If you wish to be transported back to the Roman era and feel like a wealthy official of the time, all you have to do is pass through the gates of Casa Romana in Kos.
This impressive restored villa dates back to the 2nd-3rd century AD, although there is evidence, such as the statues of the Nymphs and Athena, suggesting that it was built on top of a Hellenistic house. This Pompeii-type villa was discovered in 1933, after the devastating earthquake that struck the island, then under Italian occupation, and was successively restored in 1940 and 1976.
The villa’s 36 rooms are arranged around three atriums, which compete in luxury with the interior furnishings. Alongside the water pools dominating their centres, the floors are embellished with exquisite mosaics: a panther devouring a deer, a Nereid on a hippopotamus, representations of dolphins, felines and other wild animals.
The journey through Roman imperial times ends with the collection of artefacts exhibited in the rooms: ceramics and glassware, coins, murals and marble sculptures.
Directions
Grigoriou E’ Avenue
85300, Kos
On foot
10 minutes from the port of Kos
By car
5 minutes from the port of Kos
Opening hours
Summer hours
April 1 – October 31
Mon: 08:00–20:00
Tue: Closed
Wed: 08:00–20:00
Thu: 08:00–20:00
Fri: 08:00–20:00
Sat: 08:00–20:00
Sun: 08:00–20:00
Winter hours
November 1 – March 31
Mon: 08:30–15:30
Tue: Closed
Wed: 08:30–15:30
Thu: 08:30–15:30
Fri: 08:30–15:30
Sat: 08:30–15:30
Sun: 08:30–15:30
Last admission: 20 minutes before closing time
The site remains closed on the following dates and public holidays: January 1, March 25, May 1, Easter Sunday, December 25 & 26.
The site remains closed on the following dates and public holidays: January 1, March 25, May 1, Easter Sunday, December 25 & 26.
Tickets
Full: €10.00
Reduced: €5.00
Admission is free on March 6, April 18, May 18, the last weekend of September, on October 28, as well as on the first and third Sunday of each month between November 1 and March 31.
Amenities
WC
Parking
Accessibility
Contact
Guardhouse of the Roman Villa (Casa Romana), Kos
Τ: +30 22420 23234
Ephorate of Antiquities of the Dodecanese
Τ: +30 22413 65200, +30 22420 24776
Ε: efadod@culture.gr
