Pordenone is located in the region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, close to Veneto. Plenty of valleys and hills, Pordenone offers a great variety of landscapes and wonderful areas. The mountains have outstanding valleys and including a modern ski resort fully equipped at Piancavallo. You will be able to find a timeless scenario, with villages like San Quirino, Cordenons, Zoppola, Cordenona and Vivaro. When you visit these places, you will be flabbergasted by rivers, with blue and turquoise waters, and various caves to explore. The Regional Park of the Friulian Dolomites is particularly significant, and also the National Park of San Floriano. Walking through the city you will also find the River Park of Noncello. In addition to beautiful scenarios, the province is plenty of small villages and art, combining the Friuli culture with Venetian and Austrian influences. From the town of Sacile to the castle of Spilimbergo, you will see signs of a complex history that has its origins in the past. Don’t forget to taste the food of this land: the local gastronomic traditions, the genuineness of the typical products (and people), a wide range of wines, will satisfy yourself! The name of the city is, in Latin, “Portus Naonis”, which means “port on the Noncello River”. How to visit all these things? Rent a car in Pordenone with our Pepecar website, where you will be able to hire a car that match with your needs.
HOW TO ARRIVE TO PORDENONE
Drive through the street A4, route Trieste - Venice, and exit at Portogruaro. Finally, take the A28 motorway towards Conegliano, and remember to exit at Pordenone city center. We suggest you to rent a car with Pepecar, because our service of car hire will be useful to enjoy your holiday!
WHERE TO GO WITH YOUR RENTAL CAR FROM PORDENONE
A traveler could decide to start the tour from Pordenone. First of all, the ancient city center is impressive and you must to visit the Palazzo Comunale and the tower, as well as the Cathedral. Corso Vittorio Emanuele II is plenty of historical buildings, for instance Palazzo Mantica-Cattaneo, Palazzo Ricchier, Palazzo Ricchieri and the Civic Museum of Art, with a collection of paintings and sculptures. We strongly suggest you to get a rental car in Pordenone, where you will be free to do whatever you want!
A town to visit, which is not far from Pordenone, is Porcia. There you will find a great castle and impressive buildings. An outstanding place to see is Villa Correr-Dolfin, built on the 17th Century. Sesto al Reghena is wonderful: it in ancient town not far from the monastic Abbey of Santa Maria in Sylvis. The village of Valvasone is linked with history: a medieval castle, old buildings and the famous Cathedral.
Spilimbergo is a must to see. Here you will find the “Scuola Mosaicisti of Friuli” and is famous to be the "city of mosaics". The historic center is also very charming!
Sacile is a small town located close to the River Livenza. Polcenigo, instead, has a Medieval fortress.
You may decide to join a car hire service, as the one offered by Pepecar. In fact, if you will get a rental car, you will be able to visit other cities as well. For instance, why don’t you pick up your car with Pepecar to go to Udine? The journey will take almost 1 hour, and roughly 53 kilometers. Treviso, a very nice city in Italy, is just 70 kilometers away (you will have to pay a tool).