Welcome to Plan di Coces, a small gem nestled in the Val d’Incarojo, within the municipality of Arta Terme in the province of Udine!

Our accommodation is located in the mountains, the highest being Tersadia and Creta di Mezzodì. There is also a river that runs through the valley, providing the opportunity to visit waterfalls and gorges, a rocky area between vertical walls caused by the regressive erosion of water.

Just behind Plan di Coces, you will find a beautiful forest where autumn foliage offers unique colors. Here you can also enjoy wonderful walks listening to the deer’s bellows or simply the enveloping silence of autumn.

Hiking in Plan di Coces

Plan di Coces offers the opportunity to get lost in the nearby woods and forests thanks to the numerous trails that branch out on the surrounding mountains. In this section, you will find some tips on walks and tours to take on foot or by bicycle or mountain bike.

Thanks to our partnership with Komoot (a site that allows you to plan nature excursions), we have created collections of our favorite hikes to do on foot or by bike.

In these collections, you can find information on length, travel time, altitude difference, gpx track, type of terrain, difficulty level, and highlights (places most loved by the Komoot community).

🚶→ Hiking Collection

🚲 → Bicycle Tour Collection

Places to See

Arta Terme

Located at 442 m asl, the town of Arta Terme is nationally known for its spa, equipped with a modern wellness center that exploits the beneficial effects of the Pudia spring waters, already known in Roman times. All spa treatments take advantage of the unique properties of Pudia water, a sulfate-calcium-magnesium-sulfur mineral water that flows at a temperature of 9 degrees. The spa offers numerous services including pools and saunas, massage area, beauty center, fitness area, rehabilitation area, and refreshment area. For more information, you can visit this page.

Arta is the ideal place for regenerating wellness holidays, as well as an excellent starting point for splendid excursions among alpine pastures and shelters. In the district of Piano d’Arta, it is worth visiting the Parish Church with its unique octagonal shape, the 13th-century church of San Nicolò degli Alzeri, and that of Santo Spirito with 15th-century frescoes.

Cabia

Cabia is a small hamlet of Arta located at the top of a hill at 753 m asl, offering a panoramic view of the But valley. Its particular geographical position allows it to receive sunlight throughout the day, regardless of the season, making it one of the most interesting places in the area. Cabia is renowned for the Casato dei Capitani distillery, founded towards the end of the 1600s and now managed by the fourth generation of the Gortani family. To preserve the ancient tradition and obtain high-quality products, only fresh and top-quality fruit is used as raw material, distilled using copper bodies with experience and passion handed down over the years. The flagship product is the “Sliwovitz,” a plum distillate that represents the history and tradition of Cabia, alongside the refined and genuine pear distillate. The production also includes Blueberry, Raspberry, Caraway, Berry, Strawberry, and Blackberry Elixirs.

Zuglio

Originally Iulium Carnicum, Zuglio is an ancient Roman center probably founded during Julius Caesar’s pre-consulate (59-49 BC) near the Via Iulia Augusta and is today the main archaeological center of Carnia. In the excavation area, you can admire the remains of the ancient buildings that were part of the ancient Roman city of Iulium Carnicum: the civil basilica (early imperial age), the base of the covered portico with Tuscan capital columns, a sector of the paved platea with some statue bases, the podium of the Temple, the cryptoporticus (semi-underground room) of the basilica with a staircase leading to the first floor. Many pre-Roman, Roman, and early medieval finds are also exhibited in the Civic Archaeological Museum Iulium Carnicum, located in Palazzo Tommasi Leschiutta, a short distance from the Forum. For more information and to book a guided tour, you can visit this page.

Paularo

Located in the center of Val D’Incarojo, Paularo is appreciated for its unspoiled nature and numerous high-altitude hiking opportunities. We recommend a walk through the streets of the historic center, where you can admire Palazzo Calice Screm, an architectural complex with characteristic overlapping loggias considered the prototype of the Carnic house, and the 18th-century Palazzo Linussio Fabiani, home of Jacopo Linussio’s family, creator of one of the largest 18th-century textile manufactories in Europe. In the shops of the center, you can buy traditional Carnic craft items: rustic furniture, plates, bowls, wooden cutting boards, baskets, and gerlas, as well as traditional clothes and scarpets. Worth visiting is the Mozartina, a precious collection of ancient and modern musical instruments. To book a guided tour, we recommend this page.

Salino Waterfall

With a drop of about 30m, this waterfall surrounded by reddish-yellow rocks formed about 250 million years ago creates a unique amphitheater. The water of the Rio Roia unexpectedly emerges from the rocks surrounded by vegetation, leaving visitors speechless. The waterfall is easily accessible from the hamlet of Salino, continuing along the road to Trello. The car can be parked by the roadside where there is a small parking area.

Local Flavors

Ristoro Alla Vecchia Scuola

Located in the historic building that once housed the village school, this trattoria offers dishes of Carnic culinary tradition and more such as frico and polenta, excellent first courses that vary according to seasonal ingredients, meat main courses including local game, and delicious homemade desserts. The refreshment point is open on weekends, but for more information and to book, we recommend this page.

Pizzeria/ Ristorante Alla Fonte

Located in front of the Arta Thermal Baths, this pizzeria offers excellent light pizzas thanks to 96-hour leavening but with top-quality and seasonal ingredients. In addition, the kitchen offers delicious grills and other Italian cuisine dishes. We recommend booking at this page.

Antica Osteria Candoni

Located in Cedarchis, this family-run osteria prepares excellent dishes of Friulian culinary tradition such as Cjarsons, polenta and frico, local game meat, cheese and cold cuts platters, and excellent homemade desserts. All dishes are prepared using quality and zero-kilometer raw materials respecting seasonality. For more information and to book, we recommend this link.

Alla Posta

This small restaurant/pizzeria is located in Salino and offers delicious dishes of Carnic tradition, including the delicious Cjarsons filled with a sweet or savory mixture based on ricotta, figs, walnuts, raisins, or wild herbs and mint, topped with melted butter and a sprinkle of smoked ricotta. In addition to this delicacy, the kitchen also offers several typical local dishes such as polenta and frico, excellent first and second meat courses, all prepared with quality and genuine ingredients. For more information and to book, we recommend this page.

A Unique Place to Recharge Your Energy

Only here at Plan di Coces you can:

• admire the autumn colors and take beautiful photos of the foliage
• hear the deer’s bellows
• walk in the forest tinged with red, gold, and orange
• relax at the Arta Thermal Baths
• taste the excellent Cjarsons
• observe the night sky from the magnificent Friland window