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MEETING POINT:<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Arringo Square or De Gasperi Sreet<\/em><\/p>\n

DURATION:<\/strong><\/em>\u00a02<\/em>\u00a0hours, half day \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

TRANSPORT:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>walking route<\/em><\/p>\n

ACCESSIBILITY: <\/strong>the Roman bridge\u00a0isn’t accessible for the presence of architectural barriers<\/em><\/p>\n

NOTES: The route could be changed according yours demands.\u00a0<\/strong>Is it possible to include the Archeological<\/strong> Museum (Roman section)<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The Quintana Museum, Arengo Palace.<\/p><\/div>\n

The route starts in Arringo Square<\/strong>, a medieval square where the public assemblies were held. In Mercatori Room<\/strong> (the seat of tourist office) you can admire an interesting archeological site. During the Roman period, in the Arringo Square, the Forum<\/strong> of the town rised up here..<\/em><\/p>\n

We are visiting\u00a0People Square<\/strong>; underneath the People’ Captains Palace<\/strong> an interesting site is conserved: a unique example of museum urban area with different historical period, 4 of them of the Roman period. Here an interesting Roman building rised up on this area; we can understand the role of the square during the Roman period.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The archeological area, People Square<\/p><\/div>\n

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Near to the Church of S. Francis<\/strong> you can see the two Roman<\/strong> streets<\/strong>: Cardo<\/strong> street and Decumano<\/strong> street, typical of the Roman cities. We are seeing the Roman bridge: it was built by the Emperor Augusto<\/strong> and today we can see it inside! The Roman bridge was restored during the 1930..<\/i><\/p>\n

In S. Tommaso Square<\/strong> we can admire the square and the Church<\/strong> of S. Tommaso<\/strong>; during the Roman period the Roman<\/strong> amphitheater<\/strong> rised up in this place.. suggestive exhibitions were held here; from S. Tommaso Square we are visiting Cecco d’Ascoli Square<\/strong> where we can admire the ancient entrance of the town from Rome: the Roman Gateway<\/strong> or Gemina Gateway<\/strong>. Not far from here the beautiful Roman theater<\/strong> on the Annunziata hill.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t