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READ MOREFor people over 65, the best city to live in is Bolzano, in Trentino-Alto Adige. Among the cities that offer the most opportunities for residents aged 18 to 35, Gorizia in Friuli Venezia Giulia stands out, holding the top spot for the second year in a row. Meanwhile, Lecco in Lombardy, Siena in Tuscany, and Aosta in the Aosta Valley take the top th...
READ MOREThe twin cities of Gorizia in Italy and Nova Gorica in Slovenia have been jointly designated as the European Capital of Culture for 2025, in an unprecedented move that created the first cross-border capitale della cultura since the initiative’s establishment in 1985. This historic collaboration, operating under the theme GO! Borderless, is a signif...
READ MOREThe presidents of Italy and Slovenia on Saturday attended official ceremonies to inaugurate the European Capital of Culture, shared between Gorizia and Nova Gorica. In a historic first, two towns from neighbouring countries - Gorizia in northeastern Italy and Nova Gorica in western Slovenia - joined forces to share the status of European Capital of...
READ MOREGorizia, a border town right in the heart of Europe with one foot in Italy and one in Slovenia, is considered the ultimate melting pot of Friuli Venezia Giulia and, together with Nova Gorica, will be the European Capital of Culture 2025. It goes without saying that, now that Gorizia and Nova Gorica have been chosen as the European Capital of Cultur...
READ MOREWar memorials around the world tend to be country-specific in honoring the fallen, but a magnificent hilltop monument in the Italian city of Medea (Gorizia, Friuli venezia Giulia) breaks the mold by also paying homage to peace. Built shortly after World War II, the Ara Pacis Mundi commemorates soldiers who have died in all wars. Its name translates...
READ MOREThe sunny terrace of Mama Angela wine bar is the perfect spot from which to appreciate the splendour of Gorizia’s Piazza della Vittoria. My train from Venice took more than two hours to chug its way here, and I now find it hard to believe I am still in Italy. I’m sipping a delicious Slovene orange wine, other customers are mostly chatting in local...
READ MOREIn the area that is today Friuli Venezia-Giulia, since ancient times, various populations such as the Euganeans and Venetians have contributed to the development of metal crafts and metal processing. Jewellery making is the barbarian art par excellence. The filigree and silver and gold plating decorate a nomad body like a welcoming space. Shi'ite a...
READ MOREThe rose of Gorizia, radicchio considered among the most valuable among vegetables, is now known all over the world and much appreciated by gourmet cuisine. We are talking about a variety of chicory characterized by an intense red color or with shades tending to pink, depending on the type of selection. It looks like a large open rose with a slight...
READ MORENova Gorica and Gorizia will be European Capital of Culture 2025, the Slovenian Committee announced a few minutes ago. A 'roar' greeted the news in Piazza Della Transalpina, where the inhabitants of the two border towns gathered.Ljubljana, Piran, and Ptuj also stayed in contention. Nova Gorica-Gorizia European Capital of Culture 2025 (2) is an hono...
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