market Exhibition is an opportunity not to be missed.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: Half Day
Opening: The event takes place every July throughout the month.
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: The event is fully accessible also to people with limited mobility
Tourist contact: Mostra Mercato Nazionale d’Antiquariato di Pennabilli Associazione
Cultural immaterial heritage: Local events (theatre, music, dance, exhibitions)
Local contact: Mostra Mercato Nazionale d’Antiquariato di Pennabilli Associazione
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
Artistic Treatment Center of Metals
Since 2007, the Center has been a Regional Training Center of Excellence in the Marche. Courses range from goldsmith, decorator, show designer and stylist and sculptor
Via Castello Pietrarubbia - Provincia di Pesaro Urbino
Tourist experience: in the TAM center, summer courses for the artistic treatment of metals are held with students from all over the world
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: Several days according the program of the course
Opening: According the program of the courses
Booking: Reservation is required
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: People with limited mobility can meet several issues
Tourist contact: Locanda delle Storie
Cultural immaterial heritage: School of art
Local contact: Locanda delle Storie
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
Bascio Tower and Castel
Ancient village belonging to Pennabilli municipality. The tower and the castle presided over the ancient road that led from the Adriatic to Rome. Due to its position, it had an important control task, so much so that pilgrims traveling to Rome used to say: "We will go to Rome if God wills and those of Bascio"
Tourist experience: An additional point of view of Alta Marecchia Valley and its relevant role during the Middle Age and the Renaissance as road from North and Center of Italy
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: Half day
Opening: No limit to the visit
Booking: Booking is not required
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: People with limited mobility can meet some problems
Cultural material heritage: Historical centre, Historical palace/castle
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
Borgo di Cavoleto
Small medieval village of great beauty
61026 Cavoleto PU Cavoleto - Piandimeleto - provincia di Pesaro Urbino
Tourist experience: Tourists should have the opportunity not only to visit but also to live in a small medieval village of great beauty
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: No time limit
Opening: The attraction is always open to visit
Booking: Reservation is not required
20-40 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: People with limited mobility can meet several issues
Tourist contact: Proloco Montecopiolo
Cultural material heritage: Historical centre
Hidden tangible patrimony: Charming village
Local contact: Piandimeleto Proloco
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
Borgo Monastero
Small medieval village of great charm
Piandimeleto - Provincia di Pesaro Urbino
Tourist experience: Tourists should have the opportunity not only to visit but also to live in a small medieval village of great beauty
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: No time limite
Opening: The attraction is always open
Booking: Reservation is not required for visit
20-40 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: People with limited mobility can meet several issues
Tourist contact: Proloco Montecopiolo
Cultural material heritage: Historical centre
Hidden tangible patrimony: Charming village
Local contact: Piandimeleto Proloco
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
Carpegna mount
The highest mountain in the park 1445 mt
Carpegna - Provincia di Pesaro
Tourist experience: Hiking and biking and the possibility to enjoy a beautiful panorama
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: Half day
Opening: The attraction is always open
Booking: Reservation is not required
20-40 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: People with limited mobility can meet several issues
Tourist contact: Sasso Simone Parco
Natural heritage: Mountains
Local contact: Sasso Simone Parco
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
Carpegna Park
Small theme park fro families based on games in nature
Passo Cantoniera, 61021 Carpegna PU Carpegna - Provincia di Pesaro Urbino
Tourist experience: Adventure in the nature under control for families
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: From half to one day
Opening: Every day from June to the second week of September
Booking: Reservation is not required
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Fully accessible for people wit limited mobility
Tourist contact: Park Carpegna
Cultural material heritage: Theme park
Local contact: Carpegna Proloco
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
Carpegna Prince Palace
Monumental house of the princes of Carpegna that dominates the center of the homonymous municipality
Piazza dei Conti, 4 Carpegna - PU
Tourist experience: The palace is still inhabited by the princes. The tourist can understand how the nobles lived in everyday life and learn about some exciting adventures that have had the palace as protagonist.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: Half day
Opening: The visit must be agreed with the Palace owner
Booking: Reservation is required
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: People with limited mobility can meet several issues
Tourist contact: Carpegna - Falconeri Conti di
Cultural material heritage: Historical palace/castle
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
Conca River Waterfalls
The river Conca near the source forms a series of gentle waterfalls
Tourist experience: Tourists can enjoy this beautiful and cool corner of the forest on hot days.
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: up to one day
Opening: The attraction is always open
Booking: Reservation is not required
20-40 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: People with limited mobility can meet several issues
Tourist contact: Sasso Simone Parco
Natural heritage: Waterfalls
Local contact: Sasso Simone Parco
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
Conti Oliva palace
Renaissance castle, home of the Counts Oliva, feudal lords of the Duke of Montefeltro. Currently it is the seat of the municipality of Piandimeleto and of five museums.
Piazza dei Conti Oliva, 1 Piandimeleto - Provincia di Pesaro Urbino
Tourist experience: The palace is a good example of the different uses of an historical building along the centuries and of the impacts of this kind of buildings on the everyday life of the community surrounding.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Opening: The attraction is always open in the morning and in the afternoon
Booking: Reservation is not required
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: People with limited mobility can meet some issues
Tourist contact: Proloco Montecopiolo
Cultural material heritage: Historical palace/castle
Local contact: Piandimeleto Proloco
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
Convent of Montefiorentino
Convent founded by San Francesco. it is the most important religious center of the area.
Montefiorentino - Frontino -
Tourist experience: Tourists can get to know one of the most important religious places in Montefeltro
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Opening: The attraction is always open
Booking: Reservation is not required
Accessibility: People with limited mobility can meet several issues
Tourist contact: Pierluigi Fra
Cultural material heritage: Religious building, Church
Local contact: Pierluigi Fra
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
Convent of Sant'Agostino
Medieval Benedictine abbey now the parish church of Piandimeleto
Via delle Due Chiese, 2 Piandimeleto - Provincia di Pesaro-Urbino
Tourist experience: The parish of Piandimeleto is an important church and monument at the center of everyday life of Piandimeleto residents
Spoken languages: Italian
Booking: Reservation is not required
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: No problem for people with limited mobility
Tourist contact: Piandimeleto Proloco
Cultural material heritage: Religious building, Church
Local contact: Piandimeleto Proloco
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
Cooperativa La Chiocciola
The coop organizes regularly during the year educational hiking in the mountains of the park. Each hike is dedicated to a specific topic and the didactic path is composed of a group of hikes.
Via del Seminario, 5, 47864 Pennabilli RN Pennabilli RN - Provincia Rimini
Tourist experience: The tourist visit the most beautiful corners of the park leaded by the personnel of the coop and in the same time takes part in practice in a training course focused on specific topics planned by the coop.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: From half day to five days
Opening: The earliest hikes start in June and end in September
Booking: Yes. The number of participants is limited
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Usually the excursions proposed by the coop la Chiocciola are open to everyone, without limitations related to reduced mobility
Tourist contact: Irene Valenti
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries
Hidden tangible patrimony: Pathways
Local contact: Irene Valenti
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
Earth Sciences Museum
The museum was established following the donation of Professor R. Pieruccini, a legacy comprising about 4,000 samples of rocks, minerals and fossils
Piazza dei Conti Oliva, 1, 61026 Piandimeleto Piandimeleto - Provincia di Pesaro Urbino
Tourist experience: The museum is an important collection of geological finds
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Opening: From April to September, open from Tuesday to Sunday, from 10:00 to 12:00 and from 15:00 to 18:00
From October to March, open by reservation
Booking: Reservation is required from October to March.
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: People with limited mobility can meet several issues
Tourist contact: Piandimeleto Proloco
Cultural material heritage: Museum
Local contact: Piandimeleto Proloco
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
Feast of the Madonna of Pugliano
This fest, held on the last Sunday of August, opens the Feast of the Madonna di Pugliano
Località Pugliano - Montecopiolo - provincia di Rimini
Tourist experience: This festival, held on the last Sunday of August, attracts participants from all over the Montefeltro. It constitutes a traditional meeting point for the inhabitants of the region.
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: One day
Opening: Last Sunday of August in the morning
Booking: Reservation is not required
20-40 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: No problem for people with limited mobility
Tourist contact: Proloco Montecopiolo
Experiences: Religious event
Local contact: Proloco Montecopiolo
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
Garden of Forgotten Fruits
The garden, defined by Tonino Guerra as a museum of flavors, contains fruit plants belonging to the Apennine spontaneous flora gathered here to be preserved from oblivion and extinction.
