Résiatal: Hiking Trails, Nature and the Cammino Celeste

The Résiatal combines impressive natural experiences with a special cultural destination. The circular route “10 mila passi di salute FVG - RESIA” begins at Majana di Lipovaz in Prato di Resia. Prato di Resia is also home to the Church of Santa Maria Assunta and its sanctuary; the church and sanctuary are known as the eighth stage of the Cammino Celeste. If you are looking for a holiday apartment, you can choose your accommodation based on whether your stay is to focus primarily on paths through forests and meadows, a pilgrimage route or discovering the local landscape.

Prato di Resia as a Starting Point for Culture and Landscape

The Church of Santa Maria Assunta in Prato di Resia houses a gilded wooden statue of the Madonna di Resia, created by Giacomo Martini in 1525. The church and sanctuary are also the eighth stage of the Cammino Celeste. This makes Prato di Resia a specific point of interest for travellers who want to combine experiences in nature with sacred art and a longer pilgrimage route.

The Prato di Resia visitor centre includes a guesthouse with 20 beds. The visitor centre itself is in a scenic location overlooking the northern side of the Musi range. From there, an educational trail leads through meadows and forests to the river below. There, you can observe deer and woodpeckers. When planning a trip around different interests, this area can be considered a peaceful nature experience alongside the longer hiking options.

Hiking Trails between Prato and San Giorgio

The circular route “10 mila passi di salute FVG - RESIA” begins at Majana di Lipovaz in Prato di Resia. If you park in Piazza Tiglio, you can reach the starting point via 0.5 km of paved road. The route runs between Prato and San Giorgio through meadows, pine forests and deciduous forests. Glacial erratic boulders lie along the route; some of them were worked by Diego Marangoni.

Another option is the “Sentiero del gusto”. It also begins at Majana di Lipovaz and ends in San Giorgio, after crossing the Resia River and passing through several localities. When choosing your holiday apartment, you can therefore consider whether you would like to combine your stay with a starting point in Prato di Resia or with the San Giorgio area as your destination. The routes mentioned offer different reasons to explore them: the circular route passes through various forest and meadow landscapes, while the “Sentiero del gusto” connects several localities.

Planning Your Journey to and Accommodation in the Résiatal

For travelling by train, Stazione Carnia is named as the nearest suitable railway station. It is located more than 20 km from the starting point of the itinerary. The Val Resia also has local public bus services. Plan your accommodation search according to whether travelling by train via Stazione Carnia, local bus services in Val Resia or a specific starting point for your routes is most important to you.

If you are primarily interested in visiting the church, sanctuary and visitor centre, Prato di Resia is the key place name to use in your search. For hikes between Prato and San Giorgio or for the “Sentiero del gusto”, you should include the respective starting and destination points in your daily itinerary. A holiday apartment in the Résiatal can therefore provide the right setting for combining nature, pilgrimage routes and discovering localities at your own pace.

Further Locality Pages

For further orientation, here you will find the directly assigned and neighbouring locality pages: Lischiazze, Udine, Chiopris-Viscone, Trivignano Udinese, Collina, Faedis, Tavagnacco and Majano.

To the higher-level travel overview: Udine.