Santa Marinella. Roman Villa of Grottacce

Santa Marinella. Roman Villa of Grottacce

In Santa Marinella, on the small promontory overlooking the sea are the remains of a villa d’otium (house of laziness) from the imperial age. It has been identified as the site of the ancient port of Panapione.

Today you can see a rectangular room with a paved mosaic apse, a rectangular cryptoportico (covered passageway) paved in marble and culminating in a loggia (verandah) with arches.

In front of the villa is a large semicircular shaped tank for the breeding of fish and shellfish.


Written by:
Benedicta Lee

Born in Rome from an Italian mother and American father, she works as a freelance communications manager and designer in the tourism sector, a career and interest which she is pursuing with a...

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