Top 10 Ancient Ruins in Valle d'Aosta, Italy

June 5, 2021 Esmeralda Fenner

Discover the best top things to do in Valle d'Aosta, Italy including Criptoportico Forense, Teatro Romano, Area Megalitica di Saint-Martin-de-Corleans, Piazza Roncas, Castello di Suzey, Chiesa Paleocristiana di San Lorenzo, Ponte Romano, Villa Romana della Consolata, Area funeraria fuori Porta Decumana, Incisioni Rupestri.
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1. Criptoportico Forense

Piazza Giovanni XXIII, Aosta Italy +39 335 798 1505 http://www.lovevda.it/it/banca-dati/8/monumenti-romani/aosta/criptoportico-forense/1259
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Criptoportico Forense

The way leading to the Cryptoporticus is located in the garden on John XXIII square. It is a monumental building marking a sacred area for cult. It is a basement building with a series of windows. It was horseshoe-shaped and is formed by two parallel tunnels with barrel vaults, supported by sturdy pillars. The Cryptoporticus dates back to the Augustan age: it served mainly as a supporting structure of the land level that in that part of the city formed a slight slope from North to South, therefore creating a gap between the sacred area and the adjacent legal area. The colonnade above him served as a cornice for the two temples that stood side by side on a single podium, which could be reached by a staircase. The long east side of the Eastern Temple is well-preserved, and it can be seen nowadays, under the archdeaconry building. The Cryptoporticus therefore formed a covered walkway surrounding the sacred buildings. Its galleries represented an extension of the Forum colonnade, whose main function was to protect from rain and snow in winter and from sun in summer. During the third and fourth centuries, it probably turned to be used for goods storage.

Reviewed By wisewonderer1223 - Bristol, United Kingdom

We enjoyed our visit as part of a multi pass ticket that includes the Teatro ruins and the museum plus. The screen presentation and then to see the the well preserved ruins gives a fantastic perspective on how Aosta used to be in Roman times and how people lived then, facinating.

2. Teatro Romano

Via Porta Praetoria Angolo Via du Baillage, 11100, Aosta Italy +39 0165 231665 [email protected] http://www.lovevda.it/it/banca-dati/8/monumenti-romani/aosta/teatro-romano/736
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4.5 based on 1,741 reviews

Teatro Romano

The Aostan Roman Theatre stands out for its straight southern facade measuring 22 meters in height. Its majesty is punctuated by a series of buttresses and arches and is lightened by three orders of windows with different width. The masonry is characterized by large rectangular blocks of conglomerate and of local limestone. This suggestive part was originally longer than 60 m. The east and west sides were about 38 m long. The cavea is easily recognisable, as a semicircular structure where the public sat. Only the last six steps remain visible, in addition to the two, lower and wider, where the most important people used to sit. The radial substructures on which laid the rest of the terraces are still in their original place. The stage was located in front of the cavea, of which only the foundations are still visible. Small rooms behind served as dressing rooms for the actors, while the sides of the stage were used as deposits for equipment. The entire structure was then completed by arcades that stood against the perimeter wall on the shorter sides. The theatre was not built at the same time when the city was founded (25 BC), but rather a few decades later, in the Julio-Claudian era, as some previous buildings were found in this very area.

Reviewed By HengistScotland - New Deer, United Kingdom

Very handy if you've just come through the tunnel or across the pass from Switzerland, Aosta is a nice little town with several very interesting things to see. Definitely worth stopping here. The Roman theatre has some well-preserved parts, and is a must-see for anyone interested in that era. Easily accessible from the main street.

3. Area Megalitica di Saint-Martin-de-Corleans

Corso Saint-Martin de Corleans 258, 11100, Aosta Italy +39 0165 552420 [email protected] http://www.regione.vda.it/cultura/patrimonio/siti_archeologici/st_martin/default_i.aspx
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4.5 based on 93 reviews

Area Megalitica di Saint-Martin-de-Corleans

Al Termine Dei Lavori Il 5 Marzo Il Sito Aprira' Al Pubblico Dal Martedi Alla Domenica Orario 10-13 / 14-17

4. Piazza Roncas

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Roman ruins

5. Castello di Suzey

Via Rue Ivery, 11026 Pont-Saint-Martin Italy http://www.lovevda.it
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Castello di Suzey

6. Chiesa Paleocristiana di San Lorenzo

Piazza Sant'Orso Under the San Lorenzo Church, 11100, Aosta Italy +39 349 642 9216 [email protected] http://www.regione.vda.it/cultura/patrimonio/siti_archeologici/slorenzo/default_i.asp
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Chiesa Paleocristiana di San Lorenzo

APRIRA' AL PUBBLICO qualora LA REGIONE VALLE D'AOSTA SIA "ZONA GIALLA" con orario continuato 10-17 nei soli giorni feriali, secondo le disposizioni MIBACT - The little deconsecrated church preserves underground the finds of the primitive paleochristian funerary Latin cross shaped basilica of the 5th century with several graves, including those of the first bishops of the Aostan Diocese. The church hosts some temporary exhibitions on the ground floor.

7. Ponte Romano

Via Ponte Romano, 11100, Aosta Italy http://www.regione.vda.it/cultura/patrimonio/siti_archeologici/augusta_praetoria/ponte_buthier/default_i.aspx
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4.0 based on 44 reviews

Ponte Romano

Reviewed By wisewonderer1223 - Bristol, United Kingdom

We were lucky enough to stay in a lovely holiday rental house here and so enjoyed views if the bridge in many different atmospheres with delightful old buildings all around. it is really close to the Augustus Arch.

8. Villa Romana della Consolata

Via Gran Tournalin, 11100, Aosta Italy +39 0165 066876 http://www.culturaitalia.it/opencms/museid/viewItem.jsp?language=it&case=&id=oai%3Aculturaitalia.it%3Amuseiditalia-mus_9941
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Villa Romana della Consolata

9. Area funeraria fuori Porta Decumana

Corso Battaglione Aosta 10/B, 11100, Aosta Italy +39 0165 275911 http://www.lovevda.it/it/banca-dati/8/archeologia/aosta/area-funeraria-fuori-porta-decumana/1349
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Area funeraria fuori Porta Decumana

10. Incisioni Rupestri

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Incisioni Rupestri

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