Theme Week Friuli Venezia Giulia – San Vito al Tagliamento
Tuesday, 21 December 2021 - 12:00 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union
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San Vito al Tagliamento is a
comune (municipality) in the
Province of Pordenone in the
Italian region
Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of
Trieste and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of
Pordenone.
It is a medieval town on the right bank of the Tagliamento river.
Piazza del Popolo © Giulio1996Cordignano/cc-by-sa-4.0
The main attractions are:
- Three towers of the old medieval walls, one of which houses a small archaeological museum
- Church of San Lorenzo (1479)
- Church of Santa Maria dei Battuti, housing works by Pomponio Amalteo and Giovanni Antonio Pilacorte.
- Palazzo Rota, now Town Hall
- The Duomo (Cathedral), with a triptych by Andrea Bellunello and works by Amalteo, Gaspare Diziani and Padovanino.
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