CARNIA

Carnia is located in the north-west mountains of the Province of Udine. It is named after the population living in the land in ancient times: the "Carni", a Celtic tribe which, in its most distant migration, reached the lowlands of Friuli. When the Ancient Romans invided the land, the “Carni” settled in the mountains. Today the mountainous area corresponds to the extension of its 28 municipalities. The largest one is Tolmezzo that is also its administrative centre. Well-known for its natural beauty and the small population, Carnia has a lot of bautiful landscapes including the famous mountain resorts of Sauris, Forni di Sopra, Forni Avoltri, Ravascletto and Arta Terme. Carnia is the union of 5 valleys that join in the city of Tolmezzo, and offers tourists a number of entertainment opportunities both in summer and winter:

• Winter Sports
• Trekking on foot and on horseback
• Cycling Tracks up to alpine pasture and shelters
• Mountaineering and Climbing
• Great War Tracks
• Food and Wine
• Handicraf
• Wellness and wildlife

There are also a number of festivals, traditional festivals, musical and cultural events where tourists can enjoy and feel the spirit of this land.

The beauty of Carnia:

• The Monte Zoncolan (a skiing resort and the most difficult climbing of the Tour of Italy)
• The Friulian Dolomites (UNESCO World Heritage)
• Sauris (pearl of unspoiled beauty)
• The thermal baths of Arta (already known in Ancient Roman times and appreciated by the poet Giosuè Carducci)
• Julium Carnicum (Roman town on the Via Julia Augusta)
• Val Pesarina (the valley of the Clocks)

Furthermore Carnia is also an environment to discover, because every village and every valley has been created by man and nature in a landscape of rough sweetness, that will charm you.