Roman Remains

ROMAN BATHS

A short distance uphill on the road from Mgarr to Ghajn Tuffieha are the remains of a Roman country house or villa. The site was excavated in 1929. Little is left of the villa proper but the baths which were attached to the house are still in a good state of preservation. As in the case of the Roman `Villa' in Rabat, this site gives a good idea of the relative ease of life enjoyed by the Romans serving in Malta. The baths consist of a Tepidarium (warm bath) with its fine mosaic floor, and a Frigidarium (cold water bath), and a Caldarium (hot steam room). It appears that this country house had all the comforts expected in those days by a man of substance and of cultivated tastes. The site is enclosed by a boundary wall. If you are interested in visiting, ask for the key at the nearby farmhouse.