Friuli-Venezia Giulia (Friulian: Friûl-Vignesie Julie, German: Friaul-Julisch Venetien, Slovene: Furlanija - Julijska krajina, Venetian: Friul-Venèthia Jułia) is one of the twenty regions of Italy, and one of five autonomous regions with special statute. The capital is Trieste. It has an area of 7,856 km² and about 1.2 million inhabitants. A natural opening to the sea for many Central European countries, the region is traversed by the major trans...
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Friuli-Venezia Giulia (Friulian: Friûl-Vignesie Julie, German: Friaul-Julisch Venetien, Slovene: Furlanija - Julijska krajina, Venetian: Friul-Venèthia Jułia) is one of the twenty regions of Italy, and one of five autonomous regions with special statute. The capital is Trieste. It has an area of 7,856 km² and about 1.2 million inhabitants. A natural opening to the sea for many Central European countries, the region is traversed by the major transport routes between the east and west of southern Europe. It encompasses the historical region of Friuli and the geographical region of Venezia Giulia, each with its own distinct identity.
Friuli-Venezia Giulia is Italy's most North-eastern region. It covers an area of 7,856 km2 and is the fifth smallest region of the country. It borders Austria to the North and Slovenia to the East; to the South it faces the Adriatic Sea.
Despite its relatively small dimension, the region boasts a wide variety of climates and landscapes (as well as cultures...
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