Venzone — Il Borgo delle Mummie
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Venzone — Il Borgo delle Mummie

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Venzone was almost completely flattened by the 1976 earthquake, and its unusual reconstruction effort — numbering and replacing the original stones wherever possible — restored the medieval walls and cathedral to near their pre-disaster appearance, a feat that also preserved the crypt's naturally mummified bodies. The wall walk is flat and complete.

Duration
1 hour
Distance
2 km
Elevation
+20 m
Best season
Year-round

Parking · Free

Free parking outside the walls of Venzone.

Water

Fountain in the town.

Highlights

  • Painstakingly reconstructed after the 1976 earthquake
  • Naturally mummified bodies in the crypt
  • Flat, complete wall circuit

With your dog

Leashed dogs welcome on the walls and old-town lanes.

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