This quiet and sleepy town that lies on the Friuli Venezia Giulia plain close to the Adriatic was once a powerful Roman city, a center of trade and a military stronghold. The motorway network consists of more than 200 km that run from North to South and from West to East, perfectly connecting the region to Austria and Slovenia. 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Its landscapes offer profound contrasts too, with the perpetually snowy Giulie and Carnic Alps in the north, idyllic grapevine-filled plains in the centre, sandy beaches along the southern shore, and limpid lagoons and craggy karst cliffs encircling the regional capital, Trieste. In 2008, the resident population with foreign nationality registered in the region accounted to 83,306 persons (6.7% of the total population). In fact, the city of Aquileia, founded in 181 BC, served as capital of the region and rose to prominence in the Augustan period. Its landscapes are characterised by vast pine forests and pastures, mountain lakes (e.g. Regional desserts have a Germanic touch such as apple strudel, cuguluf (a ring cake that originated in Vienna) and gubana (made from dried fruit and raisins). In Roman times, modern Friuli Venezia Giulia was located within Regio X Venetia et Histria of Roman Italy. No part of this site may be reproduced without our written permission. To the east, the coastline rises into cliffs, where the Karst plateau meets the Adriatic, all the way to Trieste and Muggia on the border with Slovenia. The Timavo is an underground river that flows for 38 km from Slovenia and resurfaces near its mouth north-west of Duino. Pordenone was a "corpus separatum", under Austrian influence until 1515, when it also fell under Venetian rule. The outcome of the war of independence brought Friuli alone into the Kingdom of Italy. Friuli Venezia Giulia is Italy's north-easternmost region. Search for real estate and find the latest listings of Friuli-Venezia Giulia Property for sale. The motorway and railway networks are linked to the ports of Trieste, Monfalcone and Porto Nogaro, the three most northerly ports of the Mediterranean. Some of these companies are world-leaders in their relevant sectors; such are Fincantieri (headquarters in Trieste with shipyards in Monfalcone) for the construction of the world's largest cruise ships, Zanussi-Electrolux (Pordenone) in the production of electrical appliances, Danieli, Eurotech, Illy, Rizzani de Eccher, Solari Udine, TBS Group, Banca Generali, Genertellife, Italia Marittima, Telit, Wärtsilä, Allianz Italia and Assicurazioni Generali in Trieste, a leading insurance company in the world. Trieste records the smallest temperature differences between winter and summer and between day and night. Find Property for sale in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Porcina is a mix of boiled pork with sauerkraut, mustard and horseradish. The President of Regional Government is the region's head of government. The airport offers regular national and international flights including destinations in Eastern Europe. Breakfast at these hotels in Friuli Venezia Giulia are also highly-rated: Lacroma Bio Hotel & Apartments, Delparco Hotel, and Hotel Rosengarten. Noteworthy is also the production of soy (third producer in Italy with more than 37,000 hectares cultivated in 2000) and timber production in Carnia. The enlightened policy of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire in the 18th and 19th centuries encouraged an extraordinary economic flourishing, making Trieste the empire's port. The Friuli portion is more rustic and resembles cuisine of other Italian regions. Its core is based on small- and middle-size enterprises (the so-called 'North-East model'), on specialized farming and on high-quality tourism with a significant inclination towards exports. The hilly area, situated to the south of the mountains and along the central section of the border with Slovenia. The Piazza Unita d’Italia is the heart of the city and like much of Trieste dates to only the 19th century. | With its triple-barrelled moniker, Friuli Venezia Giulia's multifaceted nature should come as no surprise. Friuli Venezia Giulia wines are rightfully praised as some of the best and the region is home to several DOC wine zones with Ramandolo receiving the coveted DOCG designation. Like the Veneto, the coast loves its seafood and includes all sorts of shellfish including cuttlefish (seppia), mixed fried fish and a fish and white polenta soup known as boreto graesano. signed the statute of the UTI to which they belong. which flows from Slovenia into Italy. The traces of its Roman origin are visible over all the territory.