Villa rustica, Roman villa archaeological site in Marktoberdorf, Germany.

Villa rustica is an excavated Roman estate near Marktoberdorf with foundations of multiple rooms and structures from the period of Roman provincial architecture. The foundations reveal the layout of residential and agricultural buildings typical of estates from that era.

The villa was built in the mid-2nd century AD in the province of Raetia and was run as a farm until about the mid-3rd century. It was found in January 2002 during construction of the St 2008 bypass, when residents noticed wall remains and bricks in the cleared roadbed. The Bavarian State Office for Monument Protection then examined the 7,000-square-metre site for several months.

The excavated building is the 117-square-metre bathhouse, whose individual rooms and heating technology can still be made out. Bathers left behind an ancient mill game board, found during the dig. Information panels on the outside of the glass protective shelter explain the remains.

The archaeological site is accessible year-round and displays the marked ground plan of the original structure in the open air. Comfortable walking shoes are advisable, as the terrain is uneven and the ground markings can sometimes be difficult to see.

Only the 117-square-metre bathhouse has been excavated; the other buildings were traced by geomagnetic survey. Inside the bath, archaeologists found an ancient mill game board used by bathers. The excavated bath is protected by a glazed shelter, with information panels on its outside.