Restoration of the Roman villa in Minori on the Amalfi coast gets underway

The restoration of Minori’s Roman Villa, long awaited by both the local and scientific communities, is underway. This was announced by the Campania Regional Museums Directorate.

A few months ago, the archaeological site on the Amalfi coast, which previously depended on the Soprintendenza Archeologia Belle Arti e Paesaggio of Salerno and Avellino, became part, along with its Antiquarium, of the network of cultural places pertaining to the Campania Regional Directorate of Museums, following the adoption of DM 380 of October 22, 2021 by the Ministry of Culture.

The important intervention, financed under PON ERDF 2014-2020 “Culture and Development,” opens with a preliminary site of archaeological investigations, followed with regard to the aspects of protection by the SABAP of Salerno and Avellino, which will allow to deepen the knowledge of the different historical and building phases of the villa, to date still not fully known. The results of the investigations will make it possible to proceed with scientific method to the restoration and enhancement of the entire archaeological site and thus expand the visitation and accessibility of the Villa and the Antiquarium. The restoration of the Roman villa is at the center of the enhancement actions that the Regional Directorate, in close collaboration with the Superintendence of Salerno and Avellino and the Municipality of Minori, will put in place, also through a shared path with the local community, to promote the knowledge and cultural promotion of one of the most important Roman archaeological sites of the Amalfi Coast.

A place of otium for Roman aristocrats, the Minori site is one of the best-preserved examples of a "maritime villa" in the Tyrrhenian area. Built in the early 1st century AD, it remained in existence, albeit with different functions, until the 7th century AD. Its layout stretched all the way to the sea, taking advantage of the slope of the valley to the hillside to the west and right of the Regina Minor stream, and was distributed over two or more floors, around a striking central room covered by barrel vaults, the triclinium-ninpheus. Today the baths, service and reception rooms, part of the large viridarium (garden) surrounded by porticoes and the natatio (pool) are visible.

“Even during the works, the site will continue to be usable,” says director Ragozzino, "and will be a construction site open to the public, where visitors will be able to follow live the stages of the archaeological investigations and enjoy a privileged view of the monument that will allow them to acquire a preliminary knowledge of the main features of the archaeological site and, at the same time, the awareness of its fragility as a place to be protected and preserved."

Restoration of the Roman villa in Minori on the Amalfi coast gets underway

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