Vid is a small village near Metković in the Neretva Valley of Croatia, built on the remains of the ancient Roman city of Narona. In antiquity, Narona was an important Roman colony and administrative center of the region, connected by river routes to the Adriatic Sea and inland Balkan territories.
Archaeological discoveries have shown that Narona flourished from the 1st century BC through late antiquity. Temples, forums, streets, mosaics, inscriptions, and statues reveal a highly developed urban center with strong political, economic, and religious significance in the Roman province of Dalmatia.
The most extraordinary discovery at this site was the Augusteum — a temple dedicated to the imperial cult — where a group of monumental marble statues of Roman emperors and deities was found in their original positions.
To preserve this unique find, the Narona Archaeological Museum was built directly over the excavation site as the first in situ museum in Croatia. Visitors today walk above the original Roman floor level and observe the statues and architectural remains exactly where they were discovered, offering a rare and authentic experience of ancient history.
Vid/Narona is therefore not only an archaeological site but a place where the Roman past is physically integrated into the present landscape of the Neretva Valley.