| Municipality of Farra d Isonzo
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Pop.: 1,709
Area: 10,13 sq. km, 46 m a.s.l.
Neighbourhoods: Borgo Grotta ,
Mainizza, Villanova
Town Hall: P.za Vittorio Emanuele,10 - 34070 Farra d Isonzo
Phone.: 0481.888002 Fax: 0481.888609
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Asmall town
whose name
reveals its Lombard
origins, Farra was
an important
strategic centre during the
early Middle Ages, already
the seat of the castrum Farrae
under the Patriarchs. It
declined after the castle was
destroyed by the Counts of
Gorizia in 1216. Although it
has lost all traces of its past,
in the last few years Farra
has become a lively tourist
centre thanks to some clever
cultural initiatives. In the
neighbourhood of Borgo
Grotta the Documentary
Museum of Friulian
Country Traditions may be
visited, one of the most
exhaustive
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museums of
country traditions housed in
a large restructured farm:
endowed with a rich
specialized library and more
than 16,000 exhibits relating
to country life, the museum
gives particular attention to
the once flourishing
silkworm breeding. The
lovers of vintage cars will
not miss the Museum of the
Automobile and
Technology, which exhibits
precious examples of
vintage Ford cars. In the last
few years an Astronomical
Observatory has been
opened to the public.
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| PROVINCE OF GORIZIA
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Among the smallest in Italy, Gorizia
province is a unique casket of natural,
historical and cultural beauty, benefiting
from mild climate most
of the year, a place
where, to the
north, the hilly
landscape
of the
Collio area - frequently
terraced and world
renown for its winesopens
to Europe through
the valleys of the Isonzo
and Vipacco Rivers. The
central-eastern part of the
province is of karst...go
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