Italy Guide
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Cattedrale di San Giusto
The interesting Cattedrale di San Giusto Opening time: Mon– Sat 7.30am– noon & 2.30–6.30pm, Sun 7.30am– noon & 2.30–7.30pmPrice: free is built on the ruins of a first-century AD Roman structure. Some ancient fragments remain: the base of the campanile has been scalloped away to reveal the original pillars, the columns at the entrance were borrowed from a Roman tomb and part of the Roman floor mosaic is incorporated in the present flooring. The Cappella di Santa Maria Assunta (north aisle) has fine Venetian-Ravennan mosaics of the Coronation of the Virgin, revealing the Byzantine roots of the style, while the Cappella di San Giusto (south aisle) has thirteenth-century frescoes of the life of the saint, framed between Byzantine pillars. The facade is predominantly Romanesque, but includes a Gothic rose window.