Las Musas Roman Villa

Arellano, Spain

Villa de las Musas has been surrounded by agricultural landscape for 2000 years. The Roman villa and wine-producing farm was built here in the 1st century AD and it continued until the 5th century. Today there is a museum exhibiting the wine producing fragments as well as beautiful mosaics of living areas.

Address

Arellano, Spain

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Details

Founded: 1st century AD
Category: Prehistoric and archaeological sites in Spain

Rating

4.6/5 (based on Google user reviews)

User Reviews

Stephen Walker (13 months ago)
Some nice mosaics, nothing in English, but good signal so you can use Google translate. Very limited hours open

Javier Peña (15 months ago)
An incredible Roman Villa dedicated to winemaking and agriculture. Perfectly restored and preserved. You can visit it on your own or with guided tours. A must see if you are in the area.

Omar (21 months ago)
An incredible place full of history and very well preserved. It is advisable to pay for the guided tour, which is very enjoyable and entertaining. The kids loved it. The guide was very didactic as well as an excellent person

Miguel Rosado (2 years ago)
Visita guiada muy agradable. Nos gustó mucho, se hace muy ameno y la historia es increíble.

Miguel Sanchez Añez (2 years ago)
Very interesting this Roman villa that is worth seeing

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