Roman Baths Archaeological Site

Excavated Roman thermal complex in the centre of town

The Area Archeologica Viale Scavi preserves the substantial remains of a Roman thermal complex that operated here from the first century BC to the fourth century AD. Three large bathing pools cut into the bedrock are clearly visible from the walkways, along with the foundations of a small theatre and a section of ancient aqueduct.

Entry is free and the site is open during daylight hours. There is not much labelling on the ground itself — to make sense of what you are looking at, pair the visit with the Museum of Thermalism at Villa Draghi, where the bronze votive offerings, mosaics, and coins from the dig are displayed.

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A story
When excavations began in 1989 the diggers found not just baths but small bronze figurines by the hundred — votive offerings tossed into the spring water by Roman bathers asking the god Aponus for relief from their ailments. The Romans paid for their cures the same way Italians still throw coins in the Trevi Fountain, two thousand years later.