Via San Filippo, 1, Pennabilli - Provincia di Rimini
Tourist experience: Discovery of fruits that are no longer of interest to the modern market and that instead were very important in the ancient peasant civilization
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: People with limited mobility can meet some issues
Tourist contact: Antonio Santini
Natural heritage: Forgotten fruits collection
Hidden intangible patrimony: Forgotten fruits collection
Local contact: Antonio Santini
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
Heraldry Museum
The museum collects the graphic, photographic and iconographic evidence of the most representative families of Montefeltro.
Piazza dei Conti Oliva, 1 Piandimeleto - Provincia di Pesaro Urbino
Tourist experience: This museum completes the knowledge of an often forgotten aspect: the iconography of the main families that have made the history of Montefeltro
Spoken languages: Italian
Opening: From April to September, open from Tuesday to Sunday, from 10:00 to 12:00 and from 15:00 to 18:00
From October to March, open by reservation
Booking: Reservation is required from October to March
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: No problem for people with limited mobility
Tourist contact: Piandimeleto Proloco
Cultural material heritage: Museum
Local contact: Piandimeleto Proloco
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
Herbarium Museum of Marche region
The museum was organized by the University of Camerino. It exhibits 280 specimens of plants, flowers and herbs of Marche region.
Piazza dei Conti Oliva, 1, 61026 Piandimeleto Piandimeleto - Provincia di Pesaro Urbino
Tourist experience: The flora of the Marche region in one place
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Opening: From April to September, the museum opens from Tuesday to Sunday, from 10:00 to 12:00 and from 15:00 to 18:00
From October to March, the museum opens by reservation
Booking: From October to March, the museum opens by reservation
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: No problem for people with limited mobility
Tourist contact: Piandimeleto Proloco
Natural heritage: Natural museum
Local contact: Piandimeleto Proloco
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
Il Cippo
The summit of Mount Carpegna (1415 m).
"...è sul Carpegna che ho preparato tante mie vittorie. Non ho bisogno, prima di un Giro o di un Tour, di provare a una a una tutte le grandi salite. Una sola volta, se ricordo bene, sono andato a dare un'occhiata in anticipo al Mortirolo e al Montecampione. Ma in macchina. E non mi è servito neanche molto. Il Carpegna mi basta. Da Coppi in poi e' una salita che ha fatto la storia del ciclismo e ogni tanto anche il Giro c'è passato. Io non le conto più le volte che l'ho fatta, allenandomi. Direte che sono un tradizionalista. Forse sì. Sempre ad allenarmi sulle stesse strade di casa. Sempre a spingere gli stessi rapporti, gli stessi che uso in corsa. Sempre in giro senza borraccia, perché mi bastano quelle quattro fontane che so io dove sono. Una proprio a Carpegna".
Marco Pantani
Tourist experience: From Cippo the tourist can can enjoy a breathtaking panorama. The Cippo is the arrival of arrival of the Pantani climb.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: Half day
Opening: The attraction is always open
Booking: Reservation is not required
40-60 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: People with limited mobility can meet several issues
Tourist contact: Carpegna Pro loco
Natural heritage: Mountains, Land mark
Local contact: Carpegna Proloco
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
Il Sasso Simone
The flora of Sasso Simone is composed of woods (of the Mediterranean-mountain type), pastures, meadows, shrub meadows and bushes, it is not uncommon to meet the red lily.
Tourist experience: Tourists can enjoy the beautiful flora of the summit of Sasso Simone.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: From half day to one day
Opening: The attraction is always open
Booking: Reservation is not required
60-120 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: People with limited mobility can meet several issues
Tourist contact: Sasso Simone Parco
Local contact: Sasso Simone Parco
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
La Cerreta
The Cerreta extends from the two stones (Simone and Simoncello) to the Cantoniera pass and is made up of plants over 30 years old
Carpegna - Provincia di Rimini e Provincia di Pesaro
Tourist experience: Tourists can immerse themselves in the woods that cover a large part of the park and the surrounding areas. In addition to the context of the landscape, the woods are used for hiking and biking
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: From few hours to many days.
Booking: No booking is requested
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: People with limited mobility can meet several issues.
Tourist contact: Sasso Simone Parco
Natural heritage: Forests and woods
Local contact: Sasso Simone Parco
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
Lacrimation of the Madonna delle Grazie
The event celebrates the tearing of the painting of the Madonna delle Grazie which took place in March 1489. It is held every third Friday in March
Piazza S. Agostino, 6, 47864 Pennabilli RN Pennabilli - provincia di Rimini
Tourist experience: Taking part in this event allows the tourist to get to know one of the most important moments of the religious life of Pennabilli
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: One day
Opening: Check the program.
Booking: No booking is requested
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: The event is fully accessible
Tourist contact: del Montefeltro Diocesi
Cultural immaterial heritage: Religious cult, Local traditions or legend
Local contact: del Montefeltro Diocesi
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
Lhasa Bells
Current signs of a religious and cultural exchange between a friar from Pennabilli and the Dalal Lama that took place over 3 centuries ago.
Pennabili - Provincia di Rimini
Tourist experience: The tourist can understand how in Italy even the great history passes through small towns and gives rise to beautiful stories
Spoken languages: Italian
Booking: No booking is requested
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: The bells location isn't accessible for people with limited mobility
Cultural material heritage: Religious building
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
Madonna of the Snow Rectangle
Inside a small stone chapel was placed a tile by the ceramist Muky depicting the Madonna of the snow. On the entrance door, designed by Tonino Guerra, a large leaf is reproduced, one of its recurring symbolic elements.
Ca' Romano - Pennabilli - Provincia di Rimini
Tourist experience: The installation is another example of Tonino Guerra's ability to involve other artists in his poetic world.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Opening: The installation is always open
Booking: No booking is needed
20-40 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: People with limited mobility can meet issues
Tourist contact: Mostra Mercato Nazionale d’Antiquariato di Pennabilli Associazione
Cultural material heritage: artistic installation
Local contact: Mostra Mercato Nazionale d’Antiquariato di Pennabilli Associazione
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
Mateureka - Museo del Calcolo e della matematica
On the four floors of the ancient town hall, the museum offers an engaging journey through this fascinating adventure of the mind: important archaeological finds, ancient calculation tools and mathematical texts.
Piazza Garibaldi, 47864 Pennabilli (Rimini) Pennabilli - Provincia di Rimini
Tourist experience: It's the museum you don't expect in a mountain town. It deserves to be visited not only because it is unexpected but also because it offers information on mathematics at an extremely qualified level.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Opening: During the winter the museum is open only in the week end.
From June to August is open every day from 9.30 to 18.30
Booking: Booking is not required
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: No problem for people with mobility issues
Tourist contact: Prof. Renzo Baldoni
Cultural material heritage: Museum
Local contact: Prof. Renzo Baldoni
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
Montecopiolo Castel
Ruins of the Count's Castle of the Counts of Montefeltro
Via del Castello, 67, 61014 Montecopiolo Montecopiolo - Provincia di Rimini
Tourist experience: The Montecopiolo castle was the main power center of medieval Montefeltro, the founding nucleus of the Montefeltro lordship and one of the main strongholds of the duchy of Urbino.
Spoken languages: Italian
Opening: The attraction is always open
Booking: Reservation is not required
20-40 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: People with limited mobility can meet several issues
Tourist contact: Proloco Montecopiolo
Cultural material heritage: Historical palace/castle
Local contact: Proloco Montecopiolo
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
Museum Arnaldo Pomodoro
Very interesting contemporary art museum
Via Castello Pietrarubbia - Provincia di Pesaro Urbino
Tourist experience: The museum contains numerous art works by Arnaldo Pomodoro and by artists who have participated in the TAM courses.
Spoken languages: Italian
Opening: In summer every day in the morning and afternoon
In the other seasons the visit must be agreed with the restaurant Locanda delle Storie
Booking: Reservation is required or recommended.
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: People with limited mobility can meet several issues
Tourist contact: delle storie Locanda
Cultural material heritage: Museum
Local contact: delle storie Locanda
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
Museum of Ceramics and Medieval Metallurgy
The Museum houses a series of metal and ceramic finds found during the restoration of the area of the ancient village.
Via Castello Pietrarubbia - Provincia di Pesaro Urbino
Tourist experience: An unexpected small museum full of important contents in a small medieval village restored by an artist
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Booking: Reservation is not required
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: People with limited mobility can meet several issues
Tourist contact: Comunità Montana del Montefeltro Ufficio Turismo
Cultural material heritage: Museum
Local contact: Comunità Montana del Montefeltro Ufficio Turismo
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
Museum of the fifteen villages
Collection of historical memories of 15 villages that compose the Carpegna area.
Via Castacciaro 15 , 61021 Carpegna PU Carpegna - provincia di Pesaro Urbino
Tourist experience: The tourist can have an overview of a geographically complex territory made up of different communities.
