Beautiful Romanesque churches, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque palaces, streets
full of historical and artistic treasures: you will find all this and much more
in the old city center of Pordenone, called Contrada Maggiore.
A special feature of the city of Pordenone is the river crossing it, the Noncello (in
fact the name Pordenone comes from Portus Naonis, because the city developed as
a river port), with its beautiful bridges.
Thanks
to the river, the city of Pordenone and its environs have always represented an important
center of manufacturing industries: if you are interested in a somewhat
different kind of tourism we strongly suggest you visit the old cotton mills
dating back to the 19th century, which offer a typical and unique tour of
industrial archaeology along the Noncello.
