Concordia - Sagittaria
Basilica on "stork legs"
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 Die Via Annia - once a very important road of the Roman Empire (leading to - or from - Aquileia) |
This is amazing: Imagine an old basilica which stands completely on concrete columns. Yes. You can even walk around under the bell-tower which stand on columns as well!
But why?
Archeologists are some courious kind of people. So they were to discover an old pre-christian church under the foundation of the recent basilica. So they kept digging...
Once, 40 b.c. Concordia was named so honouring Julius Caesar. Its second name it received by the fact that there was a production of arrow points (sagitta (latin): arrow).
The deeper they digged the more they discovered: Under the beautiful mosaics which can be admired at under the basilica, you can also take a peek to the underlying foundations of an old roman villa (you can see it through small windows).
Aside of it you can see the rests of an old roman street (it was/is called the Via Annia) which lead from Aquilea (a major spot at this times) to the south, i.e. Rome. As all roads are leading to Rome, as it is nowadays still being telled as a saying in good Old Europe.
Opening times
archeological site of Concordia SagittariaYou can visit the museum almost anytime you want to. It's always opened except for Christmas Eve, New Year and the 1th of may) from 9:00 - 19:00 o'clock.
entrance is free - go there and have a look, it's impressing.
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