Levante Route · Adriatic Gateway Variant (Ingresso Adriatico)
Stage V1 · Rosazzo → Udine
- Distance
- 21 km
- Elevation gain
- 50 m D+
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Surface
- 96% asphalt, 4% gravel · 87% on cycle routes
- Terrain
- Friuli Hills, vineyards
- Hospitality
- Hotel
GPX 1.1 file with the track, elevation and the abbeys as waypoints. Tracks are calculated on real roads and cycle routes (OpenStreetMap): check them on the ground before you set off.
Stage map
Map of the stage Rosazzo → Udine: track, start, finish, places to stay and abbeys
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Tracks calculated on real roads and cycle paths (OpenStreetMap); elevations from SRTM data — to be checked on the ground
This stage on Komoot
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Overview
First stage of the Adriatic Approach: short and very gentle, from the Abbey of Rosazzo among the vineyards of the Colli Orientali del Friuli to Udine, the city of Tiepolo. A perfect warm-up for the legs.
Notes from the road
The shortest stage of the journey opens among the vineyards of the Colli Orientali. Rosazzo smells of roses and of wine just bottled. Manzano and Buttrio offer a coffee at the midpoint, unhurried. Udine arrives after a few hours of calm riding, good for loosening the legs.
What to see
Abbey of Rosazzo with its rose garden, Colli Orientali vineyards, Manzano and the chair-making district, Udine with Piazza Libertà, the castle and Tiepolo's frescoes
Where to sleep
Hotels and B&Bs in Udine (65-100€); Colli Orientali agriturismo (55-80€); religious guesthouses (45-65€)
Where to eat
Frico with polenta, San Daniele DOP prosciutto, Friulian salami, Colli Orientali white wines (Friulano, Picolit), gubana cake
Tips
A short stage (21 km): ideal for a relaxed start after visiting the abbey. Gentle hills without difficulty. In Udine, treat yourself to a tajut, the Friulian aperitif glass of wine.
Water & supplies
A short stage through the vineyards of the Colli Orientali: bars in Manzano and Buttrio at the halfway point. Frequent water and services, no isolated sections. Udine is reached in a couple of hours of easy riding.
Places to stay on this stage
- Foresteria dell'Abbazia di Rosazzoguesthouse
Manzano (UD), Piazza Abbazia 5 — Ingresso Adriatico variant- Price:
- Rooms in a monastic guesthouse, rates on request
- Open:
- Year-round, booking required
- Facilities:
- 25 beds (3 singles, 11 doubles) with en-suite bathrooms; meals on request; historic wine cellar
- Source:
- https://ospitalitareligiosa.it/en/structures/ad/abbazia-rosazzo,1180 · https://www.comune.manzano.ud.it/vivere-il-comune/territorio/abbazia-di-rosazzo/
Starting point of the Adriatic variant: sleep inside the abbey on the hill of Rosazzo, among the vineyards of the Colli Orientali del Friuli.
Abbeys on this stage
- Start abbey: Abbazia di Rosazzo
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