Villa de Milreu

Today: Ruínas romanas de Milreu, Estói

Place: Ossonoba (Faro)
Kind: Villa
Built: 1st to 4th century
What remains: Site or museum
Visiting: Open to visit · In situ

A rich villa by Estói, lived in from the start of the 1st century and enlarged in the 2nd and 3rd around a great peristyle with a garden and a pool. In the 4th century the temple went up, its emblem, later used by Christians and Muslims, and the house was renewed for the last time with marble columns and mosaic floors of fish and sea creatures, which also line its baths. It has been a national monument since 1910 and has an interpretation centre for visitors.

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