San Daniele is not only a ham, but also a place. Located just a stones throw from the Pre-Alps, San Daniele is on the shores of the river Tagliamento. It was in Friuli where San Daniele ham found the ideal environment and the best micro-climatic conditions to become an Italian culinary wealth. The Celts, the first “salters” figured out that this was the perfect place to cure hams with the low humidity, excellent ventilation, and pre-Alpine hillside climate.