The Eastern Veneto during the Roman Age

The territory between the Sile and the Tagliamento has always been considered a “border” area and at the meantime a zone of cultural contact between the Veneto and the Friulan world. The trip will lead you to visit two important sites for understanding the history of this territory (first stop) and the history of its settlements (second stop). In the fist stop (in S. Donà di Piave) you can get into contact with the Piave valley history which had a decisive role in the connections between the Adriatic sea and Transalpine areas from the Mesolithic to the Roman age. Then you will move to Concordia to enjoy its ruins. This town reached its maximum splendour during the Roman age thanks to its strategic position: it was located at the convergence of Via Postumia and Via Annia, the most important roads of the flat to Aquilea direction. The route will conclude at Portogruaro by visiting the Concordiese National Museum where you could admire the most outstanding Roman artistic pieces of work as statues, mosaics, stones, sarcophagus, bronze ware and glassware.

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NOTE LOGISTICHE
The trip will last one day travelling by car (around 33 Km in total). From the San Donà di Piave Museum (provided with car parking) take via Giorgione/SS 14 until Concordia; enter the town through Via S. Pietro, where there is the archeological area of the Roman bridge. You can park at the “Parcheggio nord” (north parking area) and then walk freely among the town streets. To reach Portogruaro take the SS 14 again and once arrived at the town, take Viale Matteotti-Via Stadio bypass and at the roundabout follow the indications for the Museum (Borgo S. Nicolò, Via Garibaldi, Via Seminario). You can park near the Villa Comunale.