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Off The Beaten Path: Adria- A small town with a big museum
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If you pass along the little town of Adria (Rovigo province, south of Chioggia) you notice only a country town. Similar to many other. Wrong! It has a very ancient history. And the name should warn you. Yes, it gave the name to a whole sea... The Adriatic! But, you can say... how? The Adriatic is at least 10 kms far? Right.... Now... But all the lime of the river Po has moved the shore eastward a lot in 2500 year. Adria was one of the main ports during the golden greek age, around 5/6th century before Christ. And it was Etruscan and Roman. Read more on Adria's wikipedia pageNo surprise the territories of Adria were and are a gold mine for archeologist, and this little town has a quite big and interesting museum, a "National Archeological Museum", in fact. This, alone, may be worth a visit. It is well explained (unfortunately, only in italian). By now, the roman section is closed, but should be open by the end of 2008 The museum is open every day (Xmas, jan !st and may 1st - labour day)
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Phone: +39 0426 21612
Website: http://www.archeologia.beniculturali.it/pages/atlante/S38.html
Other Contact: addr. Adria Via Badini, 59
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