Narona Archaeological Museum
A museum built over a Roman temple to the emperors, with the statues standing where they fell.
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Excavation at Vid in 1995 and 1996 uncovered the Augusteum of Narona, a temple of the imperial cult, with a group of large marble statues of emperors and members of the imperial family lying where they had been toppled - one of the most complete such groups found anywhere in the Roman world. Rather than remove them, a museum was built directly over the site and opened in 2007, so visitors walk above and around the temple floor with the sculptures standing in position on it. Narona was a substantial Roman town in the Neretva valley, and the surrounding material is displayed on the upper levels.
What you actually see
- An imperial cult temple in situ - the Augusteum, excavated in the 1990s.
- Statues where they fell - one of the fullest such groups known.
- A museum built over the site - opened in 2007 around the excavation.
- Narona's wider finds - on the levels above the temple floor.
When to go
Year round; hours are longer in summer. Two hours.
Honest expectations
Several of the statues are headless or damaged - they were deliberately thrown down. The museum is small and in a village well off the main routes. It is an hour's detour from the coast road.
Nearby
The Neretva delta is south; Metkovic is a few minutes away.
What to pack for Narona Archaeological Museum
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Opening times, ticket prices and seasonal closures change - check the official source before you go: official site.
