Aquileia - Cathedral

The most important monument of the great past of Aquileia is the cathedral, built at the beginning of the 11th century on the site of an earlier church and remodeled in Gothic style at the end of the 14th century. It has a fine interior with a mosaic pavement (depicting humans, animals and plants) from the original church (fourth century). There are also a fine Renaissance pulpit and remains of 11th century frescoes in the apse. At the main entrance is an Easter Sepulchre (11th century) and close by the entrance to the Cripta degli Scavi can be seen third century mosaics. From the 73m/241ft high belltower (11th and 14th centuries) there are far-ranging views.