Roman Villa of Cugno dei Vagni

History

The villa, dating from the imperial age, combined living quarters with spaces for working the fields and storing produce. It had its own thermal baths, fed by an aqueduct that carried water from the springs on the hill. Excavations and studies are carried out by the University of Basilicata together with the Soprintendenza (the heritage authority) and the Comune (the local council).

What to See

• The baths, with the classic sequence of frigidarium, tepidarium and calidarium, and the systems used to bring in and heat the water.
• The rooms of the villa, spanning the residential and productive areas.

Useful Information

• This is an excavation site: it can be visited during openings and guided tours organised by the Soprintendenza and the Comune.
• Nearby are the vasche di Sant’Alessio and, in Policoro, the Museo archeologico della Siritide.