10 thousand steps of health FVG - TURRIACO-SAN CANZIAN D'ISONZO-SAN PIER D'ISONZO AND STARANZANO

The Lower Isonzo route starts from the municipality of San Pier d’Isonzo, a short distance from the town centre. Natural-bottom paths and embankments parallel the course of the river in the floodplain area, intersecting the ancient irrigation channel. Nearby is Villa Sbruglio Prandi, a manor house in a neoclassical style. Then, you enter the municipality of Turriaco within the Isonzo Municipal Park, a very popular place equipped with gym and recreational facilities, a BBQ area, and various botanical signs. Nearby in the village is the seventeenth-century Villa Priuli and, in the locality of Pieris, Municipality of San Canzian d’Isonzo, Villa Settimini, a large eighteenth-century estate currently housing the municipal library. Passing under the railway line and the regional road, you approach the embankment crossing the Marcorina bird hunting area. From here, you can visit the Roman archaeological site of San Canzian d’Isonzo. After crossing the provincial road Monfalcone – Grado, the route shares the path with the “Adriatic Sea Cycle Route FVG2” in the municipality of Staranzano to enter the Isonzo River Mouth Nature Reserve. A short detour leads to the Cona and Marinetta Islands, among the most interesting sites for birdwatching. The route continues on the Quarantia embankment, an old branch of the Isonzo River, once rich with fishermen's huts, to reach the locality of Alberoni, a wooded area with a lively undergrowth continuing towards Punta Barene. Finally, you arrive at Lido di Staranzano, a natural beach and protected area.