Cycling Touring Guide 2015 Italy by Quo Vadis Frut

Friuli Venezia Giulia

BICYCLE TOURING GUIDE discover extreme north-eastern part of Italy

QUO VADIS FRUT - BICYCLE TOURING GUIDE discover extreme north-eastern part of Italy

wrote by

EUGENIA FORT

2015

First edition

FREE DOWLOAD AND PRINT born to be personalised born to be lived and loved

PLAN YOUR TRIP My bike trip starts DAY _______ FROM ___________ and I hope it will never end! 1° Day __ /__ /__ : from ________ to __________ sleep @ ______________________________________ 2° Day __ /__ /__ : from ________ to __________ sleep @ ______________________________________ 3° Day __ /__ /__ : from ________ to __________ sleep @ ______________________________________ 4° Day __ /__ /__ : from ________ to __________ sleep @ ______________________________________ 5° Day __ /__ /__ : from ________ to __________ sleep @ ______________________________________ 6° Day __ /__ /__ : from ________ to __________ sleep @ ______________________________________ 7° Day __ /__ /__ : from ________ to __________ sleep @ ______________________________________ 8° Day __ /__ /__ : from ________ to __________ sleep @ ______________________________________ 9° Day __ /__ /__ : from ________ to __________ sleep @ ______________________________________ 10° Day __ /__ /__ : from ________ to __________ sleep @ ______________________________________

HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE

DESCLAIMER

a travel planner & guidebook

Take care of yourelf

When you travel you need to plan a lot of things in order to live your vacation at its best. This guidebook - travel planner is made to simplify the organisation before and during the journey.

1. Quo Vadis Frut is an experimental project that propose a ring road tour - bike trip in Friuli Venezia Giulia.

In this travel planner you will find a standard part, which includes all the most important info (such as maps, directions and point of interest). In addiction, there is a customisable part, a sort of trip diary with many useful tools, such as a packing list & a check list of what to do and what to see. A perfect kit to plan you QVF trip, to keep yourself organised and to have all the most important info under control all in one place. We suggest 6 accommodation facilities for every stage B&B and hotels are sorted by distance from the main square of the city/town you want to visit. You can find them easily on the map: blue pointer with the number from 1 to 6 which refers to the accommodation list of the stage. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget to ask for an Accommodation Stamp! We suggest some places to see and activities to do Both on the road (a nice opportunity to have a break!) and at your arrival. The red heart always points out the main square of place, the orange star recommends the most interesting thing of the area, other symbols are easy to realize (star = castle, M = museum, cross = church, etc).

2. We firmly suggest to buy a bike assurance for you and your bicycle, you can have one on Fiab ( http://www.fiab-onlus.it/bici/la-fiab/associazioni-aderenti/servizi-manuali-e-informazioni/item/241-assicurazione-fiab. html ) or Italian Touring Club ( http://www.touringclub.it/convenzioni/touring-bici-assistance-esclusivo-per-i-soci ) 3. The publishers of this guide recommend the use of professional instruction before entering into any bike travel or physical activity. You should become knowledgeable about the risks involved and assume personal responsibility for your actions. We rule out all liability for any direct or indirect damage, of any nature whatsoever, that derives from or is in any way related to the use of this guide. Nor are we liable for direct or indirect damage that is the consequence of the use of information that is obtained by means of our guide. 4. Despite the constant care and attention that we lavish upon the composition of this guide, it is possible that the information published here may be incomplete or incorrect. A person may not publicise or reproduce any work protected by copyright or other information present on this guide. We cannot be held liable to ensure that the information on our guide is suitable for the goal for which you consult it. All information, products and services are offered in their actual, current condition and without any (implicit) guarantee with regard to their reliability and suitability for a certain goal or otherwise.

