Wanderer an der Villa Rustica | © Rheinhessen Touristik GmbH Foto Dominik Ketz

Villa Rustica

Rheinkai 21, 55411 Bingen am Rhein

Many roads lead to Rome, they say. The same applies to the Villa Rustica Binger Wald. The late antique Roman estate lies amidst the tall trees of the Bingen Forest and is a popular stop on several important hiking trails in the region: the Villa Rustica Bingen Forest is part of the Erlebnispfad Binger Wald and a highlight of the Baumgeistertour and RheinBurgenWeg.

The Villa Rustica is idyllically located in the middle of the Bingen Forest. Exposed walls and various stone fills can be admired in the open area. Roman kitchen gardens, Roman games and information boards provide insights into everyday life at the time and into archaeological work. The living excavation site reveals new aspects for explorers of all ages all year round.

The foundations of the approximately 3.5-hectare estate are largely preserved, along with the more than 850-metre-long courtyard wall. The medium-sized Roman farm consisted of a manor house and at least seven stone outbuildings and was situated in the middle of its agricultural land. The manor house itself was built around 150 AD in the typical regional style of the porticus villa with corner risalites and was inhabited until around 420 AD. The individual farmsteads called villa rustica were distributed in large numbers in the open settlement landscape of the time. Villages were rare. 70 percent of the Roman population lived on such farms.

Wanderer an der Villa Rustica | © Rheinhessen Touristik GmbH Foto Dominik Ketz
Familie bei Villa Rustica | © Quelle Stadt Bingen Foto Martin Kämper
Infotafel Villa Rustica | © Rheinhessen Touristik GmbH Foto Dominik Ketz

Villa Rustica

From26.01.2022 until the 31.12.2029

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55411 Bingen am Rhein Rheinkai 21
Bingen Tourismus & Kongress GmbH
Rheinkai 21
55411 Bingen am Rhein

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