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  • The Longobards - without architectural barriers

    Cividale preserves important monumental, artistic and cultural testimony of the Longobard civilization. Here the centres of power coincided with Gastaldaga, where the king’s estates were administered, as well as the Episcopal Complex, the religious centre. Both of these centres, heart of Longobard Cividale, are rich testimony of those times.

    The Gastaldaga area is in the so-called Area of the Valleys where the Monastery of Santa Maria in Valle stands annexed to the Longobard Temple (Oratory of Santa Maria in Valle), a unique historic and artistic monument, and, as it seems, steeped in mystery and still subject of study today.

    At that time the oratory room was decorated with marble, mosaics on a golden background and the doctrine of the saints on three sides of the complex: the celebrated stuccos have been enchanting visitors with their extraordinary beauty for almost thirteen centuries.

    Extensive testimony of the Longobards is preserved in two other museums in the town.
    The Christian Museum and Cathedral Treasure brings together highly prestigious sculptures including the celebrated Ratchis altar and the Baptistery of Callisto. The treasury of the Cathedral is worth a visit. It includes a precious collection of sacred archaeological treasures and a picture gallery with important works from Verona and Pordenone.

    If Cividale is a crown, one of its most precious jewels is the National Archaeological Museum situated in Provveditori Veneti Palace. It is difficult to describe its contents in just a few words: it includes Roman, early Christian and early Medieval artifacts, as well as more modern items.
    The Longobard collections should not be missed, a rare testimony of craftsmanship, of day-to-day life, funeral objects of the ancient population. The basement houses the remains of the Patriarchal Palace.


    Total time: approximately from 2.5 to 4 hours (visit to the Monastery, to the Christian Museum and the National Archaeological Museum with entrance fee)

    Distance: roughly 1.5 kilometres
    Difficulty level: low (the museums are also accessible for those with limited mobility)

    Starting point: Piazza Paolo Diacono, 10 (Informacittà Help Desk – Information and tourist centre)

    - Corso Mazzini
    - Piazza del Duomo: Palazzo Provveditori Veneti – now National Archaeologyical Museum (entrance cost and tour)
    - coming out of Archaeological Museum , cross Piazza del Duomo going in front of the Cathedral and enter Corso Paolino d’Aquileia
    - just past the Cathedral corner, enter via G.B. Candotti (which is slightly sloped) in the campanile direction and go on until the entrance of the Christian Museum and Cathedral Treasure (entry cost and tour)
    - exiting the Christian Museum go back to corso Paolino d’Aquileia and go down the road in the direction of the Devil's Bridge
    - turn into the second street on the left, via Monastero Maggiore and follow that until house number 36, where there is the entrance for people with limited mobility to the Santa Maria in Valle Monastery (entrance cost and tour)
    - exiting the Monastery go down via Monastero Maggiore in the direction of the Devil's Bridge, enter Corso Paolino d’Aquileia and return to the Cathedral Square

    There is also an alternative itinerary without architectural barriers:The Longobards - with architectural barriers
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  • The four faces of Cividale - without architectural barriers

    Cividale is so steeped in history that the visitor can actually feel it.

    The town has preserved the most important artistic and cultural features of its extremely wealthy past.

    A Roman, Longobard, Patriarchal and Veneto city these are the four different faces of Cividale, which visitors can still admire today in an unforgettable journey through time.

    Total time: total from around 2 hours and 30 minutes to 4 hours (possible visits to Monastery, to Christian museum and to National Archaeological Museum with entrance fees)

    Distance: circa 3 km

    Difficulty: low (the museums are accessible to people of limited mobility)


    Start: Piazza Paolo Diacono, 10 (Informacittà counter – Information and tourist centre)
    - Corso Paolino d’Aquileia, Town hall building;
    - Piazza del Duomo: National Archaeological Museum; Palazzo de Nordis and Cathedral;
    - just past the corner of the Cahedral, turn into Via G.B. Candotti (slight gradient): Christian Museum and Cathedral Treasure;
    - corso Paolino d’Aquileia towards Devil's bridge;
    -via Monastero Maggiore: Monastery of Santa Maria in Valle and Longobard Temple;
    - return throughvia Monastero Maggiore, in the direction of Devil's bridge;, and again corso Paolino d'Aquileia;
    - Largo Boiani, Foro Giulio Cesare, piazza Dante: Veneto Arsenal Porta S.Pietro;
    - via Ristori, Piazza Paolo Diacono.

    There is an alternative to this route without architectural barriers: The four faces of Cividale - with architectural barriers
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  • The 4 faces of Cividale

    Cividale is so steeped in history that the visitor can actually feel it.

    The town has preserved the most important artistic and cultural features of its extremely wealthy past.

    A Roman, Longobard, Patriarchal and Veneto city these are the four different faces of Cividale, which visitors can still admire today in an unforgettable journey through time.

    Total time: total from around 2 hours and 30 minutes to 4 hours (possible visits to Monastery, to Christian museum and to National Archaeological Museum with entrance fees)

    Distance: cc. 3 kilometres

    Difficulty: low (the museums are accessible to people of limited mobility)

    Start: Piazza Paolo Diacono, 10 (Informacittà counter – Information and tourist centre)
    - Corso Mazzini, corso Paolino d’Aquileia, via Monastero Maggiore: Celtic Hypogeum (stairs present)
    - Corso Paolino d’Aquileia, Town hall building;
    - Piazza del Duomo: National Archaeological Museum;
    - Stretta Pozzo di Callisto (stairs present), via Monastero Maggiore: Monastery of Santa Maria in Valle e Longobard Temple,
    - via Monastero Maggiore, stretta Cornelio Gallo, via G.B. Candotti (stairs present): Christian Museum and Cathedral Treasure;
    - Piazza del Duomo: Duomo e Palazzo de Nordis;
    - Largo Boiani, Foro Giulio Cesare, piazza Dante: Arsenale Veneto Porta S.Pietro;
    - via Ristori, Piazza Paolo Diacono

    There is an alternative to this route without architectural barriers: The four faces of Cividale - without architectural barriers
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  • The Monastery of Santa Maria in Valle

    Ever since 830 this complex was continuously enlarged and renewed, with remarkable interventions between the 14th and 15th as well as in the 17th century, thus being today the best preserved monumental complex.

    In 2001 the municipality purchased it starting a value-increasing programme related to UNESCO candidature and providing a network system between the Longobard Temple (which is a integral part of the complex), the city and the monastery itself by building up a brand new Cultural Centre.

    Further information
    Phone: +39 0432 700867
    Ticket office tel: +39 0432 700867
    Booking info tel: +39 0432 710460
    E-mail: info@tempiettolongobardo.it
    Web: www.tempiettolongobardo.it
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