The foundations of this Roman Villa, located just outside the village of Longuish in Germany, was uncovered in 1984 during a land consolidation exercise. This was one of the more elaborate luxury “villae urbana” in the region, similar in size and style to those in Wittlich and Nennig. The villa was originally around 110 meters wide and 28 meters deep and was built towards the end of the 2nd century CE.

Large and luxurious, this villa was shown to have been built on top of an older and simpler “Villa Rustica” on the same site (of the same type as that in Bollendorf).

The protective building covering the exposed areas of the villa provides an illustration of what the Eastern wing could have looked like, though built smaller than the original.

Inside this rebuilt eastern wing, the excavated (and partially restored) remains of the villa’s elaborate bathing complex can be visited today. Visible remains of wall painting, marble cladding, floor coverings and glass mosaics suggest that this was indeed a magnificently furnished complex of a wealthy Roman.

Although the rest of the estate has not been completely excavated or rebuilt, the scattering of bricks in the surrounding vineyards and other findings has allowed for the approximation of the outlines of this elaborate luxury villa. Remains were also found that indicated colonnades around the inner courtyard, as suggested by the reconstructed building. The agricultural fields serving the villa, in which wine and grain would be grown, were located down the slope towards today's town of Longuich.