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ARCHEOLOGY
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Remains dating back
to the earliest
years of the city's
history can be seen
in the
archaeological area
situated beneath the
cathedral square.
The site was
restored by the
Archaeological
Superintendency of
the Veneto region
who officially
opened the area to
the public in 1995.
The archaeological
area contains part
of a suburb of the
Roman "Municipium"
of FELTRIA, a town
which had
independent local
administration
governed by
magistrates who had
jurisdiction over
the town and
surrounding
territory. |
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Of the Roman town
which developed on
the site of an
earlier settlement
are visible the
remains of private
buildings, some are
shops that flank the
north side of a road
made of massive
stone slabs. Where
the road widens one
side street leads
uphill whilst in the
opposite direction
another heads south
beneath the walls of
a later medieval
building. |
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At the centre of the
area is a large
building with marble
and mosaic floors
which was probably
the headquarters (schola)
of a professional
association of some
sort. Centuries
after the collapse
of the Roman town
the area was again
utilized for the
construction of a
major building of
which remains only a
small part,
orientated obliquely
to the earlier
layout. |
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This building may be
part of the oldest
episcopal complex of
the early medieval
cathedral. Somewhat
later (end of XI -
XII century) is the
baptistry which has
an absidal circular
plan. Little more
than the foundations
of the baptistry
survive apart from
the entrance to the
east, apse to the
west and the remains
of the seven central
pilasters. More
recently the area
was used as part of
the cathedral
cemetery. |
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The city of Feltre
in the network roads
of the Venetian. |
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Visit the
Archeological area:
The area can be
visited from March
to October on
Saturdays and
Sundays
from 10.00 A.M. to
1.00 P.M. and from
3.30 to 6.30
P.M.(summer time),
from 4.00 to 7.00
P.M.
(daylight-saving
time).
All the year round,
upon booking. |
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Free guided tours
are run by the
“Fondaco per Feltre”
Salita N. Ramponi 7
32032 Feltre (BL)
Tel/Fax 0439 83879
Fondacofeltre@yahoo.it |
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If you have any
questions, please
email us at
info@vafeltre.com
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