Grado is not just a holiday resort. In fact, it is a historical and artistic centre of great interest,whose archaeological discoveries are being increasingly appreciated.Its intricate and remote historical events are linked with the history of Aquileia from the time of the first barbarian invasions, and with the history of the Republic of Venice. At the fallof the Republic of Venice, Grado shared the lots of the Habsburg counties of Gorizia and Gradisca and at the fall of the Austrian Empire, its history was joined to the most recent Italian history.
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At the time of the Roman Empire, the island of Grado was the port of call of the populous city of Aquileia and, just a few years ago, the sea returned nothing less than a whole ship complete with its cargo...
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Due to the barbarian incursions of the 5th century, the people of Aquileia fled and took refuge along the coast making Grado their New Aquileia, which also inherited the ancient episcopal seat.
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With the new millenium, Grado slowly came under Venetien authority, thus starting the decline of the city of Grado
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Grado passed under Austrian control after the fall of Venice (1797) and the Napoleonic period with the establishment of the Lombard-Venetian kingdom in 1815 (Congress of Vienna).
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In 1918 the Italians arrived, especially those who needed particular treatments: sand bathing, for instance, |
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All you have to do is to visit the Campo dei Patriarchi with the Basilica of S.Eufemia dating back more than 1400 years, the Baptistery and the Basilica of S.Maria delle Grazie... |
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