The Friuli-Venezia Giulia region.

Udine means "Chic & Fashionable". Udine can be easily reached from the Karnerhof in just under 90 minutes via the A23 autostrada from Tarvisio. For parking in Udine, we recommend a parking space in Viale del Ledra, Viale Giusseppe Duodo or Piazza 1 Maggio. From here you can easily explore the old town on foot. Here you can browse through the boutiques and sit in one of the many squares, enjoy a Spritz or caffè and marvel at the hustle and bustle of the city. Fridays and Saturdays are ideal for a visit to Udine. Piazza della Libertà, which is often described as a jewel or the most beautiful Venetian square on the Italian mainland, is particularly worth seeing. Countless Renaissance buildings are lined up here, including the Loggia del Lionello. The former town hall is one of the oldest and most important historical buildings in Udine. It is considered a landmark of the city and is a fine example of Venetian Gothic architecture.

Pontebba is one of the first stops on Italian soil for anyone coming from Austria: After all, the bridge over the river Pontebbana was the national border until 1919, as can be seen immediately from the architecture, which combines Venetian and Austrian elements. It is a perfect cultural Central European mix, as can be seen in the parish church: Santa Maria Maggiore features a winged altar from the fifteenth century by the Carinthian master Wolfgang Haller. However, Pontebba was already a Roman customs station in the second century AD. It is therefore not surprising that the SS 13 road, which comes up from Friuli and leads to Carinthia, is known as the Pontebbana.

But it's not all about history here in the small village on the famous bridge: even though there are no longer any borders today, the bridge over the river still separates the municipality of Pontafel and the municipality of Pontebba. However, it no longer separates cultures, but has instead become a meeting point. Tourists can experience this over a coffee in the Caffè alla Posta. Austrians, Italians, Slovenians - nationality is irrelevant here. The popular Alps-Adriatic Cycle Path, one of the longest and most romantic cycle routes in Europe, runs right past here. In 2015, it even won an award at the Fiets en Wandelbeurs trade fair in Amsterdam - and the Dutch know a thing or two about cycling. The Alps-Adriatic Cycle Path is not just for cyclists, hikers also get their money's worth in the area. There are wonderful hiking trails in the forests and mountains around Pontebba.