In Portigliola, the Roman Baths tell the story of luxury and everyday life in the imperial age. Dating back to the 2nd-3rd century A.D., these rooms were at the heart of well-being and public life: places where the body regenerated, conversations intertwined and social and commercial encounters took shape.
They are part of the structure known as the Palatium a Quote San Francesco, representing a whole with the entire complex: they preserve a large elliptical pool for hot baths, spaces for tepidarium and calidarium, a square pool for cold baths and a semicircular dressing room embellished with a refined black and white mosaic. The hypocaust heating system, with underground ducts, guaranteed water and air at a constant temperature, while the ingenious water supply network exploited local springs, demonstrating the high technical level reached by the Romans.
Today, walking through the remains of the baths, one can still perceive the atmosphere of the past: the steam that enveloped the halls, the echo of conversations and the sense of a luxury designed for all citizens of the Empire. The Roman Baths are not just an archaeological site, but a sensory journey into the daily life of antiquity, between art, ingenuity and shared well-being.
