Hotel Augustus 4 stars in Fano
The Discovery of the Basilica of Vitruvius
In January 2026, an extraordinary discovery was made in Fano.
During excavations in Piazza Andrea Costa, monumental remains were uncovered that archaeologists attribute with great confidence to the basilica designed by the Roman architect Marcus Vitruvius Pollio.
This is the only building that Vitruvius himself claimed to have personally built in his treatise De Architectura. The columns discovered during the excavation match the measurements described in the ancient text.
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