The best cycling routes around San Vito Al Torre

Part of the historic estate of Villa Russiz, the mausoleum was commissioned in 1894 by Countess Elvine Ritter de Zahony upon the death of her husband Theodor Karl Leopold Anton de la Tour Voivrènel in 1894. Completed in 1897, atop the hill overlooking the property, the small temple has a square plan with a polygonal apse on which an octagonal drum develops, surmounted by a hemispherical dome, clearly inspired by Italian architecture. Here the count's remains rested until the end of the First World War, before being transferred, next to Countess Elvine, to the park of Villa Patrizia in Treffen, Carinthia. The mausoleum is also remembered as the Chapel of Saint Joseph because, until 1927, a valuable marble statue depicting Saint Joseph by Bertel Thorvaldsen, a pupil of Canova, could be admired there.

The original 18th-century building was significantly remodeled after the damage from the Great War. Today it is also accessed via a beautiful staircase built in 1815.

The Ara Pacis Mundi monument is a temple dedicated to the memory of those fallen and lost in war.

Documented at least since 1274 as "Castrum Zazilet", but in all probability much older, the Saciletto castle, strategically positioned to control the ancient road that led from Aquileia to Cividale, was repeatedly contested between the patriarch and the counts of Gorizia due to its relevant strategic position for the patriarchal dominion in lower Friuli. Source: consorziocastelli.it

Even in winter, this dirt road offers a truly extraordinary array of colors. At the foot of the hill where the Ara Pacis of Medea stands

The first reliable information about the castle dates back to 1589. Since 1760, it has been sold and enlarged, altered, and restored several times. During the 20th century, the building passed into the hands of several families, was divided and used for various purposes: as an Austrian gendarmerie, a chair factory, a kindergarten, and, during the First World War, as the site of a field hospital, in whose courtyard several tents were set up to care for wounded soldiers from the trenches of the nearby front. The three families who lived there in 1946 have now grown to six, and the south wing is currently used as a holiday home. Source: https://www.alcastellodiaiello.com/aiello/storia-del-castello-de.php

In recent years, Aiello has positioned itself as "the village of sundials." Numerous sundials, installed by a group of enthusiasts on the walls of houses and public buildings, are now affixed to various walls on buildings in the village or are displayed throughout the village. On the last Sunday in May, the "Festival of Sundials" is held, featuring exhibitions, music, and entertainment.

A fortified building has been documented at the castle site since 1263. It was purchased by the Patriarch of Aquileia in 1303 and destroyed in 1309. In 1491, the building was sold to Bernardino di Floriano Antonini, who had it converted into a residential building. At the beginning of the 20th century, Enrico Paolo Salem, who had acquired the building in 1923, had the core of the complex completely rebuilt in the Romanesque style. Today, it is fully restored and serves as a private residence. Source: Wikipedia