Theme Week Friuli Venezia Giulia – San Vito al Tagliamento

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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.

© Sirleonidas/cc-by-sa-4.0 Eastern city gate © 4pf3154f7 Piazza del Popolo © Giulio1996Cordignano/cc-by-sa-4.0 Piazza del Popolo © Seb1/cc-by-sa-3.0 Raimonda Gate © Godromil Town Hall © Paolo Steffan/cc-by-sa-3.0 © Sirleonidas/cc-by-sa-4.0 © Sirleonidas/cc-by-sa-4.0 © Sirleonidas/cc-by-sa-4.0 © Sirleonidas/cc-by-sa-4.0
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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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