Friuli-Venezia Giulia
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Cities:
The regional capital is Trieste, ruled by a special statute; the other important cities are Udine, Gorizia, Pordenone.
Must Sees
the Gian Grotto in the Carso area, near Trieste; Duino and the Sistiana bays on the sea; the Miramare Castle, built during the nineteenth century by Maximilian of Austria, it looms over the Adriatic Sea.
Food specialities of Friuli-Venezia Giulia
prosciutto di San Daniele - uncooked aged ham
muset and bruada - pork-rind sausage boiled and served with bruada or brovada (turnips pickled in vinegar)
frico- aged Montasio grated, mixed with cornmeal and fried flat and crisp
grancevola alla triestina - spider crab meat baked with breadcrumbs, garlic, lemon, parsley
gubana - pastry and candy roll
Wines & wine regions of Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Whites: Carso, Colli Orientali del Friuli, Collio Goriziano, Friuli Annia, Friuli Aquileia, Friuli Grave, Friuli Isonzo, Friuli Latisana, Lison-Pramaggiore, Ramandolo
Reds: Carso, Colli Orieltali del Friuli, Collio Goriziano, Friuli Annia, Friuli Aquileia, Friuli Grave, Friuli Isonzo, Fiuli Latisana, Lison-Pramaggiore
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