L’archaeological area encloses the monumental remains of the Latin colony of Venusia (founded in 291 B.C.) from the Republican period to the Medieval age. There are large public complexes, such as the thermal plant built in the 1st century A.D. and renovated until the 3rd century A.D., residential quarters, including a domus with mosaics, a block bounded by two paved roads. The majestic backdrop of the route is the Abbey of the Holy Trinity, fully restored making the different construction phases readable: from the imperial Roman domus to the early Christian episcopal complex, to the Benedictine abbey plant dating back to the Norman era. Among the later works, the new arrangement in the 16th century of the tomb of Robert Guiscard and his brothers stands out. Both from the park and from the apse of the church you can access the Unfinished, a church building built in the Norman era and never completed. The expansion of the park provides integration with the adjacent archaeological areas where the amphitheater and the Christian and Jewish catacombs are visible.
Information on the Archaeological Area of Venosa
località San Rocco
85029 Venosa (Potenza)
097236095
sba-bas.venosamuseo@beniculturali.it
https://www.archoebasilicata.beniculturali.it
Source: MIBACT
