Mazarron, Places to visit, The roman villa on the beachfront and the remains of a 4th Century roman urban house

Puerto de  Mazarron, The Roman Villa at El Alamillo 

This villa was constructed during the second half of the 1^st Century BC and in its' day would have been a self sufficient farmstead.

It is a typical Roman villa of it's time, with external workshops and would have farmed the surrounding areas, as well as being actively involved in fishing activities.

On the site it can clearly be seen that this particular villa was also involved in the production of garum, fish paste, at the same time as the fish factory further along the coast in what is now the fishing port area.

There are six original salt fish tanks in which the the fish would have been macerated to produce garum fish sauce.

The Villa would probably have been abandoned by the end of the 2^nd century or early in the 3^rd century AD and comprises several rooms around a central courtyard.

It is located at the end of El Alamillo beach and sadly the site is exposed to the elements.

There is very little to see other than the walled structure, so we would say that it's not worth making a trip especially to visit this site, but it can be tied in with a visit to the other sites in Mazarron/ Puerto de Mazarron.

Click for map, El Alamillo beach, Puerto de Mazarron

 

La Casa Romana de la Calle Era,A roman urban house in the Puerto de Mazarron 

This open air construction reveals the remains of a large roman residential complex which would have housed several distinct family units, centered around a communal courtyard and entrance.

The remains date back to the late 4^th, early 5^th century AD and are evidence of a fairly strong local economy and population, it being quite likely that they relate to economic activity in relation to the salt fish sauce production of this particular corner of Mazarron.

As with the Villa El Alamillo there is very little to see other than the external stone and mortar walls of the building, so we would recommend visiting these ruins in conjunction with a visit to the salt Fish Factory as they are very close to each other.

 

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Click for Roman Salt fish factory, Puerto de Mazarron.

 

 

 

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