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  • The Longobards - without architectural barriers
    Cividale preserves important monumental, artistic and cultural testimony of the Longobard civilization. Here the centres of power coincided with Gastaldaga, where the king’s estates were administered, as well as the Episcopal Complex, the religious centre. Both of these centres, heart of Longobard Cividale, are rich testimony of those times.

    The Gastaldaga area is in the so-called Area of the Valleys where the Monastery of Santa Maria in Valle stands annexed to the Longobard Temple (Oratory of Santa Maria in Valle), a unique historic and artistic monument, and, as it seems, steeped in mystery and still subject of study today.

    At that time the oratory room was decorated with marble, mosaics on a golden background and the doctrine of the saints on three sides of the complex: the celebrated stuccos have been enchanting visitors with their extraordinary beauty for almost thirteen centuries.

    Extensive testimony of the Longobards is preserved in two other museums in the town.
    The Christian Museum and Cathedral Treasure brings together highly prestigious sculptures including the celebrated Ratchis altar and the Baptistery of Callisto. The treasury of the Cathedral is worth a visit. It includes a precious collection of sacred archaeological treasures and a picture gallery with important works from Verona and Pordenone.

    If Cividale is a crown, one of its most precious jewels is the National Archaeological Museum situated in Provveditori Veneti Palace. It is difficult to describe its contents in just a few words: it includes Roman, early Christian and early Medieval artifacts, as well as more modern items.
    The Longobard collections should not be missed, a rare testimony of craftsmanship, of day-to-day life, funeral objects of the ancient population. The basement houses the remains of the Patriarchal Palace.


    Total time: approximately from 2.5 to 4 hours (visit to the Monastery, to the Christian Museum and the National Archaeological Museum with entrance fee)

    Distance: roughly 1.5 kilometres
    Difficulty level: low (the museums are also accessible for those with limited mobility)

    Starting point: Piazza Paolo Diacono, 10 (Informacittà Help Desk – Information and tourist centre)

    - Corso Mazzini
    - Piazza del Duomo: Palazzo Provveditori Veneti – now National Archaeologyical Museum (entrance cost and tour)
    - coming out of Archaeological Museum , cross Piazza del Duomo going in front of the Cathedral and enter Corso Paolino d’Aquileia
    - just past the Cathedral corner, enter via G.B. Candotti (which is slightly sloped) in the campanile direction and go on until the entrance of the Christian Museum and Cathedral Treasure (entry cost and tour)
    - exiting the Christian Museum go back to corso Paolino d’Aquileia and go down the road in the direction of the Devil's Bridge
    - turn into the second street on the left, via Monastero Maggiore and follow that until house number 36, where there is the entrance for people with limited mobility to the Santa Maria in Valle Monastery (entrance cost and tour)
    - exiting the Monastery go down via Monastero Maggiore in the direction of the Devil's Bridge, enter Corso Paolino d’Aquileia and return to the Cathedral Square

    There is also an alternative itinerary without architectural barriers:The Longobards - with architectural barriers
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  • Walls, remains, towers - without architectural obstacles
    A route through which to discover the past and future of Cividale del Friuli, a real treasure trove nestled in the valleys of Natisone, easing along the banks of the river which carries the same name.

    The town unravels its history: Celtic, Roman, Longobard, Venetian and brings you closer to its future, boasting avant-guard architectural works.

    The itinerary takes you along the different villages of the town and offers two variants to meet the needs of the traveller. From Piazza Paolo Diacono you can reach the area of the ancient Gastaldaga from the Longobard era.
    Going up the typical narrow alleyways, which characterize the town, you reach the ancient town walls with the defence towers and the Porta di San Pietro, also known as the Veneto arsenal. The urban trek continues with a final stop at a complex of contemporary architecture, coexisting with the ancient origins of Forum Julii.

    A unique opportunity "to read" traces of the past (even the more recent past) and interpretations of the future.
    Total time: two hours and forty-five minutes (entrance - with fee - and Monastery and National Archaeological Museum)
    Distance: circa three kilometres
    Difficulty level: low

    Starting point: Piazza Paolo Diacono, 10 (Informacittà Help desk – Information and tourist centre)
    - Corso Mazzini / Piazza Duomo: Palazzo Provveditori Veneti
    - Corso Paolino d’Aquileia: Devil´s Bridge
    - Via Monastero Maggiore: Monastery of Santa Maria in Valle
    - Via Monastero Maggiore: [LINK_L39][Medieval House]
    - Stretta Cornelio Gallo/corso Paolino d’Aquileia: palazzo comunale
    - Internal courtyard adjacent to the Town hall / Piazza san Francesco / Stretta Mulinuss / piazza XX settembre: Town walls
    - Piazza Dante: Veneto Arsenal (Porta San Pietro)

    There is an alternative version to this route with architectural obstacles:
    Walls, remains, towers
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  • The National Archaeological Museum (Palace of the Venetian Governors)
    The rich museal heritage boasts archeological finds of Roman, Paleo-Christian, early medieval, Romanesque and Gothic ages, as well as important medieval codexes; a special visit should be deserved for the rooms preserving kits and sets of the urban and suburban Cividale’s necropolis, which authentic Longobard handicraft art treasures.
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