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The museum is run by the municipality and covers an area of 715 square metres. On the sides of the museum, the inner and outer walls of the fortress are presented in calculated darkness. The structure includes the pillars of a drawbridge for access to the fortress and archaeological remains. The CITA
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During the archaeological excavations prior to the redevelopment of Santa Maria Avenue, which began in 2008, well-preserved walls were discovered that formed the defensive ditch of the former medieval fortress of the archbishops of
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stone balls and ceramic pieces found in the excavations. A map of the city in the 15th century is recreated behind which the moat with the scarp of the 16th century palace and the outer counterscarp can be seen, as well as the pillars that supported the 12th century drawbridge.
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