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The tour along the wine roads around the village of Prepotto, where the authentic grape varieties like Friulano and Refosco dal Peduncolo rosso are grown, offers splendid views of the terrace cultivated vineyard hills and also some quite demanding ascends. It starts towards the south in the direction of the wine-growing town of Corno di Rosazzo and follows the road surrounded with houses on both sides which leads from the town centre to the nearby meadows and fields and later enters the village of Gagliano with the remnants from the Roman and Lombardian times. From here, the trail turns to the left through the distinct peasant country and later to the right, away from the main road towards Prepotto, and continues on higher grounds of the village Spessa past the well renowned winemaker farms until it reaches the Bosco Romagno Park. The name of this park with numerous tree species is also of Lombardian origin. The trail then ascends to the village of Craoretto from where it descends to the town of Dolegna del Collio which it reaches after crossing the bordering river Idrija which comes from under Mt. Kolovrat. From Dolegna del Collio which is located along the Road of Wine and Taste and along the Road of Wine and Cherries, the trail ascends steeply to the group of houses named Restocina from where it descends to the village of Mernicca and through the village of Albano di Prepotto. This trail also includes a bridge across the river Idrija called Ponte dello Schioppettino which was named after the authentic black berry grape variety which makes the red wines of Prepotto especially elegant and delicate. From the village of Albana, the trail then continues across a small hill, past the small village of Cialla, and reaches the winegrowing slopes of Montebello and vineyards of Fornalis at the south-eastern outskirts of the city of Cividale which you will enter after cycling past the western side of the small village of Fornalis which you will reach from the junction towards the village of Castelmonte.
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