ACCOMMODATION STAMPS

HOW TO PLAN YOU QVF TRIP

Show this page to the B&B/Hotel staff and ask them to stamp

an itinerary plan QVF created a ring road tour for bicycles in Friuli Venezia Giulia region (IT). It is a circular itinerary divided in 8 easy stages: you can start and stop where you want, you just have to decide what to do. We suggest you to prearrange your trip choosing which stages you would like to ride and which places you would like to see. When you are sure about your trip stages, write them down on the first page of this travel planner. Next step is downloading and installing QVF GPX Routes on your phone. Last but not least, book a place to stay for every night (we suggest some accommodation here and on QVF website). Mark your journey stages on this QVF Itinerary Plan

Gemona

San Daniele Maniago

Udine

Valvasone

Sacile

Cividale del Friuli Gorizia

Palmanova

Trieste

COUNT DOWN

KEEP IN TOUCH

Leaving home at _____ : ____ am Alarm cloack _____ : ____ am

Follow and support Quo Vadis Frut project

To do before leaving read this guide dowload & install gpx routes pack my stuff have a complete check to my bicycle say hi to _______________ leave home clear ______________________ How to come back home? by bicycle! by train by car by airplane by boat I don’t wanna come back! ______________________

Do not forget keys phone & charger camera & charger passport & documents sunglasses suntun cream k-way (for Murphy’s law) _____________________ Bike essentials bike helmet bike lock bike tool kit one air chamber spray chamber bike pump water bottle bicycle bags _____________________

Random stuff I wanna take with me ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________

During your faboulous trip you can share your photos, videos and thoughts in so many different ways: Write us an e-mail

info@quovadisfrut.it

Check out our website http://quovadisfrut.it and our blog http://quovadisfrut.it/blog Let’s become friends on FB facebook.com/eugeniaquovadis and Like our Facebook Page search: Quo Vadis Frut and join the QVF Goup facebook.com/groups/quovadisfrut Follow us on Twitter twitter.com/QuoVadisFrut Tag us on your Instagram photos

instagram.com/quovadisfrut

Get inspired on our Pinterest Board

pinterest.com/quovadisfrut

Add as on Google Plus

plus.google.com/+QuovadisfrutIt

Share your moments using the hashtag #quovadisfrut and

SHOW US YOUR LOVE

ITALY EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS

PACKING LIST Plan and check your wardrobe

112 - Local Police (Carabinieri) 113 - General Emergency (Police) 115 - Fire Brigade 118 - Ambulance & Medical Emergencies 12 - Directory Enquiries (Telephone Assistance Number) 170 - International Operator (English speaking)

TRAIN AND TAXI How to take a train with your bicycle

Cycling clothes t-shirt only for cycling short pant only for cycling bike gloves bike helmet k-way trainers ____________________ Day & Night clothes

Only regional trains (no Eurocity/Freccia) support bike service. You have to buy a daily ticket for your bicycle (3,50 €) and a regular ticket for you. In Friuli Venezia Giulia there are four railway lines : • • • •

Venezia - Pordenone - Udine - Gorizia - Trieste Udine - Cividale del Friuli Udine - Gemona del Friuli - Tarvisio Boscoverde Venezia - Latisana - Cervignano - Trieste

Check train timetables on http://www.trenitalia.com/tcom-en

I need to call a Taxi Trieste +39 040 307730 Gorizia +39 0481 22033 Pordenone +39 0434 368020 Udine +39 0432 505858

t-shirts / tops short pants trousers jeans dresses skirts shirts / blouses sweatshirts ____________________ Lingerie slips socks bra sleepwear tees & tanks stockings ____________________

Shoes sneakers flip flops ______________________ Bathroom kit toothbrush & paste hairbrush & air band soap / shower gel shampoo & hair condition cotton bud razor & shaving gel day cream / body lotion ______________________ Accessorize sunglasses watch earring / bracelet / necklace hat _____________________ Beach / lake / pool kit bikini / swimsuit swim cup suntan cream beach towel _____________________

POSTCARDS & SOUVENIRS

BUDGET Keep track of your various expenditure

List of friends to send a postcard to:

Eat & Drink ________ € ________ € ________ € ________ € ________ € ________ € ________ € ________ € ________ € ________ € ________ € ________ € ________ € ________ € ________ € ________ € ________ € ________ € ________ € ________ €

