Vieux-la-Romaine

Vieux, France

During the 1st century AD, Aregenua (Vieux) became the capital of the Viducasse tribe. Situated at the crossroads of two Roman roads it became an important commercial staging town. Aregenua and Lillebonne are the only two capital towns in Gallo-Roman Normandy that did not become Medieval towns. A number of buildings have been excavated, and some have been partially reconstructed.

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Le Moulin Neuf, Vieux, France
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Founded: 0 - 200 AD
Category: Prehistoric and archaeological sites in France
Historical period: Roman Gaul (France)

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adam clifton (7 months ago)
Site of large Roman town. Nice museum. Forum not accessible due to ongoing work.
Tom (Bozz) (2 years ago)
An interesting museum covering the Roman settlement in the region. Most of the ruins are a short walk away from the main museum.
Eve S. (4 years ago)
I didn’t get the chance to visit this place because i struggled so much to find it. And then it was too late and it was closed. I followed both Google maps and Apple Maps and I wasn’t able to get to the parking lot. I even got stuck in a tiny street and spent 20 minutes trying to get out. I would double check how to get there and take your time trying to reach it.
Maxence Levaillant (5 years ago)
Lovely presentation of historical sights and the museum. With a great guided tour.
Lawry Stevenson (6 years ago)
My wife and I have had a home in Normandy for almost twenty years. We thought we'd been everywhere work visiting within easy reach from our place until we discovered Vieux-la-Romaine in a book we unearthed one day recently. We took a run up there and were pleasantly surprised by what we encountered. We were welcomed into the museum just in time to see a very realistic display of gladiatorial combat carried out by two young men who were really going for it. The museum, we discovered next, gave a good insight into life in Roman times, including artefacts and we'll presented displays. Afterwards we walked out from the museum and across a lane onto the site of the Roman villa which was very impressive. There were no barriers to the villa, so therefore it can be visited at any time, no need to visit the museum should it be closed, no tickets or fees payable, and plenty of parking space.
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