S.A.S.S.

spazio SAS

In the nineties, during renovation work of the Social Theatre of Trento, a perfectly preserved Roman district was found into the ground. It's one of the major locations of Tridentum, the modern Trento.

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The archaeological area of S.A.S.S.

If you are in Trento at Piazza Cesare Battisti, you are transported back several centuries, as through a time warp, being plunged into a Roman environment of I century AD. The archaeological space of the Sas covers an underground area of 1700 squared meters between Piazza Cesare Battisti and the Theatre. It starts with a long section of the eastern town walls and then, you find the ruins of a tower; a paved street made of local red stone; lots of sewage pipelines; houses with mosaic floors; courtyards; a glazier's workshop; a well, perfectly preserved, and even an underfloor heating system, at last.

Informative screens and other installations have been fitted along the way to put visitors in a Roman authentic ambience as much as possible, as well as in a real time travel.

Imagine Copyright: By ArcheoTrentino - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0

Opening Hours

1 Oct-31 May: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm

1 June-30 Sept: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Close on Mondays (except for public holidays) and 1 January, 1 November, 25 December

Tickets

Ticket price: Full: €2.50 - Reduced: €1.50

Contacts

ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE CARD:

FOUNDATION: I century BC

SUNSET: V century AD

CIVILIZATION: Romans

REGION: Trentino Alto Adige

PROVINCE: Trento

MANAGEMENT: Provincia autonoma di Trento soprintendenza per i beni culturali e archeologici

REDISCOVERY: XX century

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How to get to SAS

BY TRAIN

The underground archaeological space of the Sas is 700 m far from the railway station of Trento.

BY CAR

From Milan: take the motorway A4 and continue until you get the exit at Trento Sud.

From Venice: take the A4 and continue until you get the exit at Trento Sud.