Sleep

Extra

____________ € @______ ____________ € @______ ____________ € @______ ____________ € @______ ____________ € @______ ____________ € @______ ____________ € @______ ____________ € @______ ____________ € @______ ____________ € @______

_________ € _________ € _________ € _________ € _________ € _________ € _________ € _________ € _________ € _________ € _________ € _________ € _________ € _________ € _________ € _________ € _________ € _________ € _________ € _________ €

______________________ ______________________

Souvenirs Ideas Bottle of red wine ( Cabernet Franc ) or white ( Pinot Grigio ) Piece of Montasio cheese Gubana cake from Cividale Shell / rock found on the beach / riverbed Leaf or flower found on my way Slice of San Daniele ham Book (or a photo book) Print a photo that you took on the road

Total :

Total:

A blade / knife from Maniago

ACTIVITY

JOURNAL

Track your activity day by day and write it down here Km done

Time

Today I’m feeling

__ __ : __ __ __ __ : __ __ __ __ : __ __ __ __ : __ __ __ __ : __ __ __ __ : __ __ __ __ : __ __ __ __ : __ __ __ __ : __ __ __ __ : __ __

I can be proud of myself, I’ve rode my bicycle for _____ km during ____ days, and I feel _____________ !

QUO VADIS FRUT MAP

The road goes slowly up and down, then there is a big curve with a crossroad, you have to take the bike way that starts right there (bike sign). Follow this white path and cross the stream VERSA, then turn left and continue you ride on the bike way following directions PREVAL, then follow directions LUCINICO. After having rode your bike closer to a stream, you will turn right and the path will slowly end to become a paved road where you will turn left, at the crossroad take left on “Via Antico Castello”, follow the curves until the road runs parallel to the railway: go under the underpass and go on the other side. Continue on this road and stay left at the crossroad, turn left going under another underpass once again. Stay on “Via IV Novembre” for tot km, then turn right and go over the pedestrian bridge on the river ISONZO. Turn left and then take the main road “Via Brigata Pavia”, follow it until the T-junction with “Viale XX Settembre” where you will turn right and ride straight on to reach the main square of GORIZIA.

TRIESTE - GORIZIA L’ Internazionale 47 Km Total

320 hm Height Meters

Today the weather is

Average Level Left at time ___ : ___

Arrived at time

Motivation bonus

___ : ___ 47km

After a large curve you will see the sign QUATTROVENTI and you will turn left following directions CORMONS, take the bike way on the left which leads you to VISINALE DEL JUDRO. After a large curve you will cross a bridge over river JUDRO and you will officially enter the COLLIO region.

30 20 10 0

Continue straight ahead taking “Via Dante”, then stay right at the fork following directions PRADIS 1 km, continue on “Via Faet” until the crossroad where you will turn left on “Via Capriva”. When you will see the sign CAPRIVA DEL FRIULI, turn left following directions “Strada del Vino”, you will go through SPESSA castle &Golf Club.

SLOVENIA

326 200

Pay attention, you have to turn right at the second street (Via C. Percoto), then turn right and, at the red stop, turn left and take the first street on the right.From now on you will fall in love with this landscape, follow the road that goes up, than it goes down after the church : turn left at the first street (Via Sottomonte) closer to the football field. Continue straight on this road and pass thought little villages, then the road ends on a private road (T sign) and you have to take the road that goes down and it leads you on CORMONS main square.

I TA LY

Trieste map

What to see and do : Have a walk on San Giusto hill and visit Castle & Cathedral Have an Illy Espresso coffee at Piazza dell’Unità d’Italia Go to the end of Molo Audace Explore the botanic garden of Trieste Take a picture of the ancient Roman theatre Visit Revoltella Museum of modern and contemporary art Barcolana, International Sailing Regatta (11 October 2015)

Here turn left and take the yellow bike path which ends on a roundabout where you will take the third exit, then stay on the right and turn in “Via della Pertica”, at the crossroad go straight ahead taking “Via Luinis”. Ride straight on until the T-junctions where you will turn right, at the stop turn left and enter from the ancient town door, then turn right and follow the street that leads you in front of the Dome of CIVIDALE DEL FRIULI. From the statue of Giulio Cesare turn right and go over the bridge called “Ponte del Diavolo” over the river NATISONE,

and ride straight on for 10 km, following directions GORIZIA-CORNO DI ROSAZZO-CORMONS. You will go through RUALIS, GAGLIANO, at the big crossroad turn left and continue cycling admiring the beautiful hills and vineyards, you will go thought SPESSA and then you will arrive at CORNO DI ROSAZZO.

