9 stage to relive History
The Via Iulia Augusta is part of the great network of roads
built by the Romans; constructed on the orders of Augustus between
the 13-12 B.C. as a link to the Gallic provinces, it wound its way
from the River Trebbia in Emilia to the River Var on the Côte
d'Azur. It started near Piacenza and linked each of the following
towns in turn: Voghera, Tortona, Acqui Terme, Vado Ligure, Albenga,
Ventimiglia, Roquebrune Cap-Martin, Beausoleil, La Turbie and
Cimiez (Nice). The road was fundamental in determining Italy's
north-western border, but its most important role was to connect
people, things and ideas, both geographically and in terms of what
was happening at the time.