Spoken languages: Italian
Booking: Reservation is not required
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: No problem for people with limited mobility
Tourist contact: Carpegna Proloco
Cultural material heritage: Museum
Local contact: Carpegna Proloco
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
Mushroom museum
It collects over 200 plaster stumps reproducing the most common species of Montefeltro mushrooms. Computer equipment able to connect to databases concerning the natural heritage of the Province of Pesaro and Urbino and mycology in general. The Multimedia Library. A conference room completes the museum.
Piazza della Libertà San Sisto di Piandimeleto - Provincia Pesaro Urbino
Tourist experience: In a unique place all kind of mushrooms that is possible to find in the regione Marche countryside and a lot of information on them.
Spoken languages: Italian
Opening: Opening on request.
Booking: Reservation is required
40-60 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: No problem for people with limited mobility
Tourist contact: Comunità Montana del Montefeltro Ufficio Turismo
Cultural material heritage: Museum
Natural heritage: Natural museum
Local contact: Comunità Montana del Montefeltro Ufficio Turismo
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
Natural Museum of Parc (MUSSS) management
The coop is charged by the Park to manage the museum of natural history of the park area (MUSSS). The Museum is also an access point to the Park.
Viale dei Tigli 5A, 47864 Pennabilli RN Pennabilli RN - Provincia Rimini
Tourist experience: The tourist may see in a very short time the main species of animal and the most interesting habitat living in the parK.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Opening: Every day on request
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: No access limitation
Tourist contact: Irene Valenti
Local contact: Irene Valenti
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
Naturalistic Museum Sasso Simone e Simoncello
The museum presents large animals and the most important habitats that can be encountered in the park area.
Viale dei Tigli, 5A, 47864 Pennabilli RN Pennabilli - Provincia di Rimini
Tourist experience: Visiting the museum, the tourist can quickly understand the main characteristics of the park as regards flora, fauna and geology.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Opening: Fall, Spring and Winter only during the week end.
Summer everyday.
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: No limitations for people with limited mobility.
Tourist contact: Irene Valenti
Cultural material heritage: Museum
Natural heritage: Natural museum
Local contact: Irene Valenti
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
Old Water Mill
Ancient water mill perfectly restored and in working order. It is located in a very favorable position for the beauty of nature and for its easy accessibility.
Via del Mutino, 43, 61021 Frontino PU Frontino - provincia di Pesaro Urbino
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Tourist experience: The tourist can enjoy a very interesting visit to a key building of the material culture of the area
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Booking: Reservation is required
20-40 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: People with limited mobility can meet several issues
Tourist contact: Nicolas Ricci
Cultural material heritage: Industrial patrimony
Local contact: Nicolas Ricci
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
Palio dei Conti Oliva
Medieval costume festival held in July in memory of the Lords of the town
Piazza dei Conti Oliva, 1 Piandimeleto - Provincia di Pesaro Urbino
Tourist experience: The tourist can take part in an event that involves the whole community.
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: Two days
Opening: Last week end of July
Booking: Reservation is not required
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: No problem for people with limited mobility
Tourist contact: Piandimeleto Proloco
Cultural immaterial heritage: Local traditions or legend, Local events (theatre, music, dance, exhibitions), Folkloristic dances
Local contact: Piandimeleto Proloco
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
Parish church of San Giovanni Battista
Romanesque church with attached secular buildings
Tourist experience: The Romanesque church is one of the many testimonies of medieval civilization in Montefeltro.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Booking: Reservation is not required
20-40 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: People with limited mobility can meet several issues
Tourist contact: del Montefeltro Diocesi
Cultural material heritage: Church
Local contact: Diocesi del Montefeltro
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
Peasant Work Museum
The Museum is organized in sections: The wheat cycle; religiosity; rural crafts; the blacksmith; the shoemaker; the carpenter; the rope maker; the stonemason; the cart; the farmhouse.
Piazza dei Conti Oliva, 1, 61026 Piandimeleto Piandimeleto - Provincia di Pesaro Urbino
Tourist experience: The museum offers a very detailed panorama of the tools that accompanied the peasant civilization in its various aspects and moments
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Opening: From April to September, the museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday, from 10:00 to 12:00 and from 15:00 to 18:00.
In the other months it is open on request.
Booking: Reservation is required from October to March
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: No problem for people with limited mobility
Tourist contact: Piandimeleto Proloco
Cultural material heritage: Museum
Cultural immaterial heritage: Local traditions or legend, Handicrafts (such as embroidery, carving)
Local contact: Piandimeleto Proloco
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
Pianacquadio wood
Secular beech and maple wood
Tourist experience: The tourist can enjoy of this beautiful ecosystem walking or biking.
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: No time limits.
Opening: The attraction is always open
Booking: Reservation is not required
20-40 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: People with limited mobility can meet several issues
Tourist contact: Sasso Simone Parco
Natural heritage: secular wood
Local contact: Sasso Simone Parco
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
Pietrarubbia castle and historic village
Ruderi restaurati del castello e dell'antico borgo di Pietra Rubbia
Via Castello Pietrarubbia - Provincia di Pesaro Urbino
Tourist experience: Visit an ancient village restored and revived by the commitment of a world famous artist: A. Pomodoro
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: No time limit
Opening: The attraction is always open
Booking: Only for eating in the restaurant
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: People with limited mobility can meet several issues
Tourist contact: Locanda delle Storie
Cultural material heritage: Historical centre
Local contact: Locanda delle Storie
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
Plant nursery "Il Sorbo"
Training for tourists and people interested in the knowledge and collection of truffles
Strada Provinciale 99, 61021 Montefiorentino di Frontino PU Montefiorentino di Frontino - Provincia di Pesaro-Urbino
Tourist experience: Discovery of an ancient and popular activity of the populations of the high Apennine hills
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: one day
Booking: Reservation is required
20-40 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: People with limited mobility can meet several issues
Tourist contact: Antonio Santini
Hidden intangible patrimony: Knowledge related to agriculture and wild herbs
Experiences: Picking up wild herbs
Local contact: Antonio Santini
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
Pugliano fair
Millennial Fair, held every Monday in September
Localtà Pugliano, Montecopiolo - Provincia di Rimini
Tourist experience: The fair still maintains, at least in part, the original characteristics of a meeting and exchange place between populations and farmers residing in Montefeltro and beyond
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: Half day
Opening: Monday of september
Booking: Reservation is not required
20-40 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: People with limited mobility can meet several issues
Tourist contact: Proloco Montecopiolo
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical fair
Local contact: Proloco Montecopiolo
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
San Silvestro church
Church of the historic village
Via Castello Pietrarubbia - Provincia di Pesaro Urbino
Tourist experience: This ancient church was restored at the behest of a Pesaro family in memory of their daughter. The church preserves a marble altar and above the altar a large and beautiful sculpture, a bronze sun, the work of A. Pomodoro.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Booking: Reservation is required
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: People with limited mobility can meet several issues
Tourist contact: Locanda delle Storie
Cultural material heritage: Church
Hidden intangible patrimony: Community tales
Local contact: Locanda delle Storie
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
Sant'Agostino Church - Madonna delle Grazie Sanctuary
It is certainly the most important church of Pennabilli linked to numerous miraculous events, including the tearing of the Madonna which gives rise to the religious feast of the third Friday of March, called the "Beautiful Friday"
Piazza S. Agostino, 6, 47864 Pennabilli RN Pennabilli - provincia di Rimini
Tourist experience: The church is strictly connected to history of Pennabilli and the tourist must visit this religious building
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: The church is closely linked to the history of Pennabilli and tourists must visit this religious building if they want to get an idea of the role of religion in this part of the Apennines.
Booking: Booking is not requested.
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: No limitations for people with mobility issues
Tourist contact: del Montefeltro Diocesi
Cultural material heritage: Church
Local contact: del Montefeltro Diocesi
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
Sant'Arduino Hermitage
Remains of the ancient castle and the parish church of S. Arduino di Pietrarubbia
Tourist experience: Fascinating ruins rich of legends and tales. A fantastic view on the surrounding area
Spoken languages: Italian
Opening: The attraction is always open
Booking: Reservation is not required
20-40 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: People with limited mobility can meet several issues
Tourist contact: Pietra Rubbia Proloco
Cultural material heritage: Historical monument, Religious building, Historical palace/castle
Hidden intangible patrimony: Community tales
Local contact: Pietra Rubbia Proloco
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
Santuario della Madonna del Faggio
Sanctuary still visited by many pilgrims.
Carpegna - Provincia di Pesaro Urbino
Tourist experience: Sanctuary still visited by many pilgrims. It is a very important place of the religiousness of Montefeltro.
