The places to visit in Venosa, with opening times, tickets and how to get there. Information comes from the Museums and Archaeological Parks of Melfi and Venosa, the Ministry of Culture institute that manages the town’s state-run sites.
Monument
Archaeological Park of Venosa
The archaeological area of the Roman colony of Venusia: baths, houses with mosaics, the amphitheatre and the Holy Trinity abbey.
Monument
House of Horace
Roman remains traditionally identified as the birthplace of the poet Quintus Horatius Flaccus.
Monument
Jewish Catacombs of Venosa
CURRENTLY CLOSED for restoration. One of the most important Jewish burial sites of the diaspora in the Mediterranean.
Monument
Pirro del Balzo Castle
An Aragonese fortress from 1470 with four round towers and a moat, now home to the National Archaeological Museum.
Museum
«Mario Torelli» National Archaeological Museum
The museum of the archaeology of Venosa and its territory, fully redesigned in 2021 in six sections.
Monument
Holy Trinity Abbey and the Incompiuta
A three-part complex: the old church, the early Christian baptistery and the church that was never finished.
Combined ticket: the Archaeological Park and the Museum together cost €8, valid for three days. Admission is free for under 18s and on the first Sunday of every month. Information: +39 0972 36095.