The Roman Villa of Veranes, known as Torrexon de San Pedro, covers an extension of one hectare at Venta de Veranes (Cenero parish), 8 km from Gijón by the old road Gijón-Oviedo (AS-18). It is located at a hillside slope about 150 m above sea level and at La Ruta de la Plata when passing through the council of Gijón.

The museum is part of the archaeological museums of Gijón together with Campo Valdes' Roman Baths Museum, Campa Torres Archaeological and Nature Reserve and the Clock Tower.

A Roman villa is a farming exploitation with two differentiated parts: the residential area or pars urbana and the pars rustica. In the first one lives the master of the villa (pater familias or dominus) and in the second one are the areas dedicated to the exploitation of the fundus, land belonging to the owner of the villa, who usually gathers enormous extensions of land forming a large estate.

The archaeological remainders that can be visited at present belong to the pars urbana of a big establishment built during the low Imperial Rule (IV century B. C.) on the ancient leavings of a highly relevant rustic settlement from the High Imperial Rule.

This feudal house belonging to a noble owner probably named Veranius has gone through three phases of reform and architectural enlargement that took place through the IV century B. C. The mansion continued being used until the V century B. C.

For more information call 985 181 001 or contact the following e-mail address: museos@gijon.es

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