Volto Due Mori 4 (Modern Art Gallery “Palazzo Forti”) - 37100 Verona (VR)
Tel. 045 8001903 - Fax 045 8003524 |
Web site http://www.palazzoforti.it |
Summary
Inside the Forti palace there are the remains of a piece of road of the I century B.C. which is 6 metres large and which still bears the cart tracks. In the I century A.D. the road was covered by the construction of a domus, that was renovated in the III-IV century and that was later abandoned.History of research
The first excavations in this area date back to 1966, but the archaeological structures that are visible today were brought to light during the renovation works that started in 1984.
Urban and geographical context
Verona is located along the Adige river, where this enters in the Po plain, at about thirty kilometres east to the Garda lake. Its altitude is 59 metres above sea level and it is placed at the basis of the Lessini mountains. The archaeological area of the Forti palace is located in the heart of the modern city as well as of the ancient one, not far from the Roman forum, along a “kardo” that was located on the east of the main north-south road.
Chronology
I century B.C. - IV century A.D. |
Visiting
Admission: Solo su prenotazione;
Visitability: Interno;
Ticket: No;
School accessUpon reservation at the 045 8001903
Disabled access
Lift to access the site
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Recommended tour time (minutes): 40 |
Services for visitors
ToiletToilets of the "Modern Art Gallery" Bookshop |
Educational Services
Information boardsGuided Tours Guided tours by ASTER (tel. 045 8036353; aster.segreteriadidattica@comune.verona.it) Educational activities Teaching activities by ASTER (tel. 045 8036353; aster.segreteriadidattica@comune.verona.it) Educational workshops Library and documentation centre |
Bibliography
Archeologia a Verona 2000, a cura di Bolla M., Milano, pp. 57. |
Cavalieri Manasse G. 2007, Testimonianze romane sotto palazzo Forti, in Palazzo Forti. La galleria d'arte moderna di Verona: 1982-2007, a cura di Baldanza S., Nuzzo P., Verona, pp. 308-309. |