![]() ![]() In addition, there is a cell with several columns that belonged to the villa, and jars encrusted with mollusk shells that were rescued from the Bay of Kotor. Of these rooms, only five are open to the public, as the restoration work on the remaining two is yet to be completed. In total, there are seven rooms in Villa Urbana and they are demarcated by what is left of the original walls, which is to say nothing more than one foot in height. After three years of work, five mosaics were placed on display for everyone to see. ![]() The full extent and importance of this finding was not determined until 1957, when excavations were resumed. In the year 1930, some cursory excavations were done, but the modest exterior of the Villa Urbana and several layers of debris covering the mosaics convinced the experts that it was not worth continuing. In the early 20th century, the remains of a noble’s dwelling called Villa Urbana (aka Villa Romana) were accidentally discovered by a team of workers tasked with paving a road. During the 1st and 2nd centuries, Risan eventually grew to the apogee of its affluence and importance as part of the Ancient Roman Empire. As far back as the 4 th century B.C., an ancient manuscript called Pseudo-Scylax mentions Rhizon (modern day Risan) when describing a merchant route around the Mediterranean Sea. In fact, Risan is the oldest settlement on the Bay of Kotor. New structures built to welcome tourists mix freely with larger blocks built during the Yugoslavia era, but hidden behind and beneath these, there are remains of older, much older settlements. Risan is an unassuming village lying on the northernmost shore of the Bay of Kotor. ![]()
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