Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Cividale del Friuli, Italy
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Experience Cividale del Friuli in Italy in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Individual Sights in Cividale del FriuliSight 1: Ipogeo Celtico
The Celtic hypogeum of Cividale del Friuli consists of a series of underground rooms, carved into the rock. It has a multi-level and multi-branch development. Scholars are still uncertain about the original function of this monument, which finds little comparison. Some lean towards a funerary use in the Celtic age, others believe that the environment may have been used in Roman or Lombard times as a prison.
Sight 2: Museo diocesano cristiano e del tesoro del duomo
The Diocesan Christian Museum and the Treasure of the Cathedral of Cividale del Friuli, set up in some rooms adjacent to the cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, was inaugurated in 1946 to preserve the most representative historical-artistic testimonies of early medieval sculpture, especially of the Lombard era.
Wikipedia: Museo cristiano e tesoro del duomo di Cividale del Friuli (IT)
Sight 3: Complesso episcopale del patriarca Callisto
The episcopal complex of Patriarch Callistus was located in Cividale del Friuli (Udine) and constituted the main religious complex of the capital of the important Duchy of Friuli. It is part of the serial site "Longobards in Italy: places of power", including seven places full of architectural, pictorial and sculptural testimonies of Lombard art, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in June 2011.
Sight 4: Duomo di Santa Maria Assunta
The Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta is the main church of Cividale del Friuli, in the province and archdiocese of Udine. it is part of the forania of Eastern Friuli.
Sight 5: Museo archeologico nazionale di Cividale
The National Archaeological Museum of Cividale del Friuli is known for the high medieval archaeology, particularly with regard to the art Lombard. It is housed in the Palace Pretorio.
Wikipedia: National Archaeological Museum of Cividale del Friuli (EN), Website
Sight 6: Chiesa dei Santi Silvestro e Valentino
The church of San Silvestro is the parish church of Racchiuso, a hamlet of Attimis, in the province and archdiocese of Udine; it is part of the Forania della Pedemontana. The church stands in the town square.
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