a port in north east italy the capital of the friuli-venezia giulia region
Friuli-Venezia Giulia Friuli-Venezia Giulia ([friˈuːli veˈnɛttsja ˈdʒuːlja];[a] Friulian: Friûl–Vignesie Julie, Slovene: Furlanija–Julijska krajina, German: Friaul–Julisch Venetien) is one of the 20 regions of Italy, and one of five autonomous regions with special statute. The regional capital is Trieste. Note that Venezia, i.e. Venice, is not in this region, despite the name.