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Historic monument
Arco d'Augusto
Roman arch from 25 BC, built to celebrate the victory over the Salassi and the founding of Augusta Praetoria, with a crucifix hanging beneath the vault.
Vale de Aosta · Italy Capital
Aosta
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In the photo: Arco de Augusto, Aosta
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The city
What to expect from Aosta.
Aosta is the capital of the Vale de Aosta, the smallest region of Italy, surrounded by the Alps. Founded by the Romans in 25 BC as Augusta Praetoria, it preserves the Arco de Augusto, the Porta Praetoria, the Roman theatre and the forum cryptoporticus. The collegiate church of Santo Urso has a Romanesque cloister, and the cathedral houses a treasure museum. On the outskirts, the megalithic area of Saint-Martin-de-Corléans has stelae over 4,000 years old. A cable car climbs from the center to Pila, and Fénis Castle is 12 km away. Italian and French are spoken, the two official languages.
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What to see in Aosta
Historic monument
Porta Praetoria
The eastern gate of the Roman town, dating from 25 BC, with two sets of arches that closed a parade square, and one of the best-preserved Roman gates.
Archaeological site
Teatro romano di Aosta
Teatro romano from the 1st century, next to the Porta Praetoria, with a 22-meter-high stone façade, arcades and windows, and space for about 4,000 spectators.
Archaeological site
Criptoportico forense
Roman underground gallery of the forum of Augusta Praetoria, with two naves and arches on three sides of a rectangle, next to the cathedral.
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Church
Collegiata dei Santi Pietro e Orso
Conjunto de Santo Urso, with a church of early Christian origin, 11th‑century frescoes above the nave, a crypt, a 44‑metre Romanesque bell tower and the cloister with carved capitals from the 12th century.
Church
Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta
A catedral de Aosta, originating in the 4th century and rebuilt in the 11th, with a neoclassical façade, medieval floor mosaics and the treasure museum, which houses the original crucifix from the Arco de Augusto.
Archaeological site
Area megalitica di Saint-Martin-de-Corléans
Prehistoric site on the west outskirts of Aosta, covered by a large pavilion-museum, with anthropomorphic stelae, tombs and plough marks more than 4,000 years old.
Castle
Castello di Fénis
Castelo dos Challant, 12 km from Aosta, with double walls, towers and a courtyard with Gothic frescoes of Saint George and of sages holding bands inscribed with proverbs.
Mountain
Pila
Skiing and hiking station at about 1,800 metres, linked to the centre of Aosta by cable car, with views of the Alps from Mont Blanc to the Cervino.
Rotas entre países
Aosta is part of the Via Francígena on foot: from Canterbury to Roma
The ancient pilgrims' route to Roma: from Canterbury Cathedral, through France and Switzerland, over the Alps via the Grande São Bernardo and across Tuscany to São Pedro Square.
