Beneath the old parish church of the village, you can glimpse the dusty layers of early Christian history. Excavations have revealed a small cruciform basilica, built atop the burial sites of the first martyrs of Aosta, as well as tombs from three bishops who lived in the area, which date between the 5th and 8th centuries.
Basilica Paleocristiana di San Lorenzo
Aosta
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