The ruins of Aguntum are an ancient Roman site in East Tirol, Austria, located approximately 4 km east of Lienz in the Drau valley. The city appears to have been built to exploit the local sources of iron, copper, zinc and gold.
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If you love all things Roman it’s well worth visiting Aguntum. The indoor part, the museum is not huge but very good with plenty of information about the exhibits (most written in English as well as Italian and German of course!). Outside you really get a great feel for this Roman city particularly because there are viewing platforms that allow you to get an aerial view of the excavated areas. Definitely a little gem and the setting in the Valley with the stunning mountain backdrop is pretty unique! We felt as though the archaeologists had been heavily involved in the presentation of this museum as so much thought has been put into how to bring things to life and how to display things. Maybe the archaeologists or maybe a great curator? Who knows but...
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Especially the outside part of the museum is very interesting. But it lacks a lot guidance where to walk. It would be nice to have some more infrastructure/walkways to go over and through the buildings. The inside part is a little to basic about history. It would be nice to have information about where certain objects where found. But overall it remains an remarkable historic place. And a beautiful building. Very...
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We absolutely loved this museum about the old roman city of Aguntum. The history was presented so that we, kids and adults, were all eager for more knowledge.
The architecture and the layout of the museum is beautifully thought out and the use of materials complements the site as well as the history of the place. The staff was very friendly and competent.
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