Trieste Accommodation Distance from Nuovo Albergo Centro Piazza Unità Via Roma 13, 34132 Trieste 12 % d’Italia +39 040 3478790 CODE “QVF” Double from 45 € to 120 € 700 m

Go to other side of the riverbed and go straight ahead until the path ends on a crossroad, go straight ahead on the bike way on the right side of the road, following directions GRIONS DEL TORRE 2,7 km. When the bike way ends and the road curves, take the first street on the right (“Via Remanzacco”) and follows the bike signs direction CIVIDALE. You will cross a road, go over the little wood bridge in front of you and turn immediately right, then follow the path that leads you to a little pink square, here you have to follow the signs that are in the middle of the fields (don’t go over the bridge). This brown path ends on a paved road where you will take left, passing thought the riverbed of stream MALINA, continue following the road that curves 90-degree then go straight on the white path in front of you for 1,7 km. After the bridge over the stream ELLERO turn right, now the bike way will runs parallel to the water for 2,5 km, then the path ends on a ford (on the right) where you can cross the riverbed (usually there is no water). Continue cycling straight on, at the stop turn left, then follow the bike signs in order to take the bike way.The bike path ends on the main road, you just have to cross it and go on the other side, crossing the railway and reach the cemetery.

B&B Camere all’Acquedotto Via Nordio 4, 34125 Trieste +39 335 6141303 Double 55/65/60/70 €

OFF

Hotel Istria Via Ruggero Timeus 5, 34125 Trieste +39 040 371343 Double 50/70 € B&B Ponte Curto Via Trento 11, 34132 Trieste +39 349 7971677 Double 50 €

1,2 km

1,4 km

Villa Albori Via Nazionale 41, 34151 Villa Opicina +39 393 9876562 Double 80/90 €

4,6 km

Ostello Tergeste Viale Miramare 331, 34136 Trieste +39 040 224102 / +39 334 3317844 Double 50/60 €

7,3 km

Trieste Infopoint +39 040 3478312 Piazza Unità d’Italia / opening hours 9.00 - 19.00

From Piazzale Oberdan take tram n° 2 to OPICINA (last stop), tickets on the spot. Start riding you bicycle on the road in front of the tram stop, take left and, at the roundabout, take the second exit. Continue for 2 km then turn right to SP296 and ride on, when you will see the blue sign BORGO GROTTA GIGANTE on the right take that way and cross the famous giant cave site. Take SP29A towards PROSECCO but, at the first fork, turn right to RUMPICCOLO ; after the hamlet sign turn left and follow SP8 road (at the Madonna statue, turn left following brown sign “Terrano”). Reach SGONICO, at the crossroad with the sign “Sales 2 km” take right (SP28) cycling throughout old houses and local landscape. After SGONICO the road offers a beautiful viewpoint of the landscape, you will pass by COLLUDROZZA hamlet, then you will reach SALES hamlet. At the roundabout take the first exit (opposite direction to SGONICO sign) and continue riding on SP6 road. Turn left and follow directions to “Prepotto 0,5 km” thought the woods (also the street that runs parallel to SP6 is ok) entering the hamlet.

From Piazza Libertà ride on “Via Mercatovecchio”, then take right follow the road that curves, continue straight ahead (stay right at the fork) until the end of “Via Gemona”. At the traffic light you will be in “Piazzale Osoppo”, turn right entering the roundabout, pass two traffic light and then turn right on the exit AUSTRIA-TOLMEZZO. Take the bike way on the right, which runs parallel to the stream and it ends on a roundabout where you will take the first exit (take right at the fork just after the exit). At the traffic light turn left and continue cycling straight on, go across the roundabout (second exit), after the underpass (take the safety bike way on the right) turn right. Continue straight on for 2,4 km on “Via Emilia”, then you will see a gate in front of you with a passage that leads to a white path (Parco del Torre), continue straight on even if the path goes down to the TORRE riverbed, now you have to stop and continue by foot.

