The westernmost of Friuli-Venezia Giulia’s three large towns, PORDENONE was once a thriving river port, but is now the region’s main manufacturing centre, specializing in light industries especially white goods, textiles and ceramics. As such, the town is hardly set up for tourism, with few specific sights, but the historic centre is carefully preserved and worth a visit. From the train station go straight ahead along Via Mazzini, then take the third right down Corso Vittorio Emanuele to the Gothic-Renaissance Palazzo Communale.