Things to Do and See in Pordenone

Among the main monuments of Pordenone, the provincial capital, are the Town Hall—with its clock tower and Gothic loggia—and the Cathedral with its imposing bell tower, both located in the historic center. Along Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, you’ll find splendid historic buildings, including Palazzo Mantica-Cattaneo and Palazzo Ricchieri, which today houses the Civic Art Museum, home to valuable collections of paintings and wooden sculptures. Elsewhere in the province, a visit to Porcìa is recommended to admire its castle and its fine historic and religious buildings. Not far away is Villa Correr-Dolfin, one of the most important Venetian villas built in the region at the end of the 17th century, surrounded by a magnificent park. Other distinctive towns include Valvasone, whose historic center features a medieval castle, exquisite palaces with arcades, and the Cathedral, which houses the only surviving organ of the 16th-century Venetian school; Sacile, whose monuments and palaces preserve the legacy of its long Venetian rule; Sesto al Reghena, an ancient village that developed near the Abbey of Santa Maria in Sylvis, and where, not far away, stands the Fontana di Vincheredo, nestled in the picturesque surrounding landscape—one of Friuli’s most celebrated literary sites. Celebrated as the “city of mosaics,” Spilimbergo, home to the Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli and internationally renowned for its production of decorative mosaics—for floors and walls—boasts a distinctive historic center with houses adorned with frescoes, its famous castle, and the cathedral, rich in works of art. Finally, worth mentioning are the villages of Maniago, the “city of cutlery”; Polcenigo, a village dominated by its medieval fortress; and Barcis and Andreis, where you can admire examples of traditional mountain architecture.