Baths of Massaciuccoli, Roman thermal baths in Massaciuccoli, Italy

The Baths of Massaciuccoli are the monumental remains of a Roman villa's bath complex built by the Venulei family in the early 1st century AD, on a hill above Lake Massaciuccoli. Visitors see massive walls, mosaic floors and marble surfaces; below, across via Pietra a Padule, lies the mosaic building, possibly a service wing.

The villa on the hill was built in the early 1st century AD by the Venulei, an Etruscan family among the most important in Pisa during the 1st and 2nd centuries AD. They came here from Pisa or Rome to spend periods of otium. Two inscriptions tie them to the site: a stamp on a lead pipe found in the villa and a stamp on a brick from the mosaic building below.

The Venulei, an Etruscan family among the most important in Pisa during the 1st and 2nd centuries AD, built the villa on the hill above the Pieve di San Lorenzo and came here from Pisa or Rome to spend periods of otium. Two stamped inscriptions tie them to the site: a lead pipe found in the villa and a brick found in the mosaic building below.

The lower mosaic building is protected by a pavilion built in 2007, while the hilltop baths stand near the Pieve di San Lorenzo. The two areas are separated by the modern via Pietra a Padule, so allow time to move between them. Paths and terraces are uneven, and comfortable shoes help on the slopes.

Two lead pipe stamps and a brick stamp name the Venulei, a leading Pisan family of the 1st and 2nd centuries AD, tying both the hill villa and the lower mosaic building to the same owners. The family came here from Pisa or Rome for periods of otium.