Aquileia Voyage Tips and guide

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Aquileia is a comune in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. Now a small town, it used to be one of the world's largest cities in the Late Antiquity. Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia form a UNESCO World Heritage site.

• 45.7697513.3711671 Aquileia Cathedral (Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta), [email protected]. A basilica erected by Patriarch Poppo in 1031, and later rebuilt in the Gothic style by Patriarch Marquard of Randeck. Contains a mosaic floor having 760 m².  
• 45.76762813.3687242 National Archaeological Museum (Museo Archeologico Nazionale), Via Roma, 1, [email protected]. Tu-Su 08:30-19:30; M closed. Contains a collection of ancient Roman mosaics, jewellery, gems, pottery and coins. €4; reduced €2 (A joint ticket to the archeological museum, the basilica belltower and basilica crypts costs €9).  
• 45.7735113.366343 Ruins of the Roman forum. The ruins are just a line of standing columns. 
• 45.7735213.366314 Museo Paleocristiano (Early Christian Museum), [email protected]. The museum contains some exhibits from the 4th to the 9th century AD.  
• 45.774413.369295 Roman River Port. (updated Jul 2025)
• Roman necropolis. (updated Jul 2025)