UDINE - CIVIDALE - GORIZIA L’Ubriaca

55 Km Total

110 hm Height Meters

Today the weather is

Hilly Level Left at time ___ : ___

Arrived at time

Motivation bonus

___ : ___ ½

Follow the road until you see the white sing “San Pelagio”. TIP:in this spot you can perfectly see the whole shape of Trieste gulf. At a crossroad with the sign “Aurisima 2,5 Km” go straight into SAN PELAGIO hamlet and reach the church, turn left just before it, then follow this way that become a beautiful path surrounded by low walls made by stones that leads you to SILVIA. Reach the church and go straight ahead taking the street that continues through houses and, after two curves, the road becomes a path called C.A.I. 33, then follow directions VISOGLIANO until you reach the village.

138 0 0

55km

At crossroad turn left and go over the railway bridge, follow directions SISTIANA and continue straight on, at the big crossroad follow directions MONFALCONE (SS14), you are now cycling along the seaside street, here you can see DUINO cliffs.

UDINE ACCOMMODATION B&B A Casa di Mercedes Via Giuseppe Mazzini 9, 33100 Udine +39 0432 504893 / +39 338 5672135 Double 70/80 € B&B Dimora Montegnacco Via Cussignacco 48/3, 33100 Udine +39 0432 204698 / +39 333 3357540 Double 65/70 € Hotel Suite Inn Udine Via di Toppo 25, 33100 Udine +39 0432 501683 Double 90/100/112/130 € B&B Tre Cuori Via Capodistria 43/1, 33100 Udine +39 347 4946141 / +39 339 7687112 Double 70/90 € ALTERNATIVE: if you would like to rest, we suggest you to continue on SS14 for 100 m, then turn right when you see “Riserva Naturale - Sentiero Rilke” brown sign. Here starts RILKE PATH (1.7 km), dedicated to the Austrian writer that stayed at Duino Castle in 1912. You can have a romantic walk (with your bike) and you can reach the Castle of Duino.

B&B Casa Daniela Via Pradamano 88, 33100 Udine +39 0432 522992 / +39 338 1032219 Double 44/62 €

Distance from Piazza Libertà

450 m

750 m

1,1 km

1,8 km

2,2 km

Leaving DUINO behind you, ride on SS14 road and after 2 km turn right following directions “Gorizia 19 Km” on SS55: on this curvy road, which follows some hills up, you will admire another kind of Carso landscape and the magic Doberdò lake.

Affittacamere Maria Stella Via Laipacco 81, 33100 Udine +39 0432 283796 Double 65/83 €

Go on for 15 km on this road and turn right when you see “Miren” sign, pass the Italian border entering SLOVENIA.

+39 0432 295972 Udine Infopoint Piazza I° Maggio 7 / opening 9.00-13.00 / 14.30-18.30

2,5 km

UDINE MAP

What to see and do : Go up to the Castle & visit its Fine Arts Museum Look at the local architecture from the Loggia of Lionello & listen to the Moros toll Have a glass of wine in the beautiful Piazza San Giacomo Visit the Dome & its museum Have a walk along the “roggia” with an ice-cream Explore the Tiepolo Galleries & the former Patriarchal Palace Friuli Doc Festival (16, 17, 18, 19 September 2015)

You’re now at the door of MIREN hamlet, at the first roundabout take third exit. After 300 m turn left on a beautiful bike way that continues for 3 km towards SEMPETER PRI GORICI, while you can admire Gorizia’s medieval castle and Collio’s hills on the left, Slovenian mountains on the right. Follow directions “Nova Gorica”, go straight on and, at the traffic light, turn left. When you will see the blue sign with the European Union stars “ITALIA 150 m”, you will cross the border (again). Continue straight ahead on “Via Vittorio Veneto” for 1,4 km, at the second traffic light turn right and in 700 m you will arrive at GORIZIA main square.