Casignana, Roman archaeological site in Casignana, Italy
Casignana is a village in Calabria with remains of a Roman villa from ancient times. The complex includes bath facilities with cold and hot rooms, a fountain installation, gardens, and living spaces organized around a paved central courtyard.
In the 9th century, people from Potamia established new settlements here to defend the coast from raids. The Roman villa itself dates from a much earlier period, around the 3rd century CE.
The Church of San Rocco, built in 1773, holds medieval marble pieces and a wooden crucifix from the 17th century within its walls. This place shows how religious and archaeological layers sit together in a small southern Italian village.
The site requires sturdy footwear since the archaeological area is uneven and partly exposed to the elements. There is little shade, so visiting in early morning or late afternoon hours is most comfortable.
Beside the villa, archaeologists found a cemetery with unopened tombs showing how people were buried here over many centuries. These discoveries reveal burial practices from early Roman times through the Middle Ages.
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