Museo Villa Romana de Veranes
Site museum of a large Late Roman villa of the 4th century, with an open-air archaeological site, a polychrome mosaic and an objects room; free admission.
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Over het museum
The Villa Romana de Veranes, long known as Torrexón de San Pedro, lies in the municipality of Gijón, near the former Roman road linking this area with Asturica Augusta (Astorga). The site museum opened to the public in 2007 and is part of Gijón's archaeological museums, together with the Roman Baths of Campo Valdés and the Campa Torres Archaeological-Natural Park. It is also part of the Red de Villas Romanas de Hispania (Network of Roman Villas of Hispania).
What can be visited is the residential part (pars urbana) of a large 4th-century AD Late Roman mansion, built over the remains of an earlier rural settlement. Its owner was probably a notable named Veranius. The mansion went through three phases of renovation and extension during that century and remained in use until the 5th century.
The complex is spread over four terraces cut into the hillside, covering an area of nearly one hectare. A long covered gallery, a large dining room with an apse, the baths and the great reception hall, paved with a polychrome mosaic, can be made out. The exhibition room displays objects found during the excavations, from the High Imperial villa to its transformation in Late Antiquity and its passage into the Middle Ages.
Hoogtepunten
- Late Roman mansion of the 4th century
- Four terraces with gallery, apsed dining room and baths
- Reception hall with polychrome mosaic
- Excavation finds: pottery, coins and ornaments
- Part of the Red de Villas Romanas de Hispania
- Free admission
Vaste collectie
- Yacimiento de la villa romana – Tour of the residential part of the Late Roman villa, with its terraces, gallery, dining room, baths and reception hall with mosaic.
- Sala de exposiciones – Excavation finds grouped by theme: the High Imperial villa, the large Late Roman villa, beliefs and everyday life, and its transformation towards the Middle Ages.
- Opgericht
- 2007
- Beheerder
- Ayuntamiento de Gijón
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
De toegang is gratis.
Free admission.
Toegankelijkheid
- Rolstoeltoegankelijk
- Lift: geen informatie
- Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
- Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
- Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
- Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
- Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
- Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
- Audiodescriptie: geen informatie
The City Council and the Principality's tourist information describe the site as accessible; there is an accessibility information sheet and the Accessibility Seal. The site is visited along a paved path that descends to the monument.
Kinderen & gezin
- Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
Programming for family audiences, especially in summer (theatrical tours and historical re-enactment), and holiday activities for children.
Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
Met de auto
Parkeerplaats aanwezig
The museum is in the rural area of Gijón, in L'Abadía de Cenero.
Route plannenService & horeca
- Museumwinkel
- Garderobe
Sale of publications and cloakroom.
Evenementen & zaalverhuur
- Ruimtes te huur
The museum offers hire of spaces (information at museosarqueologicos@gijon.es).
Je bezoek plannen
| Rondleidingen | ja |
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| Aanbod voor scholen | ja |
| Goed om te weten | Guided tours for groups with prior booking. In summer there are theatrical tours and historical re-enactment performances, and the Education Department of the FMCE and UP runs educational programmes for schoolchildren in Gijón. |
