General info
FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA: The Far East in Friuli Venezia Giulia
Date: April 23 -27, 2025
Highlight: This tour proposal is made on the occasion of the Far East Festival held in Udine from April 24 to May 2, 2025.
Note: The itinerary may be subject to changes both before departure and during the trip. We will do our best to reschedule everything in the best possible way without altering the essence of the trip itself. Price may vary in case of high season or holidays.
Meals: We will offer local food and typical dishes, in case of special diets or allergies, please let us know.Hotel: We choose the best option available at the moment, that is, if a 4* is available instead of a 3*sup, we will offer the best option within the agreed budget.
About the Far East Festival: The Far East Film Festival is Europe's largest showcase for mainstream Asian cinema. Screening mainly genre films as premieres (whether they are world, European or national), the FEFF transforms the festival venues, the Teatro Nuovo Giovanni da Udine and the Cinema Visionario, into lands of exploration, presenting films that would hardly find a place in European cinemas. Every year the most important actors, directors and producers of Far Eastern cinema parade on the red carpet in Udine. The biggest names in Asian cinema have participated in the Festival and continue to do so, year after year, attracting international attention to the city of Udine and the entire Friuli region.
Events in and around the city during Festival: In collaboration with Asian government institutions for national promotion and in the presence of local authorities and national and international representatives, the FEFF organizes "special evenings" in which all the film stars, directors and industry professionals present at the festival take part. The FEFF thus combines great cinema with excellent local specialties and wines, as well as the cultural and tourist heritage of the region. Not only theme evenings but many activities every day will be offered throughout the city center.
General Program
Day 1: (April 23): Udine
Arrival at the train station and private transfer to the hotel in Udine.Check-in and time to freshen up before lunch.
Lunch in a typical restaurant in the city center.
Afternoon dedicated to visiting Udine: Walking tour with a guide in the city between Piazzale del Castello, Piazza Libertà, Via Mercatovecchio, Piazza Matteotti, Piazza Municipio, Piazza Duomo, Palazzo Arcivescovile with Gallerie del Tiepolo, walk in the city with a visit to artisan workshops and historic shops.
* Please note that visits to the Palazzo Arcivescovile are external, the Gallerie del Tiepolo close at 6:00 pm and the closing day is Tuesday, so entry is subject to the date and time.
18:30 – 19:30 pm Aperitif: At the end of the tour, aperitif in one of the many "Osterie" in the city center, including 2 glasses of Friulian wine with tastings of typical local products (tartine or cold cuts).
20.00 Dinner in a typical Friulian restaurant based on typical dishes of the region, including an appetizer, a first or second course, 1 dessert and 1 glass of wine. * Menu to be agreed upon based on seasonality/allergies and diets of the guests.
After dinner, time available for a walk in the center.
Overnight stay in Udine in a 3* superior or 4* central hotel.
Day 2: (April 24): Udine - Aquileia - Grado - Udine
After breakfast, transfer by private bus to Aquileia.
10.00 12.00 Visit to Aquileia with a guide. The UNESCO site "Archaeological Area of Aquileia and the Patriarchal Basilica" preserves the remains of one of the largest and richest cities of the Roman Empire (all entrances are included).
12.30 – 14.00 Lunch in Grado with typical fish-based cuisine (meat or vegetarian menu available)
After lunch, time available for a walk in the historic center of Grado.
15.00 Return to Udine and time available to enjoy the program and collateral activities that will be organized for the occasion!
Overnight stay in Udine in a 3*sup. or 4* central hotel.
Day 3: (April 25): Udine - San Daniele and ham tasting - Udine
After breakfast, transfer by bus to Lake Cornino, visit the “Ri-serva naturale regionale del Lago di Cornino” to discover the conservation project for griffon vultures, here you can take a short walk around the lake, a small lake with crystal clear waters surrounded by uncontaminated nature.
Bus transfer to San Daniele, visit to a ham factory and tasting lunch with samples of San Daniele ham of various seasons, various cold cuts, cheeses with mustard, pickles, a glass of wine and water. Cover charge included with bread and breadsticks.
After lunch, walk in the center of San Daniele walk and visit of the historic center of San Daniele with a guide: Visit of San Daniele: Piazza Vittorio Emanuele (Duomo), Church of S. Maria della Fratta, Church of S. Antonio Abate (small Sistine Chapel of Friuli).
15.00 Return to Udine and time at your disposal to enjoy the program and collateral activities that will be organized for the occasion!
Evening at your disposal to enjoy the activities organized in the city: street market, workshops, meetings, performances and nightlife with an Eastern theme...
Overnight stay in Udine in a 3*sup. or 4* central hotel.
Day 4 (April 26): Udine - Cividale and wine tasting - Udine
After breakfast, departure for Cividale. The guide will accompany you to Cividale del Friuli, one of the unmissable destinations in Friuli Venezia Giulia. It preserves precious evidence of its Lombard past and represents the starting point of the UNESCO itinerary dedicated to the legacy that this mysterious population has left to Italy. (All entrances are included)
12.00 Lunch in Cividale based on typical local products.
13.30 After lunch, departure for the Collio area and wine tasting: Guided by experts, you will travel to discover how microclimates, different soils and exposures make Friulian wines unique.
15.30 Return to Udine and time at your disposal to enjoy the program and collateral activities that will be organized for the occasion!• Evening at your disposal to enjoy the activities organized in the city: street market, workshops, meetings, performances and nightlife with an Eastern theme.
Overnight stay in Udine in a 3*sup. or 4* central hotel.
Day 5 (April 27): departure
After breakfast, free time depending on departure time.
Transfer to the airport or train station to return home or continue your journey.
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