EUR 195 to EUR 520 per nightcapriva-del-friuli
Castello di Spessa relais inside the 13th-century castle at Capriva del Friuli (where Giacomo Casanova stayed in the 1770s), with 20 rooms across the castle and adjoining houses, the 18-hole golf course and the estate cellar.
The list: La Tavernetta al Castello di Spessa estate restaurant with chef Loris Basso's carte, plus the Castello di Spessa Sauvignon, Friulano, Pinot Grigio and Casanova Pignolo paired against Collio peers
EUR 195 to EUR 480 per nightbuttrio
Castello di Buttrio relais inside the 11th-century castle on the Rosazzo hill, with 12 rooms across the castle, the on-site Museo del Vino, the working cellar and the castle restaurant overlooking the Colli Orientali.
The list: Castle restaurant pouring Castello di Buttrio Friulano, Refosco and Riserva del Castello alongside Colli Orientali peers, plus the on-site Museo del Vino blending workshops
EUR 220 to EUR 580 per nightduino-aurisina
Starhotels Collezione palace hotel on Riva del Mandracchio facing the Adriatic, with 142 rooms in the early 1900s Habsburg-era palace, two restaurants and a bay-facing aperitivo terrace pouring Carso and Collio whites.
The list: Le Rive restaurant and Bistrot Savoy pour Carso, Collio and Friuli Isonzo whites alongside Adriatic seafood, plus the bay-facing aperitivo terrace with Carso Vitovska and Malvasia by the glass
EUR 295 to EUR 850 per nightduino-aurisina
Grand Hotel Duchi d'Aosta on Piazza Unita d'Italia in Trieste, with 55 rooms inside the Belle Epoque palace facing the Adriatic, plus the Harry's Piccolo two-Michelin-star restaurant and Harry's Bar pouring Carso and Collio whites.
The list: Harry's Piccolo two-Michelin-star restaurant with Matteo Metullio's contemporary Adriatic carte and a cellar of around 1,200 labels weighted to Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Champagne, plus Harry's Bar aperitivo programme
EUR 130 to EUR 320 per nightcormons
Hotel Felcaro in Cormons inside a restored Habsburg-era villa on Via San Giovanni, with 50 rooms across the villa and adjoining houses, the Felcaro restaurant and a Collio-weighted cellar pouring the Cormons producers.
The list: Felcaro restaurant pouring Collio Friulano, Ribolla Gialla and Sauvignon from the Cormons cellars alongside seasonal Friulian carte
EUR 95 to EUR 220 per nightcividale-del-friuli
Hotel Alle Rose in the UNESCO Lombard old town of Cividale del Friuli on Borgo di Ponte, with 13 rooms inside a restored historic house overlooking the Devil's Bridge and the Natisone river gorge.
The list: In-house breakfast room pouring Colli Orientali Friulano, Ribolla Gialla and Schioppettino by the glass; sommelier-led list of Cividale wine bar partners on the doorstep