Guided Tours

Discover Sacile, the door to Friuli Venezia region, with its elegant Venetian architecture mirroring on the tranquil, clear water of the river Livenza, making the city famous as “the Garden of the ancient Republic of Venice”. A tour in the historic centre of Sacile, along the riverbanks, is a possibility to discover the beautiful palaces from the fifteenth and sixteenth century in Piazza del Popolo with its Loggia, the Duomo di San Nicolò, the Chiesetta della Pietà, the sixteenth-century Palazzo Ragazzoni with its magnificently frescoed interiors. The tour is completed by an unforgettable experience: a river excursion along the Livenza.

You are invited on a journey across 16th Century Europe. Characterised by court plots, business rivalries and diplomatic subterfuge, you will be exploring the enthralling life of Giacomo Ragazzoni.
The man himself will be greeting you in his period costume. He will be telling you about the Ragazzonis’ rise to power, when they quickly progressed from being regular merchants, to becoming the Counts of the Sant’Odorico fiefdom in Sacile, as well as highly regarded members of the Friulian Parliament of the time.
Your tour of the palazzo’s main floor, which houses the Hall of Honour, the Flags’ Hall and the sumptuous Emperors’ Hall, will enable you to discover the connections that the Ragazzoni family had established with the rulers of their day: Mary Tudor, Philip II of Spain, Henry III of France, Mary the Empress of Austria, Selim II the Sultan of Constantinople, and the Doge of Venice.

Discover Sacile, the door to Friuli Venezia region, with its elegant Venetian architecture mirroring on the tranquil, clear water of the river Livenza, making the city famous as “the Garden of the ancient Republic of Venice”. A tour in the historic centre of Sacile, along the riverbanks, is a possibility to discover the beautiful palaces from the fifteenth and sixteenth century in Piazza del Popolo with its Loggia, the Duomo di San Nicolò, the Chiesetta della Pietà, the sixteenth-century Palazzo Ragazzoni with its magnificently frescoed interiors, the borough of San Gregorio.

Visit Sacile’s countryside, in the footsteps of the ancient pilgrims and discover rural treasure chests that preserve precious frescoes and a noble estate that produce organic wines.

Enjoy a bike tour along a charming route that tells the medieval story of Sacile: meeting point at San Gregorio Hospital and, passing through the gate of S. Antonio, arrival at the ancient village of Topaligo. Visit to the small church of San Daniele which keeps its inside valuable frescoes from the 14th century. The itinerary continues towards Vistorta, to discover the small and solitary country church dedicated to the Madonna delle Grazie, the only vestige of the Fossabiuba fief, built in 1014. The last stop is in an elegant noble estate located nearby, included in a lovely natural setting, where great red wines are born. Parting drinks at the end of the visit.