Roman Villa of Patti
The Roman Villa of Patti, located in the locality of Patti Marina, is a large Roman villa from the imperial age whose remains came to light during the construction of the highway.
The explored part corresponds to the central nucleus of the villa, with a peristyle courtyard in the center around which the residential area of the villa revolves. The most representative rooms are the apsidal hall, which opens in the center of the west wing and the triconchus, the true focal point of the south wing, which looks towards the sea from the peristyle. The mosaic of the apsidal hall was destroyed, while the pavements of the peristyle and those of the triconchus, although not in an excellent state of conservation, present various figures typical of mosaics dating back to the historical period: the mosaic of the peristyle consists of a grid of panels squares inserted in a continuous frame of laurel wreaths enriched with ornamental and floral motifs; the mosaic of the triconco has circular medallions and octagons with curvilinear sides including animal protomes. The not very high level both of the drawing and of the polychromy seem to indicate in the mosaic the product of a Sicilian rather than an African workshop.
The villa also had a spa on the eastern side.
Inside the area there is an Antiquarium which collects the finds from the villa.