Spoken languages: Italian
Opening: The attraction is always open
Booking: Reservation is not required
20-40 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: No problem for people with limited mobility
Tourist contact: Diocesi del Montefeltro
Cultural material heritage: Religious building, Church
Local contact: Diocesi del Montefeltro
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
Ski slopes of Hermitage Locality
12 km of ski slopes supported by chairlifts
Tourist experience: The tourist may ski watching the Adriatic sea at horizon
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: One day
Opening: In winter when the slopes are covered by the snow
Booking: Reservation is not required
20-40 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: People with limited mobility can meet several issues
Tourist contact: Eremo Sciovie
Local contact: Eremo Sciovie
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
State forest of Monte Carpegna
Forest with trees planted to reforest the eroded area
Tourist experience: Tourists can immerse themselves in the woods that cover a large part of the park and the surrounding areas. In addition to the context of the landscape, the woods are used for hiking and biking
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: From few hours to several days
Opening: The attraction is always open
Booking: Reservation is not required
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: People with limited mobility can meet several issues
Tourist contact: Sasso Simone Parco
Natural heritage: Forests and woods
Local contact: Sasso Simone Parco
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
The angel with the mustache
"The angel with the mustache" is a work by the painter Luigi Poiaghi inspired by a short story by Tonino Guerra transcribed on the walls of the small chapel that houses the painting.
Chiesetta dei caduti, Via delle Confraternite, 47864 Pennabilli RN Pennabilli - Provincia di Rimini
Tourist experience: Tonino Guerra in his existence has crossed and given impetus to the inspiration of other artists giving rise to large and small pieces of art
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: No problems for people with limited mobility
Tourist contact: Mostra Mercato Nazionale d’Antiquariato di Pennabilli Associazione
Cultural material heritage: artistic installation
Local contact: Mostra Mercato Nazionale d’Antiquariato di Pennabilli Associazione
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
The petrified garden
At the foot of a thousand-year-old tower, seven ceramic carpets are laid out dedicated to as many characters from the past who lived or passed through this place.
Bascio - Pennabilli - Provincia di Rimini
Tourist experience: Before visiting this installation it is advisable for the tourist to inquire about the meaning of the seven ceramic carpets that compose it. The works refer to precise moments in the history of Pennabilli.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Booking: It's not needed to book the visit
20-40 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: People with limited mobility can meet some issues
Tourist contact: Mostra Mercato Nazionale d’Antiquariato di Pennabilli Associazione
Cultural material heritage: artistic installation
Local contact: Mostra Mercato Nazionale d’Antiquariato di Pennabilli Associazione
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
The refuge of the abandoned madonnas
The abandoned Madonnas are located inside the Garden of Forgotten Fruits. The "Refuge of the abandoned Madonnas" is a collection of Madonnas in terracotta and ceramic painted by artists of various origins.
Via San Filippo, 1 Pennabilli - Provincia di Rimini
Tourist experience: Another step towards understanding Tonino Guerra's poetic conception
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Booking: Booking is not needed.
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: People with mobility issues can meet some problems
Tourist contact: Mostra Mercato Nazionale d’Antiquariato di Pennabilli Associazione
Cultural material heritage: artistic installation
Local contact: Mostra Mercato Nazionale d’Antiquariato di Pennabilli Associazione
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
The road of sundials
Along the Strada delle Meridiane there are six sundials that mark the time according to methods that belonged to different historical periods.
Several streets in Pennabilli center Pennabili - province of Rimini
Tourist experience: Discover Pennabilli and the different ways of calculating time in different places and at different times
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Booking: No booking is requested
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: people with limited mobility can meet some problems
Tourist contact: Mostra Mercato Nazionale d’Antiquariato di Pennabilli Associazione
Cultural material heritage: artistic installation
Local contact: Mostra Mercato Nazionale d’Antiquariato di Pennabilli Associazione
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
The sanctuary of thoughts
The "Sanctuary of thoughts" is bordered by the perimeter walls of a room in an ancient Malatesta residence. It houses seven stone sculptures, defined by the master as “seven opaque mirrors for the mind”. Each of the seven stems invites meditation and an introspective journey favored, in this, by the silence and intimacy of the place.
Via San Rocco, 47864 Pennabilli RN Pennabilli - provincia di Rimini
Tourist experience: Tourists are invited to use the seven sculptures as an opportunity and tools for introspection and meditation. “Seven opaque mirrors for the mind” as Tonino Guerra defined them.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: Impossible to define a time limit.
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: People with limited mobility can meet some issues
Tourist contact: Mostra Mercato Nazionale d’Antiquariato di Pennabilli Associazione
Cultural material heritage: artistic installation
Local contact: Mostra Mercato Nazionale d’Antiquariato di Pennabilli Associazione
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
Ugo Ubaldi Art Collection
The Art Collection is a heterogeneous bunch of various antiquities, works of art, objects and nature.
Piazza dei Conti Oliva, 1, 61026 Piandimeleto Piandimeleto - Provincia di Pesaro Urbino
Tourist experience: An example of modern "mirabilia" similar to the collections of seventeen century.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Opening: Monday and Friday from 15.00 to 19.00; Wednesday from 9.00 to 12.00 and from 15.00 to 19.00 Other days by reservation.
Booking: Reservation is required Monday morning and Tuesday and Thursday.
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: People with limited mobility can meet several issues
Tourist contact: Piandimeleto Proloco
Cultural material heritage: Museum
Local contact: Piandimeleto Proloco
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
Visitor center & Multimedia Naturalistic Museum
Visitor Center and Small Naturalistic Museum
Via Montefeltresca n°157 Loc. Ponte Cappuccini Pietra Rubbia - Provincia di Pesaro Urbino
Tourist experience: Tourists can get info about the Park and have a look of flora, fauna, and morphology of the surrounding region.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Opening: Every day in summer.
Booking: Reservation is not required
20-40 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: No problem for people with limited mobility
Tourist contact: Sasso Simone Parco
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Natural museum
Local contact: Sasso Simone Parco
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
Widespread museum I Luoghi dell'Anima
More than an ordinary museum is a group of 7 installations spread in the territory of Pennabilli.
1. Garden of forgotten fruits: a museum of flavors, from fruit plants collected here to be preserved from oblivion and extinction 2.The Road of Sundials:along its route there are six sundials that mark the time according to methods of different historical periods 3. The Refuge of the Abandoned Madonnas: a collection of terracotta and ceramic Madonnas painted by artists of various origins 4.The Angel with the Mustache:The work, inspired by a story by Tonino Guerra, is the work of the Milanese painter Luigi Poiaghi 5.Sanctuary of Thoughts:It houses seven stone sculptures, defined by the master as "seven opaque mirrors for the mind" 6. The Petrified Garden: At the foot of a thousand-year-old tower, seven ceramic carpets are laid out dedicated to as many characters from the past who lived or passed through this place 7:Madonna of the Snow Rectangle:small stone chapel, built in 1754 in the middle of a wood. Inside there is a tile by the ceramist Muky. On the entrance door,designed by the master, a large leaf is reproduced, one of his recurring symbolic elements
Piazza Montefeltro, 1, 47864 Pennabilli RN Pennabilli and surroundings - Province of Rimini
Tourist experience: By visiting the widespread museum, the tourist can discover a great artist (Tonino Guerra) of whom the public only knows the scripts of Federico Fellini's films and at the same time a town in the Alta Val Marecchia (Pennabilli) rich in history and culture and its territory surrounding.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: One day
Opening: The museum is always open
Booking: No booking is required
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: The visit can be problematic for people with mobility problems
Tourist contact: Mostra Mercato Nazionale d’Antiquariato di Pennabilli Associazione
Cultural material heritage: Historical centre, Museum, Sculpture park
Local contact: Mostra Mercato Nazionale d’Antiquariato di Pennabilli Associazione
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
Casino della Madonna del giardino
In the area of Saccocorvaro it is interesting to visit the “Casino Doria di Mercatale”, known as “Casino della Madonna del giardino” (example of fortified court built between the 16th and the 17th centuries), the Church of St. Michele Arcangelo di Mercatale built at the end of the 16th century with many wonderful paintings (among them the “Lady of the Rosary and Saints” attributed to Giovan Battista Urbinelli dated 1621).
(Fuente:
http://www.montefeltroliving.it/en/mont_d_v_borghi/montefeltro-da-vivere-borghi-sassocorvaro/)
Sassocorvaro - Pesaro e Urbino
Cultural material heritage: Historical monument
Form filler: Valerio Coppola
Castello di Campo
Castello di Campo: Chiesa di Campo, Casa-torre
(
https://www.ilfederico.com/campo-di-belforte/)
A stone's throw from Sestino, hills and woods hide an ancient castle, a group of houses undecided whether to feel more akin to the Marche or Tuscany: it is Campo di Belforte.
