Villa romana della Consolata
Remains of a suburban Roman residence in Aosta, with traces of mosaics and a heating system, tetrastyle atrium and tablinum; visits by booking only.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
The Villa della Consolata is a Roman residence built outside the walls of Augusta Praetoria, near the road network that led to the Great St Bernard Pass, in an area where traces of human presence predating the foundation of the city in 25 BC have been identified.
The excavations of 1971, followed by building works, brought to light most of the structures visible today; investigations from the mid-1980s have since expanded knowledge of the central part of the complex, with the tetrastyle atrium with impluvium and the tablinum.
The building has a rectangular, compact plan and devotes most of its space to the residential part, the pars urbana, reserved for the owner and guests. Few service rooms, or rooms linked to the processing of agricultural products, remain, which suggests a connection with a landed estate. Some rooms still show remains of mosaic floors and traces of the heating system.
Highlights
- Tetrastyle atrium with impluvium
- Tablinum and residential rooms of the pars urbana
- Remains of mosaic floors
- Traces of the heating system
- Suburban villa near the road to the Great St Bernard Pass
- Operated by
- Regione autonoma Valle d'Aosta
Admission & discounts
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Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
The regional tourist portal lists the site as accessible to people with disabilities.
Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
The villa is in the Consolata area, a short distance from the centre of Aosta.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Photography | Photos and videos are permitted for private, non-commercial use with any device, without flash or tripods; selfie sticks are prohibited. Advertising, journalistic or commercial use requires authorisation. |
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| Good to know | Small animals admitted only in arms or in a carrier. |
