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Museu e Centro Arqueológico do Cerro da Vila

Museu e Centro Arqueológico do Cerro da Vila

Museu e Centro Arqueológico do Cerro da Vila

Museu e Centro Arqueológico do Cerro da Vila (Vilamoura) – this archeological center evolves around the remains of a Roman villa found near the Algarve town of Vilamoura. Archaeological finds have shown that the villa was inhabited during the Roman, Visigoth and Arab periods (1st century B.C. until the 11th century A.D.). Key features include the residential zone next to the Port, the bath-houses and the fish-salting factory.