Aiello del Friuli


Aiello del Friuli is a comune in the Regional decentralization entity of Udine in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about southeast of Udine. Next to the town of Aiello there is a single hamlet, Joannis which, until 1927, constituted an autonomous municipality, in addition to the localities of Novacco and Uttano.
Aiello del Friuli borders the following municipalities: Bagnaria Arsa, Campolongo al Torre, Cervignano del Friuli, Ruda, San Vito al Torre, Visco.
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Monuments and places of interest

Religious architecture

  • Parish church of Sant'Ulderico: in operation since 1691, and has a façade decorated with pilasters and four niches containing as many statues; inside we find the spectacular dome, frescoed in 1900 by Clemente Delneri from Gorizia.
  • Church of Sant'Agnese, located in the hamlet of Ioannis and built between 1742 and 1749.
  • Convent complex of San Domenico, made up of the church, begun in 1716, the bell tower and the body of the convent, now used for residential purposes.
  • Church of the Madonna located in Colloredo, Aiello.
Numerous chapels and votive altarpieces located inside and outside of the town. Among these of particular historical and artistic value are the chapel of the Madonna di Colloredo, the chapel from Crist and the chapel of San Nicolò.

Infrastructure and transport

Aiello is easily reachable from the A4 Venice-Trieste motorway via the Palmanova exit, approximately 7 km away. 7 km away is also the other major center in the area, Cervignano del Friuli, with the train station on the Venice-Trieste railway line.

Notable people

Joannis is the birthplace of Enzo Bearzot, former Italian football player and manager, who won the 1982 FIFA World Cup as coach.