Roman kriptoportik in Aosta - this is one of the most unusual tourist attractions, located underground and producing a lasting impression on visitors. For this heritage of ancient Rome should order a special tour and wander through the ancient galleries, immersed in the darkness of millennia.

Kriptoportik, which is a covered gallery, is located near the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta in Piazza Giovanni XXIII. From there through the garden you can go directly into the bowels of the ancient buildings - the impressive building, in the old days is that part of the city, which was devoted to religion. Today, an underground gallery covered with delicately "fashioned" an interior illuminated by a light wells. Kriptoportik has the shape of a horseshoe, and during the construction had also a double corridor and ceiling Beamed that supported by columns.

The debate about the purpose of the buildings do not cease to this day. Perhaps the Emperor Augustus erected Kriptoportik to maintain the soil, which in these places a few sags toward the plateau adjacent to the city. It is also believed that the semi-circular part of the building used as a warehouse and a granary, and marble columns from the top (now completely destroyed) were part of a spectacular temple. According to historical documents, Kriptoportik used for different purposes, even during the Middle Ages, when it was converted into a wine cellar.