Trips outside Grado

Grado is an island located in a very favorable area for a large number of day-trips, allowing you to choose between culture and nature. If you love art and history, starting from Grado you can easily reach Aquileia, ancient river port of ancient Rome which has been added since 1998 in the UNESCO World Heritage, protected for the beauty of its Roman ruins which can be visited (www.sitiunesco.it).

One of the most beautiful castles of the Hapsburg Empire is in Trieste, a city 50 km away from Grado, where stands the “Castello di Miramare”, unique testimony of a luxurious aristocratic residence surrounded by acres of lush park (www.castello-miramare.it).

Excursions in the nature

For those interested in bird-watchingthe regional Nature Reserve Valley Cavanata is a destination not to be missed, because, thanks to its unique blend of diverse living environments, from the lagoon to the meadows, you can see many species of Birds that choose this area for nesting and for overwintering (www.vallecavanata.it).

Another naturalistic goal of excellenceis the Nature Reserve of the Isonzo’s mouth, whose heart is the Isola della Cona, an area of an high biological value due to its unique geographical position: it is, in fact,in the weter zone of the north Mediterranean. A charming place where you can also see really closely the beautiful Camargue horses, free to graze on the green meadows of the island (www.isoladellacona.it).