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Cividale del Friuli, Cathedral Santa Maria Assunta and Ponto del Diavolo
Cividale del Friuli, view from Ponte del Diavolo
Cividale and Devil's Bridge on a beautiful august day.
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Cividale del Friuli

Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy · Europe

About Cividale del Friuli

Cividale del Friuli works well as a base: 10 minutes from Premariacco, 27km from Tolmin Gorge.

Cividale del Friuli is in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy, with about 9,300 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Premariacco, about 4 km away.

Cividale del Friuli (Friulian: Cividât, locally Zividât; German: Östrich; Slovene: Čedad) is a town and comune (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Udine, part of the North-Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia. The town lies 135 metres (443 ft) above sea-level in the foothills of the eastern

Read more Alps, 15 kilometres (9 mi) by rail from the city of Udine and close to the Slovenian border. It is situated on the river Natisone, which forms a picturesque ravine here. Formerly an important regional power, it is today a quiet, small town that attracts tourists thanks to its medieval center.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is there to see near Cividale del Friuli?

Within an hour or so of Cividale del Friuli: Hiša Franko (19 km), Solkan Bridge (21 km), Soča Valley (21 km), Kozjak Waterfall (23 km).

Are there any good drives near Cividale del Friuli?

The nearest famous roads are Predil Pass, Mangart Saddle Road and Vršič Pass.

Where is Cividale del Friuli?

Cividale del Friuli is in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy, about 4 km from Premariacco.

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Quick Information

Population
9,290
Continent
Europe
Country
Italy
Region
Friuli Venezia Giulia
Timezone
Europe/Rome
Coordinates
46.0902, 13.4286

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Italy

Police
113
Ambulance
118
Fire
115
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right

ACI roadside assistance: 803 116. ZTL (limited traffic zones) in city centres are camera-enforced.

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Worth the detour from Cividale del Friuli

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

restaurant

Hiša Franko

Ana Roš's three-Michelin-star farmhouse restaurant in Staro Selo outside Kobarid, cooking hyper-local Soča Valley ingredients: mountain cheese, river trout, foraged herbs. A pilgrimage-level food detour booked months ahead.

19 km · about 20 min drive

bridge

Solkan Bridge

The world's longest stone railway arch, an 85 m span of hewn limestone blocks: vaults the emerald Soča river just north of Nova Gorica, best admired from the riverside road below.

21 km · about 25 min drive

scenic viewpoint

Soča Valley

Valley of the turquoise Soca river below the Julian Alps, followed by a scenic road from Bovec through Kobarid to Tolmin.

21 km · about 25 min drive

waterfall

Kozjak Waterfall

A 15 m waterfall near Kobarid that pours into an underground-feeling amphitheatre chamber, its emerald plunge pool lit by a single opening in the rock. An easy 30-minute walk from the parking by the Soča.

23 km · about 25 min drive

waterfall

Boka Waterfall

Slovenia's highest waterfall at 106 m, visible from the road near Bovec and best after snowmelt.

26 km · about 30 min drive

natural wonder

Tolmin Gorge

The lowest and most southerly entry point to Triglav National Park, featuring a dramatic thermal spring emerging from a cave in the gorge wall.

27 km · about 30 min drive

waterfall

Savica Waterfall

Majestic 78-metre waterfall plunging from a cave mouth into a turquoise pool at the head of Lake Bohinj in the Julian Alps.

36 km · about 40 min drive

mountain pass

Predil Pass

A 1,156 m pass on the Slovenian-Italian border above Bovec, guarded by the ruined Predil fortress; its sweeping curves pair perfectly with the nearby Mangart and Vršič roads on a Julian Alps loop.

38 km · about 45 min drive

Driving roads near Cividale del Friuli

  • 21 kmSolkan BridgeThe world's longest stone railway arch, an 85 m span of hewn limestone blocks: vaults the emerald Soča river just north of Nova Gorica, best admired from the riverside road below.
  • 21 kmSoča ValleyValley of the turquoise Soca river below the Julian Alps, followed by a scenic road from Bovec through Kobarid to Tolmin.
  • 38 kmPredil PassA 1,156 m pass on the Slovenian-Italian border above Bovec, guarded by the ruined Predil fortress; its sweeping curves pair perfectly with the nearby Mangart and Vršič roads on a Julian Alps loop.
  • 42 kmMangart Saddle RoadSlovenia's highest-reaching road at 2055m, a narrow single-track shelf road with no guardrails climbing to a dramatic saddle beneath the Mangart peak.
  • 43 kmMangart SaddleThe end of Slovenia's highest road at 2,072 m, a narrow single-track climb with tunnels cut through rock spurs and a huge Julian Alps view.
  • 46 kmVršič PassSlovenia's highest pass at 1611m with 50 numbered cobblestone hairpins, built by Russian POWs in WWI and now a popular Julian Alps motorcycle route.

Driving in Italy

Drives on
the right
Petrol
~€1.82/litre
Motorway tolls
~€8.50/100km

When to drive here

April to October

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