Gnatia was an ancient city of the Mesapii and was a very important harbor because it is lying on the point where Via Traiana joins the coast. It is also very close to the ancient city of Barium, an important trade a military point in the mediterranean sea. Gnatia was probably abandoned in the high middle ages due to a malaria outbreak.
Gnatia has it's own museum and is displayed publicly. The city itself consists of a necropolis, the city itself and an acropolis, with a view on the sea and a harbor next to it. The city is being excavated untill this day and forward, and is only partly exposed. During the excavation, a grand amount of treasures have been found and are currently displayed in museums all over the southern part of italy.
The museum was beautifully displayed, and had fantastic pictures with a large amount of information with them. They displayed everything in a way that every piece had a good space and so you could not miss anything or ignore something. And ofcourse we made some pictures too!
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