Museo do Xacemento Romano de Cambre

About the museum

In 1998 the remains of a Roman villa appeared in the centre of Cambre. A year later the site was excavated, and in 2001 work began to turn it into a museum, so the museum now stands on the archaeological remains themselves.

The villa, from the Late Empire, was an agricultural estate of which the private baths survive. Two rooms remain: the frigidarium (cold bath) and the latrines. The most valuable element is the wall paintings, of exceptional technique and quality, with fish, octopuses, scallops and other marine motifs, which formed a setting in which leisure was combined with hygiene and care of the body.

The museum is organised in two spaces: one with explanatory panels and display cases of pottery and painted fragments found in the excavations, and another with the architectural remains of the villa, accompanied by models that reconstruct its original structure to scale. It is part of the Network of Interpretation Centres of the Mariñas Coruñesas y Terras do Mandeo Biosphere Reserve, and each year the Romaría Castrexo-Romana Galaicoi stages in the municipality the struggle between the Castrexos and the Romans.

Highlights

• Private baths of the Roman villa, with frigidarium and latrines
• Wall paintings with fish, octopuses and scallops
• Scale models of the villa in Roman times
• Display cases with pottery and painted fragments from the excavations
• Guided tours that can include the church of Santa María de Cambre

Permanent exhibitions

• Restos de la villa romana y maquetas – Private baths with frigidarium and latrines, wall paintings of marine motifs, and models that reconstruct the villa to scale.
• Hallazgos de las excavaciones – Explanatory panels and display cases with pottery and painted fragments found at the site.

Founded

2001

Operated by

Concello de Cambre

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission.

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 Turismo de Galicia listing states that the centre is accessible for people with reduced mobility.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

The museum is in the urban centre of Cambre, in the Praza do Mosteiro, and is one of the resources along the Camino Inglés.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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