When Julius Caesar arrived in Spanish Galicia in 61 BC the history of this place changed forever. The impact of Roman architecture and many aspects of Roman culture are still visible. The remarkable walls of the city of Lugo and the ancient Roman lighthouse of A Coruna are two of the most important ancient sites of Galicia. However, another of the fine examples of Roman heritage is Villa Toralla on the coast in Vigo. This 20th century find revealed the house of a noble Roman family that was in use between the 4th and the 5th centuries AD. Surprisingly, it also revealed the ancient grave of an earlier inhabitant. History of Villa Toralla The villa was discovered in the 1920s
