What to see in Clauzetto
Villages, Churches, Historical buildings and sites, Fountains, Museums and Nature

Traditional villages and “clapadòrie”
After World War II, the trend of emigration and depopulation increased and accelerated with the 1976 earthquake. The tragic event risked wiping out many traces

Church of St James
Located at the most panoramic point of Clauzetto, the Church of San Giacomo, built between the 13th and 14th centuries, can be reached by climbing

Battle of Pradis, War Memorial and Cemetery
The war cemetery in Val da Ros – the only one in Western Friuli – today is a place of peace and silence, immersed in

Possible revival
There are many historical, cultural and environmental elements that still make the territory of Clauzetto rich: today they can be re-launched in an innovative way,

Pieve d’Asio
The first written documents referring to Clauzetto date back to the 12th century, with the foundation of the Pieve d’Asio, but the origins of the

Ancient knowledge and traditions
A century ago, in 1921, the population was almost ten times today’s 3,115, while today there are about four hundred residents. They lived off a

Monte Corona landslide
Walking along the ancient via that connected Clauzetto and Vito d’Asio, part of the Monte Corona landslide that caused great devastation between these two villages

Fountains
Until the arrival of water in the home, fountains were a central element in daily life: they were places of aggregation, where people took their
What to see "near" Clauzetto

The Church of San Michele Arcangelo
Situated in Vito d’Asio, on a terrace overlooking the Arzino Valley, the parish church of San Michele Arcangelo was first

The Church of San Rocco
Outside the inhabited centre, on the road leading to the Ravedis narrows, is the Church of San Rocco, surrounded by the cemetery. This space has been dedicated to religious worship for centuries: not far away, in fact, a small votive altar from the 1st century B.C., dedicated to the river deity Temavus, was found.

The Periadriatic Fault
This geological site in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region offers a spectacular lunar panorama. The Periadriatic Fault or Barcis -Starasella

The Church of the Holy Trinity
Commonly known as the ‘Santissima’, this small church is located downstream from the village of Pinzano, near the late 19th-century

The Church of San Martino
The first written reference to an oratory dedicated to St Martin in Pinzano al Tagliamento dates back to 1294 and

The Hill and the remains of the Castle
In the same place where there were ancient settlements, from which it is possible to dominate the plain, a castrum was built surrounded by a wall, with a defensive function, considered impregnable.

The burnt house and the Turkish invasions
During the last invasion of Friuli by mercenary troops in the pay of the Ottoman Empire in 1499, the villages of the western foothills as far as Montereale were sacked.

Cigolotti Palaces
Between the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, some splendid villas were built in the territory of Montereale Valcellina. The Lords Cigolotti,