Comune in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
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Gorizia is a charming small city in the north-east Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, right on the border with Slovenia.
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Built within the Middle Ages walls, this was once the seat of the administrative and judiciary power of the county. It is divided into the Corte dei Lanzi (with foundings of a high tower demolished in the 16th century), the Palazzetto dei Conti (13th century) and the Palazzetto Veneto. The palatine chapel, entitled to Saint Bartholomew, houses canvases of the Venetian school of painting and traces of Renaissance frescoes. There is also a Museum of the Goritian Middle Ages.
Originally erected in the 14th century, like many of the city's buildings, it was almost entirely destroyed during World War I. It has been rebuilt following the forms of the 1682 edifice, a Baroque church with splendid stucco decoration. A Gothic chapel of San Acatius is annexed to the nave.
The most important church of Gorizia, built by the Jesuits in 1680–1725. It has a single nave with precious sculptures at the altars of the side chapels. In the presbytery Christoph Tausch painted a Glory of St. Ignatius in 1721.
Designed by Nicolò Pacassi in the 19th century.
Current seat of the archbishops.
This structure used to house emperors and popes.
Includes an art gallery.
Divided by an international border.
There are regular trains from Venice (and Udine) taking around 2 hours. There are also regular trains from Trieste taking about 45 minutes and InterCity Night trains arriving from Rome once a day.
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