Villa San Marco (Castellammare di Stabia)

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Castellammare di Stabia
With an area of about 11.000 square meters the villa lies in a splendid panoramic position on the edge of the Varano plateau. So named from an existing chapel in the area in the 18th century, the villa includes two large peristyles, located at different levels, around which are arranged entertainment and residential halls. In one there is a deep pool surrounded by a garden. The villa is equipped with a complete thermal zone (hot bath) whose orientation follows the adjacent street below with which it communicates via a subterranean stair. It is possible to hypothesize that it may have been available for public use because it was isolated from the rest of the villa by two double doors. The oldest part, dating back to the Augustan period, consists of a tetrastyle atrium with surrounding rooms, and an adjacent large kitchen. To the east of the atrium a second entrance has recently been exposed connecting to the public street which leads down to the shore. This entrance leads to into a rustic courtyard with a small peristyle with a central green area with a fruit tree which in turn opens to the atrium. Surrounding chambers contained latrines, small industrial facilities, and perhaps food storage rooms.
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