The Roman Villa of Orpheus is an archaeological site in Trento dating back to the 1st century AD. and part of the Roman Tridentum. It is a rich Roman residence originally located outside the city walls.
The villa was discovered by chance in 1921, during excavation works for the construction of a new neighborhood. The remains of the villa are today visible in an archaeological museum set up on the site itself.
The villa complex covers an area of approximately 2,000 square meters and includes a rustic pars, used for agricultural activities, and an urban pars, intended for the owner's residence.
The pars rustica consists of a rectangular building with a courtyard in the centre. Inside the building there are several rooms, including a granary, an oil mill and a wine press.
The pars urban is instead made up of a larger and more complex building, with a U-shaped plan. The building has a colonnaded portico, a garden and several rooms, including a triclinium, a tablinum and a cubiculum.
The rooms of the villa are decorated with mosaics, frescoes and stuccos. The mosaics are particularly valuable and depict mythological scenes, such as the myth of Orpheus, from which the villa takes its name.
The Roman Villa of Orpheus is an important example of a Roman villa rustica and testifies to the richness and refinement of Roman culture in the imperial age.
Information for the visit
The Roman Villa of Orpheus is open to the public from Tuesday to Sunday from 9.00 to 19.00.
Entrance is free.
Roman Villa of Orpheus
Address: Via Antonio Rosmini, 4, 38122
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