Cividale del Friuli Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
Italian comune
About Cividale del Friuli
Cividale del Friuli is a small jewel in the far north-eastern corner of Italy. Traditional histories say that it was founded by Julius Caesar, who gave the town its first recorded name: Forum Iulii (which has now become the name of Cividale's region, Friuli). However, archeologists have found remains of older Celtic settlements on the site. In the Middle Ages, Cividale become a capital of the Lombards. Cividale was the seat of the Patriarch of Aquilea (as that Roman city had been destroyed by Huns) until the 1200s, when the Patriarchs moved toUdine. In June 2011, Cividale and six other cities of the Lombards together were named a collectiveUNESCO World Heritage Site,Italia Langobardorum: Cividale del Friuli,Brescia,Castelseprioin the province ofVarese,Spoleto,Campello sul Clitunnoin the pr
Top Attractions in Cividale del Friuli
Explore the best things to see and do in Cividale del Friuli:
- ★Devil's Bridge
- ★Lombard Temple
- ★Museo Archeologico Nazionale
Where to Stay in Cividale del Friuli
- 🏨Locanda al Castello
Cividale del Friuli Travel Guide Sections
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