...the surroundings

Lignano Sabbiadoro

If you like the seaside, Lignano is only 10 Km far from Latisana and is well known for its 7 km of golden sand and enchanting sea. Lignano offers its tourists a lot of entertainment opportunities for everyone: from discos, lounge bars and trendy shops to green areas, funfairs and relaxing places for families with children. It is fit for those who love sports with its Golf Club, Thermal Baths, Beach Arena and much more. If you like nature you can enjoy an unforgettable day at the Zoo or make an excursion to the wonderful Marano Lagoon.

For information: visit the website of the Agenzia Regionale TurismoFVG or contact the Tourist Office of Lignano Sabbiadoro, Via Latisana, 42 - 33054 Lignano Sabbiadoro (UD) Tel: 0431 71821 Fax: 0431 724756 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Villa de Asarta Kechler
Fraforeano - Ronchis

The luxuriant garden (three hectares behind the sixteenth century villa covered by wisteria) was planned by Giuseppe Jappelli, famous landscape gardener who in the middle of the XIX century came to Friuli to design both a park on the banks of the river Stella (it doesn't exist any longer) and this one, created on the banks of the river Tagliamento whose water, through a canal, form the central lake, full of oxbows with a lot of plants. It is an usual design for the Friulian tradition, in which the gardens, called "braide" were usually extensions of the house and people used to use them to enjoy the vegetation or to cultivate vegetables.
Penetrating into the garden full of ancient big trees (ginko biloba, cedrus atlantica, magnolia grandiflora, populus alba, ippocastani, tuje ...) you come across a grotto and an enchanting bamboo grove, wide lawns and a thick grove, which emphasizes the most important plants and the view of the lake.

Villa de Asarta Kechler is in Fraforeano di Ronchis (UD), 4 Km far from the exit Latisana/Lignano of the motorway A4 Venezia-Trieste.

Guided tour: For informations and booking please visit the website www.parcodifraforeano.it or send an email to  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . (the guided tour includes a visit to the lake, during the summer season  we suggest to bring repellent products against mosquitos).

Curiosity: the father of the Count Alessandro, Count Alberto called Titti, is the far-seeing hunter who foreshadowed the success of the area from Fraforeano to Lignano as a touristic pole. Kechler consults with his talented friend Marcello d'Olivo, and the latter designs a circular plan with lower houses sheltered by a pine-wood, in which each plot has the same distance from the sea. In 1954 Ernest Hemingway is at Villa de Asarta too, and writes: "this place will be the Italian Florida". Lignano Pineta will be constructed and it won't change its original shape until the 60es.

The Marano Lagoon

The Marano Lagoon is behind Lignano Sabbiadoro, where earth and water – the fresh one of the rivers (Stella, Turgnano, Cormor, Zellina, Corno, Ausa, Natissa, Tiel) and the salt one of the sea – mix in an intricate system of canals and oxbows. The lagoon is 7.300 hectares wide and goes from the outpouring of the river Tagliamento to the hatch of Porto Buso (it is the border between the Marano and Grado lagoons) and it is a piece of heaven for a lot of sea creatures but also for the numerous birds coming from North or Central Europe. Therefore it is inhabited by a huge number of birds belonging to several species, from the common to the rarest ones, and it is well equipped for those who enjoy bird watching. Considering the beauty of the territory two natural reserves were created in 1996 inside the lagoon: the first is on the outpouring of the river Stella (already declared "Oasis of faunal hold" in 1976 and recorded among the humid areas protected by the Ramsar Convention) and includes the whole delta of the same river; the second one comprises Valle Canal Novo and a 35-hectare fishing valley. The aim of the two reserves is the preservation of the unique and marvellous landscape of the lagoon.

For further information please visit the website: www.riservenaturali.maranolagunare.com

Golf Club Lignano

If you have a particular interest in golf or you simply want to start practise this sport, the Golf Club Lignano is the ideal place for your holidays. Tucked away into the pine-wood of Lignano, the course of the Golf Club was designed by the architect Marco Croze and it is composed by 18 holes, lakes and big bunkers; moreover it is equipped with pitching, putting-green and a wide practise course with nine covered positions. With its restaurant, shop and hotel, the Golf Club Lignano is able to offer to its guest every kind of attention they need.

For further information please visit the website: www.golflignano.it

Venice

Venice is a unique city in the world thanks to its particular development and environment. It is considered one of the most beautiful cities in the world and it is among the world heritage sites protected by UNESCO. The inhabitants of the city built one of the most important economic powers of the Renaissance and filled it with magnificent works of art, so that we can call Venice the "world capital of art". The places of interest are numerous: Piazza San Marco with its Majestic Basilica, Palazzo Ducale and the Bridge of Rialto are the most relevant ones... discover Venice and its beauties!

For information please visit the website: www.turismovenezia.it