Visitors can see the remains of Marbella’s Roman villa at Río Verde during free guided visits held on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. The municipal listing gives opening hours as 10.30am to 1.30pm and identifies the site as the Villa Romana de Río Verde, on Calle Carlos Posac Mon in the Río Verde Playa urbanisation.
The visits are organised by Marbella’s Department of Culture, Education and Historical Heritage. Groups of more than 10 people are asked to contact the Culture Department in advance on +34 952 768 710 or 952 768 711, or by email at patrimoniohistorico@marbella.es.
The villa’s remains were discovered and partly excavated in the early 1960s. The excavated area includes an interior courtyard, or atrium, and rooms arranged around it. The site is described by the municipality as a rectangular, colonnaded space, with covered walkways on three sides; only the column bases remain.
Mosaics form the site’s main attraction. They cover the walkways and some of the surrounding rooms, with scenes and motifs that offer glimpses of Roman domestic life. A mosaic in the southern passage depicts food and kitchen objects, while another composition includes anchors, dolphins and rudders.
The most prominent image, according to the municipal description, is a polychrome head of Medusa set in a roundel in a room reached from the northern passage. Birds and mixing bowls, known as kraters, are among the other figures in the composition.
The city also provides downloadable information for visitors, including panels about the villa and educational material on Marbella’s Roman heritage. The listing does not specify a booking requirement for individual visitors; those planning a visit should check directly with the Culture Department if they need confirmation of access or arrangements for a larger group.