Skip-the-queue entry to the Basilica di Aquileia and its Roman complex, one ticket for four sites, booked and confirmed in English.
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One adult (18+) · full access to all four sites, any open day
€21
“The mosaic floor is bigger than any photo prepares you for — we spent twenty minutes just looking down before we even reached the altar. Booking ahead meant we walked straight past the ticket queue on a busy Saturday.”
“We didn't realise one ticket covered the crypts and the Domus di Tito Macro as well until our confirmation email spelled it out. Good value and a genuinely fascinating couple of hours away from the coast.”
“Quiet, uncrowded, and the fish and bird mosaics in the nave are extraordinary for something this old. Ticket arrived by email within minutes and the confirmation note explained the opening hours clearly.”
5-minute audio guide
A short, calm narrative — Aquileia's founding as a Roman colony, the 4th-century mosaic floor and its rediscovery, the 1031 Romanesque rebuild, and how the crypts, baptistery and Domus di Tito Macro fit together before you walk in.
Recorded for Aquileia Basilica Tickets concierge. Free to download.
Aquileia was founded in 181 BC as a Roman colony on the Natiso river, a few miles inland from the head of the Adriatic. It grew into one of the largest cities of the Roman Empire and a key military and trading port, and after Constantine's Edict of Milan it became one of the earliest and most important centres of Latin Christianity, hosting a Church council in 381 AD attended by bishops from across the Western Empire. The city's wealth and its position on the routes north into central Europe made it, for a time, one of the Empire's principal fortresses on its northern frontier.
The Basilica standing today is largely an 11th-century Romanesque rebuild, consecrated in 1031, but its floor is far older: a mosaic pavement laid in the early 4th century for the first basilica built here after Constantine legalised Christianity, rediscovered beneath later flooring in the early 20th century and now covering the nave in its full extent. Beneath the church, the frescoed crypt and the excavation crypt reveal further layers of the site's history, while the complex extends to a Romanesque bell tower, a baptistery and south hall, an episcopal residence, and the separately excavated Domus di Tito Macro, one of the larger Roman town houses uncovered in northern Italy. In 1998, UNESCO inscribed the Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia as a World Heritage Site.
A single ticket, introduced in 2026, now covers the Basilica, the Complesso Basilicale (crypts, baptistery and Südhalle), the episcopal complex and the Domus di Tito Macro — four elements of one Roman-and-early-Christian city, seen in a single visit. We handle the booking of your dated entry so it's waiting on your phone when you arrive, with no queuing at the ticket office and no guesswork about which ticket covers what.
Aquileia Basilica Tickets is an independent concierge service that helps international visitors book and receive their entry ticket to the Basilica di Aquileia and its complex in English. We are not the Basilica, we are not its custodian, and we are not its official ticket office — we obtain a genuine dated entry ticket on your behalf and our service fee is included in the price you see. If you prefer to buy directly, the Basilica operates its own on-site ticket office and its own official online ticketing channel.
Plan your visit
Which hour, which season, and how the Basilica's Sunday-morning closure and seasonal hours affect your visit — a concierge timing guide.
Airport, train and car routes into Aquileia from Trieste, Udine, Venice and Grado — a concierge transport guide.
The mosaic floor, the crypts, the Domus di Tito Macro and the Baptistery — a concierge guide to the complex's highlights.
Your entry ticket is booked and confirmed before you travel, so you go straight to the entrance instead of queuing at the on-site ticket office. Aquileia rarely sells out, but arriving with a ticket already on your phone still saves the wait at the counter.
Yes. Since a change to the ticketing structure effective January 2026, a single ticket covers the Basilica, the Complesso Basilicale (crypts, Baptistery and Südhalle), the Domus–Palazzo Episcopale and the Domus di Tito Macro. There's no need to buy separate tickets for each part of the complex.
No. Your ticket is date-specific rather than tied to a narrow entry slot — you choose the day, and you can enter and explore freely during opening hours on that date. There is no fixed appointment time.
Self-guided access to the Basilica and its 4th-century mosaic floor, the frescoed and excavation crypts, the Baptistery and Südhalle, the Domus–Palazzo Episcopale, and the Domus di Tito Macro. The separate National Archaeological Museum in the town is not included.
We send your ticket to your email as a mobile ticket with a QR code once your booking is confirmed. There is nothing to print — show it on your phone at the entrance.
Yes — visitors under 18, Aquileia residents, disabled visitors with documentation, accompanying teachers, journalists, authorised guides, and FVG Card or Aquileia Card holders all enter free. Free entry is issued only in person at the ticket office; we don't sell tickets online for these categories, since there's nothing for us to book.
The site offers a reduced rate for organised groups of 15 or more paying visitors, booked directly with the ticket office. We sell individual tickets for independent travellers rather than group bookings.
Aquileia sits about 40km from Udine and 45km from Trieste, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. The nearest airport is Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia (Ronchi dei Legionari), around 20km away; regional trains stop at nearby Cervignano-Aquileia-Grado station, with a local bus onward, though driving is the most flexible option.
Most visitors spend around 90 minutes to two hours covering the Basilica, the crypts and the Domus di Tito Macro properly. Add time if the Baptistery and episcopal complex are a particular interest, or if you plan to walk the wider archaeological area of the ancient Roman city.
It's the pavement of the original 4th-century basilica built at Aquileia after Constantine's Edict of Milan legalised Christianity, rediscovered beneath later flooring in the early 20th century. It now covers the nave of the Romanesque church rebuilt above it in 1031, and is among the most extensive early-Christian mosaic pavements to survive from antiquity.
Yes. It is an active parish church, and opening hours to visitors are curtailed on Sunday mornings and during religious ceremonies. Please dress and behave respectfully when visiting, as in any active place of worship.
Partially. The main nave is level and step-free, but the underground crypts and parts of the Domus di Tito Macro involve stairs and uneven ancient flooring. Contact the ticket office ahead of your visit to confirm the current accessible route.
No. The National Archaeological Museum of Aquileia is a separately administered state museum with its own ticket, a short walk from the Basilica. This ticket covers the Basilica and its own complex only.
All bookings are final once confirmed. We only issue a refund if the site cancels or closes on your booked date. See our terms for the full policy.
No. We're an independent concierge service for international visitors. We obtain a genuine dated entry ticket on your behalf and handle the booking in your own language. Our service fee is included in the price shown, and you can always buy directly from the Basilica's own ticket office if you prefer.
The price you see is the price you pay — we show it in your local currency where we can and charge exactly that amount, with no surprise fees at checkout. Payment is by card on a secure page.