Hotels in Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Italy

Hotels in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy

Friuli-Venezia Giulia is Italy's most North-Eastern region and is the fifth smallest region of the country. It borders Austria to the north and Slovenia to the east. To the south it faces the Adriatic Sea and to the west its internal border is with the Veneto region.

The region spans a wide variety of climates and landscapes from the mild Mediterranean climate in the south to Alpine continental in the north.

The Trieste plateau has approximately 1500 caves of various sizes. Among the most famous are the Grotta Gigante, the largest tourist cave in the world, with a single cavity large enough to contain St Peter's in Rome, and the Cave of Trebiciano at the bottom of which flows the Timavo River. This river dives underground at Škocjan Caves in Slovenia which are on UNESCO list and only a few kilometres from Trieste.

Gorizia is renowned for the production of outstanding wines. Being sheltered from the north by a mountain ridge, Gorizia is protected from the cold Bora wind which affects most of the neighbouring areas. The town thus retains a mild Mediterranean climate throughout the year, making it a popular resort.