Roman Ruins Of Milreu, Estoi, Algarve, Portugal. Stock Photography

A section of the Roman Ruins of Milreu near Estoi in the Algarve, Portugal.These ruins are of a luxury villa rustica, a countryside villa, that was built and first inhabited in the 1st century. This villa had extensive mosaic decorations, ancient imperial busts, a temple, garden, winery and oil processing mills.This site was further developed over the following centuries but finally abandoned in the 10th century. The site is now classified as a Monumento Nacional - National Monument. The white building is a rural farmhouse built in the 16th century that has now been redesigned to act as the interpretative centre.