5 Sights in Aquileia, Italy (with Map and Images)

Aquileia is an ancient Roman city in Italy, at the head of the Adriatic at the edge of the lagoons, about 10 kilometres (6 mi) from the sea, on the river Natiso, the course of which has changed somewhat since Roman times. Today, the city is small, but it was large and prominent in classical antiquity as one of the world's largest cities with a population of 100,000 in the 2nd century AD and is one of the main archaeological sites of northern Italy. In late antiquity the city was the first city in the Italian Peninsula to be sacked by Attila the Hun.

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The National Archaeological Museum of Aquileia is a museum in Aquileia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. It is one of the largest museums in Italy on Roman civilization. The museum is located at the Cassis Faraone villa and holds collections of statues, household and ornamental furnishings, gems, and coins.

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The Early Christian Museum of Monastero is an archaeological museum in Aquileia, in the province of Udine, which houses finds and Christian testimonies dating back to the period between the fourth century and the patriarchal period. Admission is free.

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The church of Sant'Antonio Abate is the parish church of Belvedere, a hamlet of Aquileia, in the province of Udine and archdiocese of Gorizia; it is part of the deanery of Aquileia. It is dedicated to the patron saint of the village.

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Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta (Italian: Basilica Patriarcale di Santa Maria Assunta is the principal church in the town of Aquileia, in the Province of Udine and the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy.

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