Sightseeing Latisana

Latisana is located on the left river bank of the final part of the River Tagliamento at the border between Friuli Venezia Giulia and Veneto. The city is characterized by its deeply Friulian nature even if it has strong Venetian features deriving from the long domination of the Venetian Republic. The beauty of Latisana is due to its geographical position: the town is located on the half way between the Lagoon of Venice and Trieste; the Tagliamento River, which in the Roman age was the main road of navigation and trade (“Litoranea Veneta”) second only to the famous Via Annia, flows through it.

The town had long been an important fluvial harbour; today it has proved to be the most important international touristic crossroads in the western part of Friuli Venezia Giulia, thanks to the connections with the main modern ways of transport and to the nearness with the seaside resort of Lignano Sabbiadoro (it is only 15 Km far from here).[1].

Besides the artistic heritage of monuments and places of cult (an example is the cathedral which contains the altar piece “The Baptism of Jesus Christ” by Paolo Cagliari, known as Veronese), there are other important centres of touristic and cultural attraction: the Parrots Park and Research centre, the only single-theme park dedicated to them; the basins of Aprilia Marittima with 2.500 mooring places, shipyards and exclusive services for boats; and last but not least bike trips through secondary, quite roads which allow visitor to enjoy the perfumes of the land and the colours of the vegetation.

Through these roads people can leave from Latisana by bike and easily reach the beach. You can also have a little break at one of the many farms situated along the way: the producers will be happy to welcome their guests with a glass of wine, a slice of cheese or of home-made salame.

Latisana is the mother of the wine called "Friuli Latisana", recognized as D.O.C. wine (Denomination of controlled origin). Its 370-hectar production area divided among 12 towns (Latisana included) has been renowned since the XV° century, when the Doge Andrea Vendramin's son, Bartolomeo, who came to live in the feud of Latisana, created an esteemed breeding of horses and gave birth to cultivations including wine production. This is the reason why the friulian wine of "Tisane" spread throughout Venice and kept there an "excellent reputation". Latisana's wine is also called "Vendrameno wine", deriving its name from the Vendramini family, venetian patrician owners. The D.O.C. “FRIULI LATISANA” was born in 1975 while one year later, in 1976, the volunteer association for the protection of the name was formed (see www.docfriulilatisana.com). [2].Because of these reasons, Latisana put itself up as an exceptionally welcoming system for the tourist of taste, with a lot of joyful appointments each month and a lot of proposals for accommodation, from quality holiday farmhouses to family business small hotels.

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[1] Fonte: www.acqueantiche.provincia.venezia.it  "Acque antiche. Il percorso della Litoranea Veneta" (progetto finanziato con i fondi dell'Asse 5 dell'Iniziativa comunitaria Interreg III A Phare CBC Italia-Slovenia).
[2] Testo tratto dal sito del Consorzio Tutela Vini DOC Friuli Latisana