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Udine in Friuli is an
interesting city which centres
on the elegant Piazza della
Libertà. The piazza contains a
number of imposing statues,
including a colossal figure of
Hercules, and the Porticato di
San Giovanni (see pp166–7). Locator Map
Malles Brunico 0 kilometres 40
Venosta 0 miles 20
Bressanone
Merano
(Meran)
Cortina
d’Ampezzo
Bolzano Tarvisio
(Bozen)
TRENTINO-ALTO-ADIGE Tolmezzo
(See pp170–79)

FRIULI-
Belluno Aquileia, once a splendid Roman
Trento VENEZIA
GIULIA city, is filled with ancient remains,
such as this Mausoleum. Its
Vittorio
Riva del Veneto Udine Basilica houses early Christian
Gardo Pordenone mosaics (see p168).
Rovereto Gorizia
Bassano Piave
del Grappo
Oderzo Monfalcone
THE VENETO AND FRIULI Treviso
(See pp142–69)
Lake VENETO Trieste
Garda Vicenza Caorle
Mestre Padua boasts several major
Villafranca Verona sights, among them the Basilica di
di Verona Padua
Venice Sant’Antonio and the Cappella degli Scrovegni
(see inset below) with its frescoes by Giotto (see pp158–63).
Montagnana
Monselice Chioggia
Basilica di San Marco in VENICE The Palazzo Ducale is
Adige
Venice is one of Europe’s (See pp88–141) a masterpiece of
finest Byzantine buildings, Venetian Gothic
Rovigo with a magnificent gilded architecture
Po interior (see pp114–17). CANNAREGIO (see pp118–20).
CANNAREGIO
SANT
SANTAA
CROCE
CROCE
Canal Grande
SAN POL
SAN POLOO
CASTELL
CASTELLOO
SAN MARCO
SAN MARCO
DORSODURO
DORSODURO
0 kilometres 1
0 miles 0.5
LA GIUDECCA
LA GIUDECCA
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