Roman Theater of Aventicum – Avenches Roman Amphitheatre loop from Henniez

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Roman Theater of Aventicum – Avenches Roman Amphitheatre loop from Henniez

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Roman Theater of Aventicum – Avenches Roman Amphitheatre loop from Henniez

08:49

136km

1,300m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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32.5 km

La Bourille

Forest

35.1 km

View of Lake Murten

Highlight • Viewpoint

Wonderful area, spectacular view

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35.4 km

Murten (French Morat; in Swiss German local dialect [mʊːrtə, moːrtə]; Franco-Provençal Mora?/i) is a municipality and capital of the lake district (French District du Lac) in the Swiss canton of Fribourg. Murten also includes the formerly independent communities of Altavilla (incorporated in 1991), Burg (1975), Büchslen (2013), Courlevon, Jeuss, Lurtigen, Salvenach (all 2016), Gempenach, Galmiz and the former Bernese town of Clavaleyres (all 2022).

Murten forms the regional cultural and economic center of the northern part of the canton. The medieval Zähringer town with a ring wall from the 13th to 17th centuries and a historic old town of national importance is located on Lake Murten, which is named after it, and was the scene of the Battle of Murten.

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35.7 km

Murten Old Town

Highlight • Settlement

Great city! You can have a wonderful time in the old town, there is something for every taste. There are also numerous drinking options, for example the quaint wine taverns.

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40.8 km

Bois de Mottey

Forest

43.4 km

East Gate of Aventicum

Highlight • Historical Site

THE EAST GATE - A MONUMENTAL BUILDING IN A DOMINANT LOCATION
High above the town center on the plain is the East Gate - one of the two monumental entrances to the city wall of Aventicum.
The construction of the city wall around 72 AD created new entrances to the city. The one on the east side is controlled by a gate building. This square building measuring 28 x 20 m is flanked on the outside by two octagonal towers. Two wide passages, which cross a round open-air courtyard, were intended for vehicles and two narrower side passages were reserved for pedestrians. Two openings on the city side allowed access to the two side towers and to the upper floor of the gate building.
The preserved architectural elements testify to the magnificent and richly decorated character of the facades. In this way they announced the political power and economic prosperity of the Aventicum colony both internally and externally.

LA PORTE DE L'EST - UN OUVRAGE MONUMENTAL - EN SITUATION DOMINANTE Au-dessus du center-ville situé dans la plaine se trouve la porte de l'Est - l'une des deux entrées monumentales du mur d'enceinte d'Aventicum.
Avec la construction du mur d'enceinte vers 72 apr. J.-C., de new accesses to the ville sont créés. The oriental access is controlled by a porte, édifice quadrangulaire de 28 x 20 m wide on the exterior of two octogonal tours. Deux larges couloirs cen-traux traversant une cour circulaire à ciel ouvert sont réservés aux véhicules et deux passages lateéraux, plus étroits, aux piétons. On you can enter the two lateral tours and access the upper level of the porte property for two outer tours on the other side of the city.
The architectonic elements preserve the appearance of the ostentatious character and rich decoration of the façades. Ils annonçaient ainsi, tant à l'intérieur qu'à l'extérieur, la puissance politique et la prosperité économique de la colonie d'Aventicum.

THE EAST GATE - A MONUMENTAL STRUCTURE - ON A DOMINANT LOCATION Above the city center located in the plain is the East Gate - one of the two monumental gates of the city wall of Aventicum.
With the construction of the city wall around 72 AD, new entrances to the city were created. The eastern one was monitored by a 28 x 20 m quadrangular gate flanked by two external octogonal towers. Two wide central passages crossing a circular open-air courtyard were reserved for vehicles, and two more narrow lateral passages served for pedestrians. One could enter the two lateral towers and reach the upper floor of the gate proper through two openings on the city side.
The preserved architectural elements suggest that the facades were richly adorned, thus boasting the political power and the economic prosperity of the colony of Aventicum to both the local population and the outer world.

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44.5 km