Collio is an area in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, a region in the North East corner of Italy, where my family is originally from.
This area is famous internationally for its superb production of wine, especially whites like Tocai, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon, Ribolla and others. The landscape is beautiful too, with hills, towns punctuated by bell towers, vineyards, orchards, fields of poppies and wild flowers.
Some houses are built in stones and present the typical balcony of the region, with wood balustrade, geraniums and petunias flow from them creating a cheerful focal point.
You may wonder where the name Giulia for the region and the Alps come from, and it comes from Julius Caesar, the Roman emperor, even the name Friuli means Forum Julii or city of Julius.
The whole region has a pre-Roman origin since it was first inhabited by Celtic people, and remains of their history can be seen, together with Roman artifacts.
A region not yet well known, as I said previously in other posts, even by Italians, but worth the trip for a visit to absburgic Trieste, the Venetian Udine, the Longbard Cividale, the Roman Aquileja.
A toast to Collio!
Photography ©by Albarosa Simonetti
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10 comments:
Lovely photography and a nice article about this area. Thank you for sharing - tante saluti from Munich!!!
Beautiful, beautiful photos! Thank you for sharing more about this region. I need to explore it in the future.
Beautiful images--Giulia is gorgeous. And I love Italy; this area is pristinely gorgeous.
Adore your images. Thanks for the taking me along on this trip to Collio. xxpeggybraswelldesign
This region is so gorgeous with these stunning vistas!
xoxo
Karena
Art by Karena
I would love to toast to Collio too. Your photos are stunning and to an American like me the scenery is next to heaven. Truly a spot I could live the rest of my life out. Thank you for posting Albarosa & sharing it's history. So fascinating that your family originates from there.
Have a fabulous weekend!
Deb
Albarosa, you always take the most amazing photographs! This really does look like heaven, thank you so much for sharing it will us!
Nancy xo
TAKE ME AWAY ...... it's Paradise. Love the site!
As you know I am very familar with the area, and I have fond memories of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region. Beautiful photos Albarosa!
Cheers,
Claudia
Just found your blog...HEAVENLY...look forward to reading the older posts...Bellissima
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