• Early Christian Basilica of San Lorenzo

    Archeology

Early Christian Basilica of San Lorenzo

Resorts: Aosta

  • October to March:
    daily from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
  • April to September:
    daily from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Last entry 15 minutes before closing time

Closed on December 25th and January 1st.

Opening times are subject to variations: we advice to verify them by contacting the phone number reported in the “Contact” area.

from 2 October 2023 the single ticket for the monuments costs €5.00

Reduced 19 - 25 years: € 3.00

Ticket “Aosta archeologica”, valid for six months from the date of issue, allowing one entry in each of the following sites:

  • Forensic cryptoporticus
  • Early Christian Basilica of San Lorenzo
  • Regional Archaeological Museum

Free:

  • children and teenagers under 18 years
  • visitors with disabilities and their companions
  • teachers and other persons accompanying school groups

  • on line purchase MiDA ticket
  • backpacks and bulky bags are not allowed

People with disabilities: partially accessible (ground floor).

Photos and videos: it is possible to take pictures and videos, for private use and not for gain, with any device without flash and support. Shooting with selfie stick is forbidden. Using shots and films for advertising, press or commercial purposes is allowed only upon authorization.

Pets: small animals are admitted inside the monument only if held in one’s arms or transported in a pet carrier.

Contacts

Free entry for mothers accompanied by their children on 12 May 2024

Site included in the Aosta archeologica cumulative ticket

Under the village’s old parish church, archaeological diggings brought to light the early Christian cruciform basilica, indicated as Concilium Sanctorum , the Assembly of Saints because it was built on the tombs of some of the early martyrs who were buried in the Roman cemetery area which in itself was built on a protohistoric funeral settlement.
Inside you can see parts of the liturgical structures, the relic platform with the tombs of three bishops who lived between the V and VI centuries (Grato, Agnello, Gallo) and other tomb chambers dating from between the V and VIII centuries.

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