It is a hamlet with few houses and, probably, even fewer inhabitants. Already seeing it from afar this place arouses contrasting emotions of amazement and veiled sadness. A fascinating and rather intact tower house, in its soaring, seems to want to compete in visibility with the orange net that warns the visitor (who still has to set foot in the real town) to keep at a safe distance from the portion of the hill that is collapsing.
To give a sad welcome to the stranger who decides to visit Campo di Belforte there is a rather anonymous church without obvious traces of antiquity, appreciable however for the fact that in its vicinity you can leave the car for the few moments necessary for a visit. to the distant castle.
Upon entering the town there are, placed on a carpet of grass that cannot help dragging the imagination back a few centuries, houses of all sorts: some rather poorly in tool, others plastered in the most unfortunate way, others still brought back to a second youth from skilful restoration works.
At the far edge of the podium on which the village remains clawed, there is a graceful stone staircase that should lead to a house located a little further down, but which at the moment is also the only way to reach the oldest church in the place.
St. Peter, this is the saint to whom the place of faith is named, is only half as good. Or rather, the portion restored to a home seems in great shape, the rest of the building seems resigned to begging for help that is unlikely to arrive. And it is a pity, because this old church - today so mistreated - had in the past to enjoy great consideration if it is true that perfectly squared sandstone stones were used for its construction, some patiently worked to engrave geometric patterns with a chisel. . These operations were reserved in medieval times for buildings of a certain importance and notoriety.
Rather curious are also some reused ashlars that are shown on the right wall, to which now forgotten hands have given the shape now of human faces and now of animal faces and which according to the scholar Marco Renzi would be protuberances related to the cult of lactation, a form of belief halfway between Christian and pagan doing, typical of the agro-pastoral cultures of our Apennines at least until the middle of the last century.
And so it is nice to close your eyes for a moment and imagine the castle of Campo full of life as it once was, with the people who, returning from work in the fields, sought protection both in the rituals of tradition and in the warmth of home and in the solid walls that until not long ago they embraced the town.
Campo di Belforte, formerly known as Campli, became the property of the Counts of Piagnano in 1377 at the behest of Pope Gregory IX. Half a century later these counts, such Oliva, found themselves allied to the Malatesta of Rimini for reasons of convenience, and this resulted in a siege of the castle of Campo by the people of Urbino in the year 1439.
This siege was perhaps the most important historical moment for Campo di Belforte, but - as reported by the old chronicles and as Professor Daniele Sacco recalls - it also earned the village the nickname of "ignoble Castle", because precisely in the ferocious military operations of which let's talk a very young Federico da Montefeltro (then seventeen years old) found his baptism of fire, that is, he was very seriously injured.
--- Belforte all'Isauro - Pesaro e Urbino
Cultural material heritage: Historical centre, Church, Historic house
Form filler: Valerio Coppola
POI 1.1 Rocca Ubaldinesca di Sassocorvaro / Ubaldinesca fortress of Sassocorvaro
Turtle-shaped fortress of military transitional architecture (second half of the 15th century), represents a unique landmark in the territory.
The fortess is attributed to Architect Francesco di Giorgio Martini, commissioned by Duke Federico da Montefeltro, brother of Count Ottaviano degli Ubaldini, astrologer, magician, and alchemist.
- Alchemy workshop and alchemical path.
- Museum Operation Rescue Pasquale Rotondi.
- Artillery Museum in the fifteenth century.
- Nineteenth-century theatre of the Rocca and Pinacoteca / Gallery
- "Night of ghosts" between 25 and 26 August at the castle
- Valentine's Day romantic candlelight dinner in the basement of the Ubaldinesca Rocca in Sassocorvaro
MULTIMEDIA
1) rocca-sasso_video-01:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6it1SCuzRN8&list=PLw8dgRkRtJKLTkGxItN43zhtWnTtxaTjp approx. 2-minutes-long video describing with text in English the particularity of this Rocca.
2) rocca-sasso_video-02:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcVhhDjhX_8&list=PLw8dgRkRtJKLTkGxItN43zhtWnTtxaTjp&index=3 approx. 6-minutes long video explaining the Rocca with the deaf-mute language.
3) rocca-sasso_video-03:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFK-ILJIQoI approx. 1-minute-long video with an” eagle flight” view of the Rocca shot with a drone. Official websites: www.roccaubaldinesca.it www.premiorotondi.it
Via Crescentini Sassocorvaro Auditore - Italy/Marche/Pesaro-Urbino
Tourist experience: - Alchemy workshop and alchemical path.
- Museum Operation Rescue Pasquale Rotondi.
- Artillery Museum in the fifteenth century.
- Nineteenth-century theatre of the Rocca and Pinacoteca.
- "Night of ghosts" between 25 and 26 August at the castle: It would seem to be Cesare Borgia himself one of the ghosts who roam the fortress of Sassocorvaro, a building that was originally designed by Ottaviano degli Ubaldini from an esoteric point of view. The noble, in fact, had strongly wanted a turtle shape, an alchemical symbol of strength and durability.
- Valentine's Day romantic candlelight dinner in the basement of the Ubaldinesca Rocca in Sassocorvaro
For more information: www.roccaubaldinesca.it
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Opening: - Summer period (April - September): every day 9.30 - 12.30 and 15.00 - 19.00
- Winter period (October - March): Saturday and Sunday 9.30 - 12.30 and 14.30 - 18.30
- Extraordinary openings by reservation
Booking: Reservations recommended at mobile phone: +39 375.5569162
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Destination influence: 10
Tourist contact: Emanuele Fabbri
Cultural material heritage: Museum, Historical palace/castle, Ancient library
Cultural immaterial heritage: Local events (theatre, music, dance, exhibitions), Alchemy
Hidden intangible patrimony: Alchemy workshop and alchemical path
Local contact: Emanuele Fabbri
Form filler: Valerio Coppola
POI 1.2 Museo Storico Internazionale della Linea Gotica di Casinina / International Historial Museum of the Gothic Line of Casinina
The International Historical Museum of the Gothic Line of Casinina is the first and most important museum of its kind in central Italy: library, video store, historical archives, "Memorial" theme park, and documentation centre on the Twentieth Century.
The Gothic Line Museum was founded in 1992 to document the passing of the front in the area of Upper Pesaro during the Second World War. The Museum displays in showcases: bombs, German anti-tanker mines, gas masks, daggers, Italian mortars, American carabines; mannequins with American, German, English and Canadian period uniforms.
The Museum is also used for didactic purposes with guided tours to a memorial park with military fortifications and vehicles.
Official website: www.museolineagotica.it
Via Fosso Cà Guerra, 20, Casinina Sassocorvaro - Italy/Pesaro-Urbino/Marche
Spoken languages: Italian, English, German
Opening: The Museum is open every day, BY RESERVATION, in the following time slots:
0:00 - 12:00 / 15:00 - 19:00
Open all day for school groups wishing to spend a day at the Museum.
Accessibility: Full accessible
Tourist contact: Giovanni Tiberi
Cultural material heritage: Museum
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary
Form filler: Valerio Coppola
POI 1.3 Reliquia di San Valentino martire patrono degli innamorati (Ss.mma Trinità) / Relic of St. Valentine martyr patron saint of lovers
"MONTEFELTRO, the magic land of love"
The particular protection of Valentine's Day for lovers, born in the Middle Ages, coincides not by chance with the fact that every year starting from 14 February the birds begin to nest and Nature prepares for the "rebirth" cycle.
The relic of St. Valentine martyr, patron saint of lovers, represent an iconic attraction for couples in search for romantic spots. San Valentino was a Roman priest, known for his skills as a healer and thaumaturge, who used to married young women with young soldiers who were prohibited from marriage for military reasons, an issue that cost him beheading at the hands of Emperor Claudius, "the Gothic".
Buried in the Catacombs of Calepodio in Rome on February 14, 273, his relic arrived in Sassocorvaro in 1723 with papal authentication, a year after that the Oratory of the Holy Trinity of Sassocorvaro (better known as the Church of San Valentino) was built. What contributes to creating an aura of mystery, an atmosphere of magic, to this place is the legend that hovers around the saint who gives the name of the church, San Valentino.
Here, in fact, the relics of the patron saint of lovers, a Roman priest martyr, are kept in an urn sealed and authenticated by the Augustinian bishop Pietro Alberto Ledrou in 1696.
Over the centuries was constantly present in the church of Sassocorvaro the precious relic of the head and bones of St. Valentine martyr, Roman bishop of Terni and protector of lovers, who became according to the widespread belief in the Middle Ages, especially in France and England, that on February 14, the feast of St. Valentine, the birds begin to mate.
