On the banks of Livenza, one of the most important rivers of Friuli Venezia Giulia, on the border with the Wind, was placed Sacile, called by the ancient historians “Garden of the Serenissima”. Its particular charm is due to the harmonious union between land and water, between the sixteenth-century Venetian architecture and the suggestive banks of Livenza that crosses the historic center forming two small islands. The presence of the river is also visible in the structures of the buildings themselves, which all have double entrances, one from the square or from the street, and the other from Livenza.

Start your walk from the heart of the city formed, as always, by the square. The Piazza del Popolo, once destined for the port of goods of the river port, is surrounded by buildings dating back to the first decades of the seventeenth century that is when the area was dried up and paved with stones and pebbles. Among them all should be mentioned Palazzo Fabio — De Zanichis, Palazzo Loschi, Palazzo Piovesana and Palazzo Pianca.

Other buildings not to be missed are Palazzo Carli, which stands out considerably from the elegant and elegant palaces of Piazza del Popolo, and Palazzo Ragagoni Flangini-Biglia, which he hosted the powerful of the time: Mary the Catholic, Philip II of Spain, Henry III of France and the great vizier of Constantinople. And the list of buildings to see does not end here: in Via Cavour the seventeenth-century Palazzo Grandis - Granzotto and Palazzo Sartori stand out. Then there is Palazzo Vando Ettore, Palazzo Ovio Gobbi and many others who, together with the slender and elegant churches and the omnipresent river, contribute to creating the magical atmosphere of the city.

I suggest you go to Sacile on the first Sunday after August when the famous “Festival of the Osei” takes place throughout Europe — a market — exhibition of singing birds and singing birds aviary. It is associated with the Chioccolo Competition, that is, the competition of imitators of singing birds, and that could be defined as a contribution by the Salinese to keep the tradition alive, once handed down by their father to the son, who now risks disappearing. The Festival and the Chioccolo will surely enchant you, just as the charm of this miniature Venice will seduce you.