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.

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

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4.6/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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Xabier Irurzun (7 months ago)
Small place, but very interesting and well explained with information panels. The outside area is amazing in spring. It is worth your visit.
Román Quintana (16 months ago)
Very enriching, incredible ancient heritage preserved and recovered. I loved the descriptive illustrations.
L M (18 months ago)
Beautiful Roman Villa. It is worth paying the €2.5 for the entrance. We didn't have a guide but you can have one. The impressive mosaics. There are explanatory signs around the premises. The Villa is covered for its conservation. Access to the Roman villa is a bit rustic and has a large parking area.
Stephen Walker (2 years ago)
Some nice mosaics, nothing in English, but good signal so you can use Google translate. Very limited hours open
Javier Peña (2 years 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.
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