Every year Sassocorvaro offers lovers the chance to receive the "Lovers' Blessing" in the catholic church Ss.mma Trinità and celebrate Valentine's Day with a magical and romantic candlelight dinner in the basement of the Ubaldinesca Rocca in Sassocorvaro.
More info:
www.sanvalentinomartire.it
Via Vicolo della Croce Sassocorvaro Auditore - Italy, Pesaro-Urbino, Marche
Opening: Only by reservation / appointment
Booking: Guided tour for groups by reservation / appointment at the Proloco Sassocorvaro
Mobile: +39 375.5569162
Phone: +39 0722.76177
Mail: proloco@sassocorvaroeventi.it
Accessibility: Full accessible
Cultural material heritage: Religious building, Historical palace/castle
Cultural immaterial heritage: Religious cult, Legendary or historical persona or character
Hidden intangible patrimony: Gastronomy and culinary practices
Form filler: Valerio Coppola
POI 1.4 Lago di Mercatale / Lake of Mercatale
Lake Mercatale, located between the town of Mercatale and the municipal capital of Sassocorvaro, is an artificial lake closed by a dam in 1961 on the Foglia river at the foot of the hill that offer a great viewpoint for visitors. It is also near to the historic center of Sassocorvaro.
The Mercatale lake provide various opportunities for soft activities, being an excellent destination for rowers, fishermen and visitors looking for relaxation, tranquillity, and an ideal place for their outings, as there is a park equipped with a bar and restaurant, open from April to October.
The lake's offer is varied and is able to meet the needs of a wide range of users. There are well-kept walkways, furnishings such as canopies and benches, small beach volleyball sports facilities, a children's play area, a camper parking area, and a restaurant. Bathing is allowed in a limited area. There is an umbrella service with a lifeguard, and you can rent boats.
Lovers of nature and gastronomy can delight in pleasant walks along the lake and taste typical dishes, including truffles, in the quality restaurants widespread in the area.
Lago di Mercatale Sassocorvaro Auditore - Italy, Pesaro-Urbino, Marche
Tourist experience: WATER ACTIVITIES
Canoe and kayak excursions on the lake orgnized by the "Ass. Canottieri Montefeltro"
- Group excursions with guide in canoes and kayaks for hire;
- Single and group lessons with instructor for canoes and kayaks;
- Rowing sport, competitive rowing group.
SHORE ACTIVITIES
Sports, walks and outdoor activities "Park of the Lake"
- Beach volleyball, sand court for beach volleyball.
- Barbeque and Picnic, equipped area for outdoor dining.
- Solarium and shaded area, large park for relaxing by the lake.
- Camping and relax in equipped area in the Park of the Lake and Dam, where is a Lounge bar with craft beer.
Opening: Free access to the Lake Park with equipped area.
Tourist contact: Dino Curzi
Experiences: Canoe excursions, Trekking excursions, Aviotourism, Camper and camping service, Beach volley
Form filler: Valerio Coppola
POI 1.5 Castello di Piagnano
Percorsi culturali per borghi, castelli e villaggi storici.
Piagnano is a small fortified medieval village with a castle inside it. This recently renovated village presents itself to the visitor as an imposing oval structure perched on a rocky outcrop 400 meters high.
Piagnano, Sassocorvaro Auditore - Province of Pesaro and Urbino
Cultural material heritage: Historical monument
Form filler: Valerio Coppola
POI 1.6 Convento di Monte Illuminato (San Francesco)
It is said that around 1300 St. Francis during his pilgrimage in the Foglia and Marecchia valleys, using the water from the well, returned the sight of a blind boy in the place where the Convent of San Francesco del Monte Illuminato stands.
Lunano Lunano - Province of Pesaro and Urbino
Cultural material heritage: Historical monument
Cultural immaterial heritage: Legendary or historical persona or character
Form filler: Valerio Coppola
POI 1.7 Il castello di Belforte all’Isauro e la storia del Barone prussiano / The Belforte all'Isauro castle and the history of the Prussian Baron
The Belforte all'Isauro castle stands to protect the town that lies between the hills of the Marche Apennines precisely in that strip of land that is wedged between Umbria and Tuscany.
Belforte is probably one of the oldest castles in Montefeltro, built between the 11th and 12th centuries on a rocky outcrop defended by the underlying river (and the Rio torrent) near the important parish church, which however remained "on the plain". It was originally called "Castello di Foglia" and was part, like the nearby castles of Lungano and Frontino, of the ecclesiastical province belonging to the Holy See called Massa Trabaria which included, approximately, part of Montefeltro and the upper valley of the river Metauro up to enclose a hundred castles.
In 1874 a noble Prussian Baron Federico Gaspare Hermann von Teanneret (baron of Beaufort), convinced that in the past the castle had belonged to his ancestors, searched it and then donated it definitively to the municipality of Belforte all'Isauro.
The Castle of the Baron of Beaufort still retains its original forms. It had a first restoration at the end of the 1800s and was then restored by the fine arts at the end of the 1900s. In 2011 it was adapted, without distorting its contents and with anthroposophical themes, in a period residence.
For more information, please see the castle website: castellobaronedibeaufort.it
E-mail: comune.belforte@provincia.ps.it comune.belforteisauro@emarche.it
Via castello3 Belforte all'isauro - Pesaro e Urbino
Tourist experience: - STAY OVERNIGHT IN THE CASTLE OR VILLAGE. Sleeping in the rooms inside the castle of the Baron of Beaufort or in the historic village.
- HORSE RIDING. Do not miss the opportunity to live the experience of a horse ride in the hills of the Foglia valley.
- TREKKING. Explore and discover the beauties that the Montefeltro area has to offer.
- PARTIES AND FESTIVALS. Experience the atmosphere of the in-land parties and festivals and taste the typical products: mushrooms, truffles and, of course, honey.
- ART CITY. Visit the cities of art and the beauties that the whole world envies us.
Cultural material heritage: Historical palace/castle
Cultural immaterial heritage: Legendary or historical persona or character
Form filler: Valerio Coppola
POI 4 "I Castagni della Pianella" chestnuts farmhouse
Hidden intangible patrimony: Gastronomy and culinary practices
Form filler: Valerio Coppola
Valle Avellana (dei noccioli)
The village or locality of Valle Avellana is 5.90 kilometers far from the same town of Sassocorvaro to which it belongs. Valle Avellana covers an area of 1,729 ha, in the middle Foglia valley in the province of Pesaro and Urbino; it is entirely included in the “Badlands and arid grasslands of the middle Foglia valley”.
The territory is characterized by the widespread presence of gullies that give life to lunar landscapes with overhangs and deep canyons interspersed with blades of earth and vertical sandstone walls with scarce herbaceous or shrubby vegetation.
The species present are: Cerambyx cerdo; Harrier; Have it small; Peregrine Falcon; Ortolano; Tottavilla.
--- Sassocorvaro - Pesaro e Udine
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes
Form filler: Valerio Coppola
Benito Partisani Mastro Lupo Artist
Benito Partisani, in art Mastro Lupo, was born in Predappio in 1906 where he lived and worked until his death in 1969. Mastro Lupo, who lived in the middle of the twentieth century, spectator of a very complex historical period, has always shown that art can help overcome divisions and hostility. An artist linked to his territory, documented by many artworks in the public spaces of Predappio, which can be considered a true open-air museum of the artist.
Predappio - Italy/Forlì/Emilia Romagna
Tourist experience: Predappio can be visited following Mastro Lupo incredible works: the whole territory is marked by his touch in an ideal itinerary that passes through Fiumana, the Pandolfa estate, the center of Predappio, Rocca delle Caminate and ends with the six vast canvases of the Battesimo di Cristo in the church of Predappio Alta.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: 4 hours
Opening: Opening varies depending on the location
Booking: Guided tours on request
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessibility depends on the location
Tourist contact: Sabrina Nanni
Cultural immaterial heritage: Legendary or historical persona or character
Hidden intangible patrimony: Community tales
Experiences: Showing around
Local contact: Monica Partisani
Form filler: Tristana Randi
Caproni – former aviation industry
Caproni was an Italian aeronautical industry founded in 1910 by Giovanni Battista Caproni. The Predappio factory was built on a pre-existent factory belonging to the Zolfi company for the processing of sulphur extracted on site.The mining activity was not very competitive and therefore the factory first became a cabinet-making workshop (Ebanisteria Castelli) and subsequently, taking advantage of the existing workforce experience (many parts of the planes were made of wood at the time), it became Caproni Air Force plant. The construction of the factory began in 1933 and ended in 1941. The industry is now in ruins.
