Seasonal conditions
April–October; the Alpine stages are snow-free from May.
ROUTE
The Alpe Adria Cycle Route — Tarvisio to Grado through the Friuli plain
The Italian leg of the FVG1 — from the Alps at Tarvisio down the valleys, past the vineyards and Aquileia’s Roman plain, to the lagoon beaches of Grado.
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ABOUT THIS ROUTE
The route in detail
The Alpe Adria Cycle Route (FVG1) is Friuli’s spine ride: roughly 130 kilometres from the Austrian border at Tarvisio, down the Canal del Ferro past Valbruna, along the Tagliamento foothills, through the vineyards of Collio and the Roman plain of Aquileia, to end with a swim in the lagoon at Grado. It is nearly all gentle downhill on dedicated cycle paths — the classic five-day ride, or three days for strong legs. Tarvisio’s station rents bikes; every stage ends in a town with a rail line back.
PLAN RESPONSIBLY
Season & safety
WAYPOINTS
Route points
- 01
Tarvisio
start
- 02
Udine
waypoint
- 03
Aquileia
waypoint
- 04
Grado
end
MAP & ROUTE
On the atlas
DESTINATIONS
Places on this route
Tarvisio
Italy’s tri-border mountain town — a millennium-old forest, two glacial lakes beneath Mangart, the pilgrimage mount of Lussari, and Austria and Slovenia a stone’s throw away.
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Aquileia
A ruined Roman imperial city with one of the largest early-Christian mosaic floors in Europe.
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Grado
The Island of the Sun — a lagoon-born town of early-Christian basilicas, golden beaches and fishermen’s casoni, the daughter of Aquileia and the mother of Venice.
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Palmanova
The nine-pointed star city — a utopian fortress of 1593 built from scratch by Venice, intact behind three rings of walls, a UNESCO World Heritage Site you can walk in an hour.
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
INTERESTS
Why riders & travellers love it
WEATHER
Weather along the route
Forecast data from Open-Meteo. Updated regularly.
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