Via Domitia

Rome's first road in Gaul, still underfoot in Narbonne.

The Via Domitia was the first Roman road built in Gaul, constructed in 118 BC to connect Italy to Spain. A section of it is preserved and visible in the Place de l'Hôtel de Ville, right in the middle of the modern city. The original Roman paving stones are exposed under a glass covering, and nearby milestones mark distances to Rome and Cadiz. It is one of the most casually impressive pieces of Roman infrastructure in France — a road still underfoot in the centre of a living town.

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