Strada Provinciale 47 Predappio - Italy/Forlì/Emilia Romagna
Tourist experience: The Caproni industry is now in ruins, but people from Predappio have many stories about this place to tell. It is also an interesting spot for photographers of abandoned places.
Experience duration: 1 hour
Opening: The building is visible only from the outside.
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Tourist contact: Giacomo Mariani D'Altri
Cultural material heritage: Industrial patrimony
Cultural immaterial heritage: Local traditions or legend
Hidden intangible patrimony: Community tales
Local contact: Giacomo Mariani D'Altri
Form filler: Tristana Randi
Casa del Fascio
Once a Fascist party building and welcoming centre for pilgrims, the Casa del Fascio was a new type of building “invented” by the Fascist regime. These monumental Fascist buildings, with the typical modern and virile tower, were supposed to represent the power of the regime, also for future generations. Given the unique situation of the town of Predappio as a pilgrimage site, the huge Casa del Fascio fulfilled another important role: a sort of welcoming centre for the numerous visitors, featuring recreational rooms, a “tourist office”, a bar and restaurant as well as a daytime hotel.
Strada Provinciale 9 ter Predappio - Italy/Forlì/Emilia Romagna
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Tourist experience: A tangible mark left by Fascism, but also a unique example of the Architecture of a totalitarian regime. Casa del Fascio is under renovation and it is visible only from the outside.
Experience duration: 1 hour
Opening: Closed, visible only from the outside
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Destination influence: 10
Tourist contact: Sabrina Nanni
Cultural material heritage: Historical monument
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary
Hidden intangible patrimony: Local customs
Experiences: Showing around
Local contact: Giancarlo Gatta
Form filler: Tristana Randi
Hiking trails around Predappio
The lovingly walking trails around Predappio guarantee active holidays all year round and offer diverse hiking options perfect for discovering its stunning natural landscapes. The trails connect several historical vineyards and offers an insight into life and work on the hill’s farmsteads.
Predappio - Italy/Forlì/Emilia Romagna
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Tourist experience: Walking is probably the best way to visit Predappio territory, because the trails offer an experience of nature, history, landscape, at the right pace. Walks are generally not too difficult or excessively long, because distances are short. With plenty of kilometres of tracks, there are walking and hiking options to suit all levels of fitness and experience.
Experience duration: From 1 hour up to 3 days
Accessibility: It depends on the chosen pathway
Tourist contact: Sabrina Nanni
Cultural immaterial heritage: Legendary or historical persona or character
Natural heritage: Parks, Naturalistic itineraries, Hills, Rivers, Flora
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes, Water streams, Pathways
Experiences: Showing around
Local contact: Rita Bertini
Form filler: Tristana Randi
Local artists in Predappio
Predappio Alta is an historic borgo (little village) tucked into the rolling hills, home to a very small group of local inhabitants as well as local artists.
Gherardo Chiadini and Franco Grota, very different in style and works, have their workshop and studio very close to the cosy main square and could open their home to visitors and tourists responding to the social concern generated by rural depopulation by proposing art to sow seeds of new life into this lonely land.
Predappio Alta - Italy/Forlì/Emilia Romagna
Tourist experience: A small community of artists could turn to life a sleeping countryside and, at the same time, mitigate one of the chronic ills of the 21st century: rural depopulation: arts could be used successfully as economic drivers for small communities, reinvigorating and “saving” towns. Visitors could have the opportunity to develop their creative potential through an artist’s studio visit or active participation in learning classes or craft workshops and arts workshops.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: From 1 hour to 1 week
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: No wheel chair in both studios
Tourist contact: Franco Grota
Cultural material heritage: Historical centre
Cultural immaterial heritage: Handicrafts (such as embroidery, carving)
Hidden intangible patrimony: Local customs, Community tales
Experiences: Handicraft laboratories
Local contact: Franco Grota
Form filler: Tristana Randi
Our Lady Chair and Sanctuary
Just behind Rocca delle Caminate, hidden among the trees, there is a strange rock with shape of a seat. Legend says that the Virgin Mary, tired from a long pilgrimage, sat down to rest on the rock that modelled itself as a throne. The stone of "spongy" was named "stone of the Madonna", and peasants turned to ask for protection for the fields.
Strada Provinciale, 126 Meldola - Italy/Forlì/Emilia Romagna
Tourist experience: While visiting Rocca delle Caminate or walking through Pilgrim Route The Romea Germanica Way, Our Lady Chair is worth a visit both for the fascinating landscape facing the interminable Sangiovese vineyards and for the holiness and spirituality of the place.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: 1 hour
20-40 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: While visiting Rocca delle Caminate or walking through the The Romea Germanica Way, Our Lady Chair is worth a visit both for the fascinating landscape facing the interminable Sangiovese vineyards and for the holiness and spirituality of the place.
Tourist contact: Sabrina Nanni
Cultural material heritage: Monastery, sanctuary
Cultural immaterial heritage: Religious cult, Local traditions or legend
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Hills, Flora
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes, Pathways
Hidden intangible patrimony: Community tales
Experiences: Showing around
Local contact: Gabriella Cambi
Form filler: Tristana Randi
Predappio Alta
Predappio Alta is a quaint medieval village characterized by an agglomeration of houses, cobblestone streets, narrow alleyways, the square (now Piazza Cavour), two churches, the Rocca, the ancient access door and an ancient wine cellar located under the restaurant Vecia Cantena d’la Pre’. The imponent Rocca (fortress) rises 247 meters. above sea level on a rock called spungone (natural conglomerate of pebbles and limestone siliceous concrete), on the first hills of Forlì. On opening days you can climb and get an aerial view.
Predappio Alta - Italy/Forlì/Emilia Romagna
Tourist experience: Overflowing with old-world romance and handsome medieval architecture, this delightful little spot seems made for meandering along time-worn cobbled lanes framed by blushing bougainvillea, feasting on sublime Sangiovese local wine, and watching the world go by in picturesque piazza where the sweetness of doing nothing reigns supreme. Though consisting of little more than a single street, this off-the-radar Emilia Romagna village is a showcase of Spungone stone architecture and remarkable historical monuments, with everything from Medieval Rocca to fabulous places to sip superlative wine.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: From 3 hours to a week end.
Booking: For guided tours contact Pro Loco Predappio Alta or Visit Predappio
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Not all structures are accessible to wheelchairs and people with mobility problems.
Tourist contact: Barbara Lucchi
Cultural material heritage: Historical centre, Museum, Religious building, Relevant road or piazza, Church
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary, Local events (theatre, music, dance, exhibitions), Traditional work, Legendary or historical persona or character
Natural heritage: Hills, Caves
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes, Pathways
Hidden intangible patrimony: Gastronomy and culinary practices, Community tales
Experiences: Showing around
Local contact: Barbara Lucchi
Form filler: Tristana Randi
Rocca delle Caminate
Rocca delle Caminate is a medieval castle located around 5km from Predappio, built in the 10th century, most likely on the site of a Roman fort. In 1927, the castle was donated to Benito Mussolini and underwent a project of renovation by interior designer Guido Malagola Cappi.
It became Mussolini's summer residence in the area where he used to hold meetings with dignitaries during World War II. At the end of the war, it was partly destroyed by Allied troops in search of treasure, with the rest of the furniture being removed by locals. Completely restored, it opened its doors again 2016.
Strada Meldola - San Colombano Meldola - Italy/Forlì/Emilia Romagna
Tourist experience: A fortress with a thousand-year history, immersed in a park of eight hectares in the Romagna Apennines, at about 400 meters above sea level, which is part of the Rocche di Romagna circuit.
Today Rocca delle Caminate is many things: a place for events (especially weddings!), a university research centre, a museum, a park and a place for historical re-enactments. Recommended to visit it in spring or summer, looking on the official website for the events related to medieval re-enactments.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: 3 hours
Opening: June-September - Saturday and Sunday 10.00 | 17.30
Booking: Only for events and special occasions
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Destination influence: 10
Tourist contact: Sabrina Nanni
Cultural material heritage: Historical monument, Museum, Historical palace/castle, Historic house
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary, Local events (theatre, music, dance, exhibitions)
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes
Hidden intangible patrimony: Community tales
Experiences: Showing around
Local contact: Sabrina Nanni
Form filler: Tristana Randi
Rocca D’Elmici
The Rocca d'Elmici is located on the left bank of the Rabbi river, facing Rocca delle Caminate. The ruins of the ramparts of the ancient fortress and the traces of what was once a disputed and repeatedly destroyed fortification are the only testimonies of the old castrum. The Rocca has fallen victim to the forces of nature and now the glorious fortress is overcome by greenery, which scales the stone walls and forces its way through the remaining haunting structure.
