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
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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
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.
