FriuliVillas

The Friuli living observatory

Where to settle in Friuli Venezia Giulia, by the numbers

Short guides, comparisons, town profiles and tools. Every figure has its source; every page answers a question from someone choosing where to buy — or from someone who already owns a home here.

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Living hereLetting your second home to tourists in Friuli in 2026: what the rules requireThe CIN code, guest registration, flat-rate tax and the 2-flat limit
Living hereWhat are winters and summers like in Friuli, compared with home?Milder Januaries than Milan on the coast, cooler Julys in the hills
How to buyThe Italian tax code: how to get one when buying from abroadThe codice fiscale: the first document, before you sign anything
How to buyBuying a home in Friuli from abroad: the steps, in orderFrom tax code to completion: the steps for buyers from abroad
How to buyOffer, compromesso and deposit: how a house is secured in ItalyOffer, compromesso, deposit: what binds you, and from when
Town· Cividale and the Natisone valleysLiving in Cividale del Friuli: a border town that has lost its first-aid pointA small border town, the cheapest valleys, and A&E in Udine
Town· Gemona, Venzone and Lake CavazzoLiving in Gemona del Friuli: a small town under the mountains, with a railwayGemona: a small town with a station and winter sun, but no A&E
Town· Grado and AquileiaGrado: a home between lagoon and sea, pros and cons in figuresGrado: Austria's seaside second home, pricey and low-lying
Town· Lignano, Latisana and MaranoLignano Sabbiadoro: a seaside second home, with the numbersLignano: a summer town with top-end prices and quiet winters
Town· Moraine hills and San DanieleLiving in San Daniele del Friuli: a hospital in town, the hills, and patchy broadbandA&E in town and gentle hills; full-fibre broadband is almost absent
Town· Tarvisio, Canal del Ferro and Val ResiaTarvisio: what living or owning a home here is really likeTarvisio: two seasons, hard winters, Klagenfurt 45 min away
Town· Udine and its ring of townsLiving in Udine: everything within minutes, but homes cost more than in the towns around itHub hospital, trains to Villach, fibre; homes cost more than outside
MarketHow much house does €200,000 buy in Friuli, and where?65 m² in Lignano, 340 m² in Bordano: what a budget buys
The regionSea, hills or mountains: where to buy a house in FriuliSea, hills or mountains: the four choices and the numbers behind them
Living hereWorking remotely from a Friuli village: where full fibre reachesBordano is on fibre, Latisana barely: size does not predict the line
The regionFriuli Venezia Giulia in numbers: what kind of region you are moving toWhat kind of region? Population, prices, hospitals, climate, risks
How to buyOwning a second home in Friuli: no IMU, but ILIA. What it costs, town by townILIA: a second home at 0.70% if declared in time
How to buyBuying a house in Italy: which taxes, and on what amountBuying from a private seller, you can be taxed on the cadastral value
The regionThe areas of Friuli Venezia Giulia, one by oneEighteen areas from sea to Alps: prices, hospital, sun, character
How to buyThe Italian notary and the deed of sale: what happens, and how foreigners signThe notary works for neither side, and the buyer normally picks one
Living hereIf I buy there, how far is the hospital? Emergency care in Friuli, town by townA 24-hour A&E within twenty minutes in 144 of 215 towns
How to buyMoving to Friuli: becoming a resident, for EU citizens and othersFrom holiday home to residence: registry, doctor, plates, licence
ToolShort-let calculator: what a second home in Friuli can earnWhat a holiday let leaves you, with your town's real season
ToolThe atlas of all 215 towns in Friuli Venezia Giulia215 towns, nine groups of figures, one table that colours the map
ToolHow many square metres your budget buys, town by townYour budget divided by the OMI value: square metres in every town
ToolCompare towns in Friuli, row by rowTwo or three towns side by side, seven groups of figures
ToolHow far is the hospital? Four drive times for every townFour drive times per town: A&E, hub, trauma centre, abroad
ToolYour Friuli: which town should you search in?Budget, space and priorities: the ten towns that suit you best
Living hereHow far is Friuli from home? Munich, Vienna, Salzburg, Klagenfurt, LjubljanaEvery Friuli town within 3 h of Klagenfurt; from Munich, Alps first
How to buyBefore you buy a house in Friuli: the checks, one by oneThe checklist to work through before you sign an offer
Living hereIs the house I'm looking at in a flood zone? How to check in FriuliFlood zone P2: more than half the houses in 14 towns
Town· Gemona, Venzone and Lake CavazzoLiving in Bordano: a lot of house for the money, with the mountains behindBordano: a lot of house for little money, mountains at your back
Town· Pordenone and the western plainLiving in Pordenone: the hospital in town, the Veneto on the doorstep, the rivers to watchHub hospital in town, Venice and the slopes close; mind floods, heat
Town· Carnia and SappadaSappada: living or owning a home at 1,242 m above sea levelSappada: seaside prices, cool summers, a long way from hospital
