by Monica Paoletich | Dec 10, 2024 | The BorGO Way
A press conference was held today at the Bottega del Cappello in Via Rastello to present a series of contents and activities devised by Confcommercio Gorizia to tell the story of the territory from the point of view of its food and wine traditions. A series of...
by Monica Paoletich | Dec 10, 2024 | Advent, History and Stories
If on this Tuesday in December you feel like taking a walk around the city center, then you can’t help but take a stroll along Rastello Street! Not the usual walk, but a walk with your nose in the air! All along the street, in fact, a number of dragons look out...
by Monica Paoletich | Dec 9, 2024 | Advent, History and Stories
A starry sky shines under the porticoes of Via Rastello. In a circular pattern, around the motionless dove with open wings and its paws ready to land, a circle of clouds contains, at the four cardinal points, the so-called “cloud angels”: winged figurines...
by Monica Paoletich | Dec 8, 2024 | Advent, History and Stories
This ancient depiction of the Annunciation, made by a Venetian artist of the Palma il Giovane circle, dates back to the early 17th century and is kept inside our cathedral! Photographs do not do it justice (in fact, because of its location it is difficult to...
by Monica Paoletich | Dec 7, 2024 | Advent, History and Stories
Leonardo of Gorizia (1444 – April 12, 1500) was the last count of this city. In 1478 he had married Paola Gonzaga but, without heirs, left everything to the Habsburgs. The one in the picture is not the only memorial dedicated to him! You should know that his...
