We must not forget and do not get knocked down, this could be one of the meanings of the honor to the town of Venzone.
The terrible earthquake of 1976, an earthquake that destroyed cities, towns, churches, palaces and houses in Friuli, must be remembered as a warning for future generations. But even more we must remember the desire to live, to rebuild and the grit of the people of the territory.
Venzone is a small medieval town, along the river Tagliamento.
Small but tenacious, its story began first of Christ and saw a succession of conquering peoples, from the Celts, passing through Romans, Lombards, French and Austrians.
The Cathedral was built in 1300 and destroyed in 1976. The reconstruction work was magnificent: the church was rebuilt brick by brick with the insertion of anti-seismic elements.
In the nearby chapel of San Michele, this also rebuilt after the earthquake, the Venzone Mummies are preserved, 22 human remains mummified for natural causes, which were a public attraction already two centuries ago, Napoleon also wanted to see them.
The beautiful Palazzo Comunale with the Loggia, the huge external staircase and the decorated facades is worth visiting.
The Pumpkin Festival is the traditional festival of Venzone. The last weekend of October is colored with the warm orange of pumpkins. But this party has nothing to do with the Halloween party. Here the roots are precisely of the territory: a few centuries ago, Venzone decided to make the village the most beautiful and the strongest in the area. Craftsmen and workers were hired from all over the territory to carry out the work. A good time the town's cash was empty but many workers still unpaid. A craftsman from Udine who had arranged the copper dome of the Duomo and had not received the lyre, replaced the dome with a colored pumpkin. The city noticed the difference when the pumpkin fell down to the ground.