Alba Docilia, Archaeological site in Albisola Superiore, Italy.

Alba Docilia is the Roman nucleus of Albisola, its remains visible in Piazza Giulio II opposite the Albisola Superiore railway station. The residential quarter has several rooms and a bathing area arranged around two peristyles, while the productive sector, including rooms for wine making, opens onto a large central courtyard.

Alba Docilia appears on the 4th-century Tabula Peutingeriana and its name recalls the Ligures Docilii, the tribe settled between Albisola and Sassello. The remains were largely uncovered in the 19th century by the cleric G. B. Schiappapietra, digging in the orchards around the church of San Pietro, which also confirmed the ancient toponym. Further excavations during the 1950s station works and in the 1970s exposed the full perimeter. The villa peaked between the 1st and 3rd centuries AD.

The thermal bath shows with its circular structure how Romans used heat and water in daily life. These rooms reveal social practices and how people gathered in ancient times.

The remains lie in Piazza Giulio II, directly opposite the exit of Albisola Superiore railway station, so the site is reached on foot from the platforms. Parts of the rooms are hidden beneath the station building itself. The exposed perimeter was laid out during digs in the 1950s and 1970s.

The warehouse rooms and inner courtyard suggest this may have been a way station for travelers along the Roman road network. This dual purpose as residence and rest stop was common for wealthy settlements.