Cividale, the first Duchy of the Lombards in Italy
We will discover Cividale, a UNESCO site since 2011 for its Lombard treasures, of which the Longobard Temple is the most famous. It was the first Duchy of the Lombards on Italian soil from the sixth to the end of the eighth century. A walk through the alleys will take you back to the past.
The town has always been a meeting point for cultures and peoples: from the Celts to the Romans, from the Carolingians to the Patriarchate of Aquileia. There are countless artistic beauties and monuments of art such as the Cathedral where every Epiphany the evocative rite of the Mass of the Spadone takes place, the Monastery of Santa Maria in Valle with at its center the already mentioned incredible Lombard Temple artfully preserved.
We will visit the famous "Devil's Bridge" and the lookout, from where you have a wonderful view of the historical part and the Alps which form the border with neighboring Slovenia.
Cividale awaits you with this wonderful tour.
We will finish the visit at the lookout terrace after the devil's bridge.
The square where Paulus Diaconus lived, he was a Lombard historian and monk. He wrote Historia Gentis Langobardorum
We will visit the Cathedral where every Epiphany the broadsword mass takes place recalling the era of the patriarchs of Aquileia.
We will talk about the Roman history of Cividale
We visit from outside the building where the National Museum of Archeology is located, designed by Andrea Palladio.
Adelaida was an Italian singer
We visit the former Santa Maria in Valle convent which houses the very famous Longobard Temple and a splendid wooden choir from the fourteenth century!
Lombard church from the eighth century
We visit the oldest house in Cividale from outside, dating back to the thirteenth century
We will talk about the famous legend of the devil's bridge, symbol of Cividale, enjoying the view of the Natisone river.
We observe the Natisone river and the Alps from the Belvedere sul Natisone
Stop outside the entrance to the Celtic Hypogeum. The function of this extraordinary cave is still unclear today. A tomb from the Celtic era?
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