Town· Carnia and SappadaLiving in Tolmezzo: Carnia's largest town, with the hospital on handTolmezzo: Carnia's main town, with a hospital but little fibre
Town· Gemona, Venzone and Lake CavazzoLiving in Venzone: a rebuilt medieval town, two stations and afternoon sunVenzone: rebuilt after 1976, with trains and late winter sun
How to buyThe regional first-home grant: who gets it, and why it is larger in the mountainsFirst-home grant: up to €20,000 in the mountains
How to buyThe land register in Trieste and Gorizia: you own the house once a judge orders the entryThe tavolare: where a house changes hands on registration
MarketHow much is a house in Friuli, and where are prices lowest?From €520/m² to €3,040/m²: what a square metre costs, town by town
Living hereWill I see the sun in December? Winter sunshine in Friuli's mountain villagesIn December the ridge to the south decides your sun, not the altitude
ToolYour house's identity card: the sun from the exact spotFrom the address, your house's sun and horizon
ToolWinter sun and the horizon of every townThe skyline and the sun's path above every town
Living hereBuying a house in Friuli, where the 1976 earthquake struck: zones and checksZone 1, 2 or 3: what the seismic map says and what to ask a seller
MarketWhere tourists go in Friuli: nights, seasons and foreign visitors, town by townWhere tourists sleep in Friuli, and for how many months a year
Zone· Lower Friulian plainThe Lower Friulian plain: big houses, flat land, and water to check firstLower Friulian plain: big houses, two rail towns, a lot of water
Zone· Carnia and SappadaCarnia and Sappada: what living in the Friulian mountains is likeTolmezzo at the centre, villages emptying, fibre already there
Zone· Cividale and the Natisone valleysCividale and the Natisone valleys: where houses cost least, and what comes with itThe region's cheapest houses, and the reasons behind the price
Zone· Moraine hills and San DanieleMoraine hills and San Daniele: countryside half an hour from UdineHill country half an hour from Udine, from Tricesimo to San Daniele
Zone· Collio, Gorizia and the IsonzoCollio, Gorizia and the Isonzo: living on the Slovenian borderVineyards, a border town and the Isonzo plain
Zone· Friulian Dolomites and Val TramontinaFriulian Dolomites and Val Tramontina: life in Friuli's emptiest valleysQuiet and cheap houses, but the longest drive to hospital in Friuli
Zone· Gemona, Venzone and Lake CavazzoGemona, Venzone and Lake Cavazzo: mountain living half an hour from UdineCheap houses below the mountains, Udine half an hour away
Zone· Grado and AquileiaGrado, Aquileia and Terzo: living between the island and the mainlandGrado in summer and winter; Aquileia and Terzo for a smaller budget
Zone· Lignano, Latisana and MaranoLignano, Latisana and Marano: a summer resort, a market town and a lagoon villageLignano for summer, Latisana all year: homes, hospital and trains
Zone· Central Friuli and PalmanovaCentral Friuli and Palmanova: flat country 25 minutes from UdineThe plain between Udine and Palmanova: full sun, hospital nearby
Zone· Monfalcone and the BisiacariaMonfalcone and the Bisiacaria: everything close at hand, the summer heat includedBisiacaria: the airport next door, modest prices on the rise
Zone· The Pordenone foothills and PiancavalloThe Pordenone foothills and Piancavallo: life where the plain meets the PrealpsFoothill villages: ski slopes close by, cheap houses, fibre to check
Zone· Pordenone and the western plainPordenone and the western plain: what living here is like, what it costs, what it lacksThe growing plain: a hub hospital, Venice close by, water to check
Zone· Spilimbergo, Maniago and the magrediSpilimbergo, Maniago and the magredi: life on the upper Pordenone plainA high plain at low prices: hospital in Spilimbergo, mountains behind
Zone· Tarvisio, Canal del Ferro and Val ResiaTarvisio, the Canal del Ferro and Val Resia: living where Friuli meets Austria and SloveniaFriuli's border valleys: Villach close, little winter sun
Zone· Tarcento and the Torre valleysTarcento and the Torre valleys: under the Julian Prealps, half an hour from UdineFriuli's wettest corner, half an hour from Udine
Zone· Trieste and the KarstTrieste and the Karst: the plateau, the coast and the villages above the IsonzoTrieste's Karst, the Isonzo Karst, Muggia and Duino in figures
Zone· Udine and its ring of townsUdine and its ring of towns: near the city without living in itClose to Udine but not in it: the ring of towns side by side
For sellersI have inherited a family house in a Friuli village: should I sell, let or keep it?An inherited village house: sell, let or keep it, with the figures
For sellersHow we present a house for sale in Friuli, from the paperwork to the pagePapers in order, figures from the spot, honest photos, four languages
For sellersWhat buyers from abroad look at in a Friuli house: ten questions and the data to answer themThe ten questions buyers from abroad ask, and what to have ready
For sellersSelling your Friuli house to a buyer from abroad: who is looking, and what they askForeign buyers: nearly half around Duino and Muggia, few elsewhere yet