Varmo

The name "Varmo" seems to be of Germanic origin and apparently derives from the word 'warmi', which means 'hot'. However, there are two other hypotheses concerning the origin of the name: according to the first (less likely), it derives from the homonymous river - Varmo - that flows in the surroundings; according to the second hypothesis (more likely) the name derives from the family of the Counts of Varmo that, in the first years of the 11th century, owned the land.

It is sure that the few inhabitants who lived in the Bassa Friulana area abandoned the land after the destruction of Aquileia and Concordia by Attila. Therefore, the territory of Varmo remained deserted.

In the 9th and 10th centuries, after the barbarian invasions, the Patriarchs of Aquileia decided to save from poverty and starvation the people of Carnia, who had suffered very much due to many years of famine, transferring most of them to these fertile lands.

Around the year 1000, two noble feudal families were present in the area: they maintained their domination until 1596, year in which a terrible flood destroyed the cultivated lands.

Afterwards, the history of Varmo was the same as that of the whole Friuli.

The town's parish church features a wonderful altarpiece by Pordenone - consisting partly of sculpture and partly of painting - which dates back to 1526, and paintings by Pomponio Amalteo.

In the hamlet of Gradiscutta, a picturesque rural village, you will find an old mill quoted by Ermes di Colloredo and by Ippolito Nievo as well.