Events and tours
The Consorzio Grado Turismo will promote and support the events organised on the island but is not responsible for their organisation or for any changes to the programme that may occur without prior notice. In order to keep up to date with the latest news or any changes in the programme, we strongly recommend consulting the official websites of the organisers or of the local institutions involved.
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Guided tours and excursions
Hop on Hop off tour in the Collio
3 August 2022
The new transport service offered by APT GORIZIA in collaboration with PROMOTURISMO FVG, to explore Friuli Venezia Giulia from the sea to the Collio, under the banner of mobility combining bus, bicycle and boats. A range of slow itineraries that leave ample freedom to use the service according to one's own tastes and interests, travelling by bus and by bicycle, combining cultural and eno-gastronomic experiences with immersive pedalling in the evocative landscapes of the Collio.
- COLLIO E COLLI: From 01 June to 31 August 2022, every Wednesday and Friday, from Grado to Cividale passing through the Collio by bus and by bicycle among vineyards, places of art, picturesque villages. A service with the characteristics of the classic HOP ON HOP OFF with bicycle transport. The bus will stop at the points of greatest interest and near the cycle paths. Two loops made three times during the course of the day, touching the towns of Cormòns, Vencò, Cividale del Friuli, Spessa, Mossa loc. Preval, Capriva del Friuli. Departure from Grado in coincidence with the arrival of the maritime lines from Trieste and Lignano. Timetable and route HERE. To use the service, online booking is required on the day before the trip.
- TASTING THE COLLIO: From 02 June to 01 September 2022, every Thursday; an invisible thread of aromas and flavours. A land of great wineries and skilful chefs, where glasses toast between the rows of world-famous vineyards. Discover the beauty of the area and the rich food and wine offerings along the FVG Wine and Taste Route. A route inspired by food and wine, which from Grado leads tourists through Collio, touching on Capriva del Friuli, Cormòns, Corona (Mariano del Friuli) and San Floriano del Collio. Departure from Grado coinciding with the arrival of the maritime lines from Trieste and Lignano. Timetable and route HERE. To use the service, online booking is required on the day before the trip.
Bicycle transport is always included in the ticket price. The proposed services do NOT include tickets for visits to museums, exhibitions, monuments, bicycle hire and tastings.
GRADO 130, MOSTRE E CONVEGNI
" Greetings from Grado - Gruss aus Grado - exhibition of vintage postcards".
1 May 2022
Position: Isola d'oro - spiaggia principale GIT
From 1 May to 10 September, from 09.00 to 19.00 - Isola d'Oro (until 20/05 the exhibition closes at 18.00)
What did the most popular seaside resort of the Monarchy look like? Where did tourists stay and how did they spend their holidays in Grado at the end of the 19th century? On the occasion of "130 years of Grado", this exhibition wants to retrace the first years of tourism on the "Island of the Sun" (about 1892-1914).
Free entrance.
GRADO 130, ENOGASTRONOMIA
Aperitifs, cocktails, pizzas and 130 menu
1 June 2022
Position: Vari bar, ristoranti e pizzerie
During the 6 months of the "Grado 130" event, at bars, taverns, pizzerias and restaurants located in various areas of Grado, taste the aperitifs, cocktails, pizzas and the menu inspired by the 130 years of tourism of the Island of the Sun.
Discover all the proposals and the participating companies HERE.
ATTIVITÀ PER FAMIGLIE
The Lady of the Fairy Tales: Fairy Tales for Growing Up - Workshops and Games
20 July 2022
Position: Biblioteca Civica F.Marin
19 - 20 - 27 July at 10.00 am
- Il pifferaio magico e i topi mangiacarta (The Pied Piper and the Paper Eating Rats)
- Il lago dei cigni e i sacchetti di plastica (Swan Lake and plastic bags)
- Il brutto anatroccolo e P.P. Pasolini (The Ugly Duckling and P.P. Pasolini)
3 - 10 - 31 August at 10.00 am
- La strega Varvuola senza camino (The witch "Varvuola" without a chimney)
- Cappuccetto Rosso e il drago con il mal di denti (Little Red Riding Hood and the Dragon with a Toothache)
- Fiabe gradesi (Grado's fairy tales) learn a few words of the local dialect
Free admission by reservation - 0431 82630
Facebook: La Signora delle Fiabe
Instagram: la_signora_delle_fiabe
MOSTRE E CONVEGNI
Festa di Avvenire
3 August 2022
Position: Basilica Sant'Eufemia
9 pm
THE SIGNS OF FAITH IN HISTORY, A RICH ARTISTIC AND SPIRITUAL HERITAGE with the testimony of His Excellency Cardinal Marcello Semeraro Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints interviewed by Matteo Liut journalist of Avvenire and Mauro Ungaro President of the Italian Federation of Catholic Weeklies.
To follow GUIDED TOUR OF THE CATHEDRAL TREASURE DISPLAYED FOR THE OCCASION IN THE APSE OF THE BASILICA
MOSTRE E CONVEGNI
Exhibition Pier Paolo Pasolini e l'Adriatico: la laguna e l'infanzia del mondo
2 August 2022
Position: Cinema Cristallo
Open daily with the following opening hours: 09.00 - 13.00 / 18.00 - 23.00
Free admission;
