Beneath the cathedral parvis, Feltre jealously guards its origins: an extraordinary journey through time that takes us from Roman times to the late Middle Ages.

Ancient Feltria, an important municipium of Roman times, could boast a prosperous economic life, evidenced here by the remains of some stores that overlooked an excellently preserved paved street. Very impressive is what remains of a large building with marble and mosaic floors that was perhaps the seat of a schola of the time.

Just beyond, we find the foundations of a circular baptistery dating from around 1100 AD, medieval evidence of the city’s religious life.

The archaeological area, which covers about 1,000 square meters, is managed by the association “Il Fondaco per Feltre,” in cooperation with the Ministry of Cultural Heritage.