The Twentieth Century
A journey through the places and memories that shaped the twentieth century.
Friuli Venezia Giulia experienced the entire twentieth century on the front line: from Habsburg fortifications to Italian trenches, from the Resistance to the Iron Curtain. Experience this region by discovering its history.
Explore by geographical area
Every area tells a unique story. Choose your destination and discover museums, memorial shrines, bunkers and itineraries.
Trieste and the Trieste Karst
A target during the First World War, the scene of tragic events during the Second World War, and a key border hub during the Cold War.
Trieste and the Karst surrounding it preserve the memory of those who experienced the history of the twentieth century first-hand.
Gorizia, the Isonzo Karst and the Collio
From the Sixth Battle of the Isonzo to the dividing wall of the Cold War, Gorizia has always been a city “on the front line” of the twentieth century.
Today it is possible to discover its history and explore the territories that surround it, from the karst heights to the gentle hills of the Collio.
Friuli, from the Natisone and Torre Valleys to the Tagliamento
Lands where fortifications stand out against unspoilt landscapes, framed by splendid rivers
From the retreat after Caporetto to the bunkers of the Cold War, Friuli was crossed by numerous armies throughout the Twentieth century. Today many places bear witness to these events.
Julian Alps
A true open-air museum where you can discover trenches, Alpine Wall fortifications and Cold War bunkers.
Where the complexity of war was once bound up with harsh winters, today it is possible to discover the history of a territory by exploring an ancient forest and admiring breathtaking landscapes.
Carnia
Always a borderland and a land of passage, Carnia preserves numerous fortifications set among glimpses of unspoilt nature.
Among these places, it is possible to discover stories of courageous women, partisan resistance and everyday life during military service.