Ungaretti Park and Trail
The Ungaretti Park
This remarkable park dedicated to the poet is located near the Villa della Torre Hohenlohe, surrounded by vineyards and olive groves. It offers a picturesque view of the Friuli plain and the sea. The route is enriched by a bronze statue of the poet and a series of artistic installations that reflect his poems and accompany visitors on a journey of discovery of the close link between the karst landscape, the war, and the poet's figure.
Address: Villa della Torre Hohenlohe Via Castelnuovo,2
Free entry
Free entry
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The Ungaretti trail
The Ungaretti Path
The circular trail is part of the “Microcosmi carsici” (Karst Microcosms) project involving the municipalities of Sagrado, Savogna d'Isonzo, and Doberdò del Lago. It retraces the places that inspired Giuseppe Ungaretti's work and his poem Il Porto Sepolto (The Buried Port), in synergy with the “Parco Ungaretti” in Castelnuovo and the battle fields of the Great War on Monte San Michele.
The collection of poems is organized according to a geographical basis. Each poem is linked to the places and feelings experienced by the poet in that place. The itinerary begins symbolically in the middle of the bridge over the Isonzo River in Poggio Terza Armata, where the first poem, I fiumi (The Rivers), can be read. It then crosses the village towards Via del Bosco and, inside the wooded area, reaches a first fork in the road. Turning right here, you will reach Quota 141.
At this junction, there are two signs with the poems: Malinconia (Melancholy) and C'era una volta (Once upon a time). Continuing straight ahead, you will reach a second junction. Here, turn right and descend through Valle Mazzucchin and the Vanisella area to connect with the paved road of Via del Carso.
If you turn left, you will soon reach the “Valloncello dell'Albero Isolato,” an iconic site of the Great War and of the poems in Il Porto Sepolto. Here you will find the fourth and fifth poems: Pellegrinaggio and Monotonia.
The trail leaves Zimon Grande on the right and Monte di Mezzo on the left, passing north of the “Valloncello di Cima 4” and passing some still visible trenches. Here you can read the sixth and seventh poems: Sono una creatura and In dormiveglia.
After a very short uphill stretch, the route arrives on a paved road (via Zona Sacra), where there are two options: climb immediately to Cima 4 or continue to the Mount San Michele Museum. Here, the detour crosses the Monumental Area and then climbs up to Cima 4 of Mount San Michele, where, on the plateau at the top, you will find Ungaretti's eighth and ninth poems: Lindoro di deserto (Lindoro of the desert) and Veglia (Vigil). Descend towards San Martino del Carso, crossing the fork that would lead back up to San Michele del Carso and Devetachi.
At this junction is the tenth poem: Sonnolenza. The literary itinerary ends with a final and very famous poem, San Martino del Carso, in San Martino itself. The trail then continues to close the loop and return to the starting point at Poggio Terza Armata.
Hiking tour. Unpaved hiking trail and paved road. Duration approx. 2 h 30 min – 8 km – elevation gain approx. 230 m.
The circular trail is part of the “Microcosmi carsici” (Karst Microcosms) project involving the municipalities of Sagrado, Savogna d'Isonzo, and Doberdò del Lago. It retraces the places that inspired Giuseppe Ungaretti's work and his poem Il Porto Sepolto (The Buried Port), in synergy with the “Parco Ungaretti” in Castelnuovo and the battle fields of the Great War on Monte San Michele.
The collection of poems is organized according to a geographical basis. Each poem is linked to the places and feelings experienced by the poet in that place. The itinerary begins symbolically in the middle of the bridge over the Isonzo River in Poggio Terza Armata, where the first poem, I fiumi (The Rivers), can be read. It then crosses the village towards Via del Bosco and, inside the wooded area, reaches a first fork in the road. Turning right here, you will reach Quota 141.
At this junction, there are two signs with the poems: Malinconia (Melancholy) and C'era una volta (Once upon a time). Continuing straight ahead, you will reach a second junction. Here, turn right and descend through Valle Mazzucchin and the Vanisella area to connect with the paved road of Via del Carso.
If you turn left, you will soon reach the “Valloncello dell'Albero Isolato,” an iconic site of the Great War and of the poems in Il Porto Sepolto. Here you will find the fourth and fifth poems: Pellegrinaggio and Monotonia.
The trail leaves Zimon Grande on the right and Monte di Mezzo on the left, passing north of the “Valloncello di Cima 4” and passing some still visible trenches. Here you can read the sixth and seventh poems: Sono una creatura and In dormiveglia.
After a very short uphill stretch, the route arrives on a paved road (via Zona Sacra), where there are two options: climb immediately to Cima 4 or continue to the Mount San Michele Museum. Here, the detour crosses the Monumental Area and then climbs up to Cima 4 of Mount San Michele, where, on the plateau at the top, you will find Ungaretti's eighth and ninth poems: Lindoro di deserto (Lindoro of the desert) and Veglia (Vigil). Descend towards San Martino del Carso, crossing the fork that would lead back up to San Michele del Carso and Devetachi.
At this junction is the tenth poem: Sonnolenza. The literary itinerary ends with a final and very famous poem, San Martino del Carso, in San Martino itself. The trail then continues to close the loop and return to the starting point at Poggio Terza Armata.
Hiking tour. Unpaved hiking trail and paved road. Duration approx. 2 h 30 min – 8 km – elevation gain approx. 230 m.
San Martino del Carso
Valloncello dell'Albero Isolato on August 27, 1916
Valloncello dell'Albero Isolato on August 27, 1916
Of these houses
nothing remains
but a few
shreds of wall
Of the many
who corresponded to me
it doesn’t remain
even much
But in my heart
no cross is missing
It is my heart
the most heartbroken village
Giuseppe Ungaretti
nothing remains
but a few
shreds of wall
Of the many
who corresponded to me
it doesn’t remain
even much
But in my heart
no cross is missing
It is my heart
the most heartbroken village
Giuseppe Ungaretti
The Ungaretti Trail on the Municipality’s Website
Ungaretti Reads 'San Martino del Carso'
