Terras de Celanova e Serra do Xurés

MANSIO AQUIS ORÍGINIS

MANSIO AQUIS ORÍGINIS

The mansio was a resting place located in the vicinity of roads with heavy traffic, similar to modern inns.

The mansio was a resting place located in the vicinity of roads with heavy traffic, similar to modern inns.

Aquis Originis in particular was about 500 square meters. The current excavations allow us to distinguish what was a kitchen and the thermal area. It also has a hypocaust, a heating system that circulated hot air through pipes under the floor, used mainly in the thermal baths of the Empire.