Ruins of Cerro da Vila (Ruinas Romanas do Cerro da Vila) description and photos - Portugal: Quarteira (Topic)

Ruins of Cerro da Vila (Ruinas Romanas do Cerro da Vila) description and photos - Portugal: Quarteira. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Ruinas Romanas do Cerro da Vila.

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The ruins of Cerro da Vila are the remains of a historic villa located near the famous resort town of Vilamoura, near the town of Quarteira.

The ruins of this villa testify that Quarteira has been known since Roman times, as they are dated by archaeologists to the 3rd century. The Romans were the first settlers in this place. The Roman period in this area begins in the II century, when the Algarve region was under Roman rule led by Gaius Julius Caesar. After the Romans, the Visigoths and the Arabs lived here.

Excavations have shown that there were baths, a necropolis, dams and saline rooms (two rectangular tanks) on this site, as well as two houses, the main one of which stood near the harbor. You can also see the remains of the walls of these houses and baths, a pool for rainwater drainage, atrium and tablinium. Fragments of walls covered with painted plaster were found. At the site of the necropolis, which was discovered later, the remains of burials and burial slabs were found. During the excavations, various household items were also found.

The city of Quarteira itself is a former fishing village. But in recent years, the village has turned into a famous tourist city, which attracts with its beaches not only guests of Portugal, but also the Portuguese themselves. Also in Quarteira there are weekly fairs, there is a market near the ocean, which sells fresh fish.

Those locals who are not involved in the tourism industry are engaged in fishing. Every morning you can watch a picture of a string of various boats, which are moored off the coast during the day, sailing into the ocean for their catch.

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