The official discovery of this ancient Roman villa was in 1932 when some workers found a large room, decorated with Roman frescoes, during the renovation of a flat located just above the villa.

The villa belonged to a Roman aristocrat, probably from the emperor's entourage, and was built during the time of the Giulio-Claudia era (14-68 A.C.). At this time, there was a small community of Roman villas on the Amalfi Coast, that were connected to each other through communication via the sea, and the many guard-towers found along the coastline.

The water supply for the villa's large pool, and all other necessities of the residence were drawn from the Regina Minor river. The river, with passing time, eventually buried the villa, hiding it from the researchers of this area.

The upper level of the villa was completely lost from erosion, but the entire lower part is perfectly kept and preserved. It consists of a "viridarium" (ancient sauna) with an open air pool, a porch, and a collection of wide rooms. The most important of the rooms was the "triclinio" (ancient dining room), here you can still see frescoes, and the mosaic tiled floor. The upper level was replaced with an "antiquarium" (museum) in the 1950's.