Via Rocca D’Elmici Predappio - Italy/Forlì/Emilia Romagna
Tourist experience: The gentle chatter of birds, rustling leaves and the flavour of middle age legends replace the city drone. The smell of wildflowers fill the air in the warmer months and in autumn the fruits of nature abound in the row of grape vines. At all times of the year, a variety of views from this hiking path offer new perspectives of Predappio, nestled among the softness of surrounding hills.The fortress represents a stopping point for a short – distance easy walking trail that winds through Predappio hills, touching various places of naturalistic and historical interest.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: 3 hours
Booking: Booking requested for hiking itineraries organised by Predappio Municipality
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: No wheelchairs, limited to people with mobility difficulties
Tourist contact: Sabrina Nanni
Cultural material heritage: Historical monument
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary, Local traditions or legend
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Hills, Flora
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes, Pathways
Hidden intangible patrimony: Community tales
Experiences: Showing around
Local contact: Luca Lambruschi
Form filler: Tristana Randi
San Martinino Church
San Martinino is a tiny little church nestled in the silence of Predappio’s surrounding hills. The church was completely restored in the 90’ by the valley’s inhabitants who every year, at the beginning, of may, organize a neighbour gathering.
Via Gabantino Signolo Predappio - Italy/Forlì/Emilia Romagna
Tourist experience: Nestled on soft hills, immersed in silence and mystery, the church dedicated to San Martinino is a place of peace and tranquillity surrounded by nature whose history has its roots in the fifteenth century. The simple shapes of the church, located in a truly suggestive context will be the setting for a journey back in history.
Experience duration: 2 hours
Opening: To visit the inside, keys are available upon request.
20-40 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Limited access to wheelchairs and people with mobilities difficulties. Not suitable for small children.
Tourist contact: Giuseppe Dal Prato
Local contact: Giuseppe Dal Prato
Form filler: Tristana Randi
Sangiovese Winery&Vineyards in Predappio
The vineyards and the vineyards experiences are the hearth of Predappio, glorious places to taste terrific wines and to learn about winemaking and grape-growing. Situated in panoramic location and therefore offering stunning and superb views, they produce wine with the unmistakeable stamp of the valley’s terroir, characterized by the presence of a spongy rock, the called Spungone, that gives a particular and distinctive character to the local Sangiovese.
Predappio - Italy/Forlì/Emilia Romagna
Tourist experience: Experiencing the local culture is a huge part of travelling and trying traditional food is largely connected with that cultural experience. Visitors always want to eat and buy local products as traditional foods are part of a country’s heritage and are strongly rooted within the memories of the local people. Combined flexible itineraries characterized by food and drink tasting sessions of cheeses, wines, local gastronomy etc. and food and drink tours and trails represent a good way to taste a small part of the culture, support local businesses and the local economy, and establish connections between the local people and travellers.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: 1 to 3 days
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Contact the vineyard
Tourist contact: Stefano Berti
Cultural material heritage: Historic house
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary, Local traditions or legend, Traditional work, Legendary or historical persona or character
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Hills, Rivers, Flora
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes, Pathways
Hidden intangible patrimony: Local customs, Community tales, Knowledge related to agriculture and wild herbs
Experiences: Showing around
Local contact: Stefano Berti
Form filler: Tristana Randi
Santa Rosa Church and Kindergarten
The Santa Rosa Church and Kindergarten was initially designed as the main church of Predappio Nuova and then converted into a kindergarten with a small oratory attached. The whole complex is devoted to Santa Rosa da Lima, in honour of Mussolini’s mother, and it hosts two valuable works of art, the “Madonna del Fascio” (Our Lady of the fasces), a mosaic by the Portuguese artist Da Silva in azulejos style, and the “Madonna del Libro” (Our Lady of the Book), a Tuscan School painting of the 15th-16th century.
Via Roma, 21 Predappio - Italy/Forlì/Emilia Romagna
Tourist experience: The ceramic work Madonna del Fascio, placed inside Santa Rosa kindergarten, is certainly one of the most surprising works of the Fascist period as it represents an unique example from an iconographic point of view: it proposes a singular combination between the revival of Italian Renaissance iconographic models, the symbolism of the Regime and the great tradition of the Portuguese azulejo.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: 2 hours
Opening: Saturday 14.30 - 17.30
Sunday 9.30 - 12.30 | 14.30 - 17.30
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Tourist contact: Associazione Amici di Santa Rosa
Cultural material heritage: Historical monument, Religious building
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary
Experiences: Showing around
Local contact: Luca Lambruschi
Form filler: Tristana Randi
Sant’Agostino Church
One of the oldest buildings in Predappio, the church is very suggestive and represents one of the rare examples of Romanesque architecture in the Forlì valleys. Built in the twelfth century and made of large blocks of local stone, the so-called "spungon", it belonged to Augustinian monks dependent on the canons of Ravenna. The inside consists of one trussed nave with a semi-circular apse surmounted by four mullioned windows. Despite the passing of time, the church still contains interesting frescos among which the “Dance of the skeletons” or “Triumph of Death”, a medieval warning to the poor and the rich.
Strada Provinciale, 9ter Predappio - Italy/Forlì/Emilia Romagna
Tourist experience: It has been defined as one of the few pieces of Romanesque architectural evidence in the valleys of Forlì and is built of sandstone and porous limestone dating back to the 12th century. As much of the history of the
church is linked to the nearby castle owned by the Calbolis, the so called Rocca D’Elmici, the suggested itinerary is to visit them together.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: 2 hours
Opening: Open during special events
20-40 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Tourist contact: Sabrina Nanni
Cultural material heritage: Religious building, Church
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary, Local traditions or legend
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes
Experiences: Showing around
Local contact: Sabrina Nanni
Form filler: Tristana Randi
Sulphur Mine Predappio Alta
The Solfatara of Predappio Alta is one of the oldest sulphurs mine in Romagna, documented since 1645. After various events, in the 1920s, logistical support and construction works (roads, power plants, cableway for the transport of the mineral) were carried out, probably driven by a propaganda and political interest rather than a justified economic interest. Despite the abundance of means and efforts, the results were disappointing and the Solfatara was abandoned in 1941. Today the Solfatara is managed by the Pro Loco di Predappio Alta which organizes every year a nativity scene inside the mine and uses the caves for maturing the Pecorino di Pienza cheese.
Via Zolfatara, 7 Predappio Alta - Italy/Forlì/Emilia Romagna
Tourist experience: Mining tourism is focused on the remains of mining activities and mining heritage and mining tourists are drawn by the possibility of guided tours through the underground workings of former mine, its technical equipment and buildings. Furthermore an integral part of cultural tourism is its educational aspect. Mining can contribute to the development of learning in various fields as the discovery of many new chemical elements and minerals and the comprehension of phenomena and processes under the earth’s surface.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: 2 hours
Opening: Only on request from mid- January to end of November.
During the Christmas Holidays:
Saturdays: 2pm-6pm
Sundays: 10am-6pm
Booking: Yes - Proloco Predappio Alta
20-40 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: No wheel chairs or people with mobility problems
Tourist contact: Barbara Lucchi
Cultural immaterial heritage: Local events (theatre, music, dance, exhibitions)
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Hills, Caves, Flora
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes, Pathways
Hidden intangible patrimony: Gastronomy and culinary practices
Experiences: Showing around
Local contact: Barbara Lucchi
Form filler: Tristana Randi
Urban Museum
Unlike the so-called città di fondazione (planned towns), Predappio Nuova was constructed earlier and over a much longer period, between 1925 and 1942. A real open-air museum, the town displays the whole spectrum of architectural styles of the Fascist period employed by some of the most important Italian architects of the time. The monumental Church of St. Antonio was designed by Cesare Bazzani. With the construction of the former Casa del Fascio e dell’Ospitalità, Arnaldo Fuzzi added the monumental and celebrative stile littorio. Finally, Cesare Valle’s former GIL building is a perfect example of rationalist architecture.
Predappio - Italy/Forlì/Emilia Romagna
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Tourist experience: Once a pilgrimage site for Fascists and later for neo-fascists, today Predappio is making great efforts to promote a critical reflection on the dissonant heritage left on the streets of the small town. The Urban Museum is a guide to the tangible mark left by Fascism, but also a unique example of Rational Architecture.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: 4-6 hours
Opening: Buildings and landmarks have different opening hours
Booking: To be checked with tourist office
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: It depends on the building/monument
Destination influence: 10
Tourist contact: Sabrina Nanni
Cultural material heritage: Historical centre, Historical monument, Museum, Religious building, Relevant road or piazza, Church, Historic house
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary
Experiences: Showing around
Local contact: Giorgio Frassinetti
Form filler: Tristana Randi