Bellissimo Magazine - Friuli Venezia Giulia - Winter 2024/2025

For volume 16 of Bellissimo, our quarterly digital magazine, our contributors take a closer look at Friuli Venezia Giulia, where cultures commingle and mountains merge with still waters. It's a region unlike any other.

Our expo through Friuli Venezia Giulia uncovers plans to build "Heaven on Earth" in star-shaped fortress city Palmanova, enters the haunting World War I memorial of Redipuglia, and researches the region's rich mosaic masterpieces. We also tuck into the dishes that define the region — such as comforting and cheesy Frico, and grappa-filled sweet Gubana; indulge in capi in B (cappuccinos, Trieste-style) in the historic cafes of the port city of Trieste; peel back the curtain on Pier Paolo Pasolini's Friulian roots and complicated relationship to the region; and showcase how friulane, the luxury slip-on shoes of the moment, took their first steps in Friuli Venezia Giulia before walking all over the world.