San Daniele del Friuli

San Daniele del Friuli (Friulian: Sant Denêl) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Trieste and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of Udine. San Daniele del Friuli borders these municipalities: Dignano, Forgaria nel Friuli, Majano, Osoppo, Pinzano al Tagliamento, Ragogna, Rive d'Arcano, and Spilimbergo. San Daniele is best known as the production center of the San Daniele prosciutto. The prosciutto is celebrated every summer at the end of June during the Aria di Festa. Main sights Guarnieriana, an old public library, founded in 1466 by Guarnerio d'Artegna, which includes a rare edition of Dante's Inferno from the 14th century Cathedral of San Michele Arcangelo Church of Sant'Antonio Abate, housing a precious frescoed chapel known as the "Sistine Chapel of Friuli" Porta Gemona, designed in 1579 by Andrea Palladio in a tower which is a relic of the old medieval castle Sister cities Altkirch, France (1985) Millstatt, Austria (1994) Hersbruck, Germany (2008) References