A great 5-day holiday to discover the stunning city of Venice and the beauty of Friuli Venezia Giulia, one of Italy´s best kept secrets! While Venice does not need an introduction, the neighboring region of Friuli deserves a couple of lines to be presented as it´s one of the richest regions of Italy, known for its landscapes, delicious food and fine wines. 

Day 1

Arrival at Venice airport and private transfer to the hotel located in Venice city center. Check-in and full day at your disposal to discover the beauty of this fantastic city. Lunch and dinner on your own and overnight.

Day 2

Venice day 2! Enjoy a pleasant stay in one of the most romantic cities in the world: discover it on your own or book one of the many available excursions we will propose to you. Lunch and dinner on your own and overnight.

Day 3

After breakfast, transfer from Venice to your hotel in Pordenone.

Enjoy a walk in Valvasone, a small town rich of historical memories, that lies on the right side of the Tagliamento river, where you can visit a beautiful local winery for a wine tasting and a light lunch. After the break, reach Pordenone, a charming town with its ancient “Corso” (a street with arched roofs along both sides), one of the longest in Northern Italy, with palaces built in different historical eras, decorated with beautiful frescoes. In the afternoon, stop at the local chocolate shop, with the possibility to observe the making of their superb chocolates. Dinner on your own in a typical local restaurant, tasting cheeses and Prosciutto di San Daniele. Overnight.

Day 4

After breakfast, you could meet a local chef for a fantastic culinary experience by our unique cooking school in Pordenone. The chef will walk you to typical local shops and to the market for the food shopping, then back to the stoves to start cooking lunch with your own hands and eat it later in the dining room, with the company of the chef. The rest of the day will be free for your shopping. Dinner on your own in a typical restaurant.

Day 5

After breakfast, departure for the excursion to visit Spilimbergo, a small town with a suggestive historical center and a castle where the scenographic Palazzo Dipinto stands out. We cannot miss to visit the old “Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli” ( Friuli Mosaic School Lunch in a typical local restaurant and on the way back a stop in Maniago, a small town north from Pordenone, well known for their knife production. After visiting the Museo dell’Arte Fabbrile e delle Coltellerie, that gathers information about the steel manufacture of the factories in the area, a chance to stop and do some shopping. Back to the hotel and transfer to the airport.

What´s included

• 2 nights B&B in a 3* hotel in Venice
• 2 nights B&B in a 3* hotel in Pordenone
• 2 wine tastings with typical food
• private transfer from Venice to Pordenone
• private transfer from Pordenone to Venice or Treviso Airport

What´s not included

• Flights
• Anything not mentioned in the What´s included section