Canon EOS 250D | 24mm | 1/2000s | f/4 | ISO 100 Taken on 31/07/2020. The Romans, apart from their military skills and might, were known for their ability to map out and carve out roads. One very important road is 'la strada romana delle Gallie' ('the Roman road to the Gauls') that was built to link Rome to the Rhône Valley – passing the Alps – and turned out to be an indispensable infrastructure for the political and military expansion of the Roman empire. Due to the geography of the Aosta Valley region, i.e. mostly mountainous, the Romans' great work of engineering was put to the test. Incredibly, in the Donnas section of this Roman road, they managed to cut along 221 metres in the rock. The dimensions of the excavation are highlighted by the rocky headland that has been left, within which an arch has been dug out measuring four metres in width and height, and the distance between the two jambs being almost three metres. It goes to show the sheer amount of rock that was removed by the Romans to create this fascinating arched passage — a road-building technique that revolutionised transport just like modern tunnels and viaducts in the present day. 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: This Roman arch was built from 31 to 25 B.C. and is there for everyone to see. Simply take a bus to Donnas from Pont-Saint-Martin or Aosta with 'SAVDA' or 'VITA'. The arch is just a short walk from the town's medieval centre. ______________________________________ #donnas #stradaromana #aostavalley #valledaosta #italia #italy #italylovers #treasureitaly #jaw_dropping_shots #lonelyplanet #italy_hidden_gems #bestintravel #stillatraveler #covid19italia #italiagram #travelgramitalia #instaitalia #ig_italia #yallersitalia #ig_valledaosta #yallersvalledaosta #vivoitalia #thehub_valledaosta #vivovalledaosta #doyoutravel #travelzoo #discoveritaly #earthpics #lovevda #romanarchitecture (at Strada Romana Di Donnas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDURtaPoCvz/?igshid=zntjsrts7ryk
