Réimervilla Echternach

Discover the remnants of a sumptuous Roman villa nestled in the lush landscape around Echternach lake. This palatial residence was the height of luxury at the time, featuring marble-clad walls, mosaic floors, thermal baths and even underfloor heating. Travel back in time as you explore the archaeological remains of this opulent relic from the Roman Empire.

Lush gardens and grounds

Walk past the villa’s well-preserved walls and large pond to take a stroll through the verdant Roman garden complete with medicinal plants, vegetables, herbs and spices as well as a vine-covered pergola and fruit trees. Find out what crops were grown by the Celts and which new plants the Romans introduced, from dill and asparagus to figs and peaches.

A centre for visitors

Get a sense of what it was like to live in Roman times in our visitor centre, which recreates scenes from daily life and shows the inhabitants of the villa going about their day, from getting dressed and bathing through to daily meals. Track the development of the villa through time with detailed architectural models on display in the centre.

Opening hours

The site will be open from 8 April until 28 September 2025.

Monday: closed

Tuesday-Sunday: 10am - 12am and 1pm - 5pm

Address

Lake Echternach

L-6478 Echternach

GPS N49°80'416°O6°41'197

April
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Don't forget me! 

Ocellio, the “procurator” administrator of the Roman villa at Echternach, and Valentinina, the mother of the villa's owner, open the doors to their sumptuous home and its Roman garden.

Saturday 10 May 2025 | 15:30 | LU

Sunday 8 June 2025 | 15:30 | LU 

Saturday 28 June 2025 | 15:30 | FR

Sunday 13 July 2025 | 11:00 | DE

Saturday 19 July 2025 | 15:30 | ENG

Sunday 21 September 2025 | 15:30 | LU

Theatrical tour | free | upon registration

History and stories about the Roman garden and its plants

Where do we get our knowledge of Roman gardens, the plants they used and the way they were laid out? And what is a Roman garden doing on the archaeological site of Echternach? What plants did the Romans introduce to our region and how did they adapt to our environment? What were these plants used for during the Roman period – for cooking, medicine or clothing? Would you like to find out more about Roman gardens? Historian Marc Schoellen, a leading specialist in Luxembourg's historic gardens and parks, will be on hand at the Roman villa to shed some light on the subject.

Sunday 07 July 2025 | 10:00 | LU

Thematic tour | free

Stone gardens - garden stones

What is a garden doing on an archaeological site? A Gallo-Roman villa wasn’t just a large house, but a large agricultural estate. In the past, a number of Mediterranean plant species were grown here and over time they have adapted to our environment. On this tour, visitors will discover spices and aromatic herbs, medicinal plants, flowers, vegetables, grains and fruit.

Saturday 7 June 2025 | 14:00 | DE/FR/LU

Thematic tour | free

A Roman villa in the land of the Treverians!

Organized in the framework of the "Journées européennes de l’archéologie", this guided tour of the Réimervilla Echternach will focus on the history of the excavations and the archaeological remains.

Saturday 14 June | 15:00 | DE/FR/LU 

Thematic tour | free

Salty and sweet. Experience herbs with all your senses! 

Tuesday 20 May 2025 | 14:00-16:30 | LU 

Thursday 01 July 2025 | 14:00-16:30 | LU

Family workshop (6 years and over) | 8 € | upon registration

Herbal feast

In our Roman garden, there is a whole array of herbs that can be gathered and tasted. With Sandra Leoni, we will bake a delicious herby bread and chop some herbs to prepare a green sauce. Finally, we will make popcorn over the fire. You’re in for a treat!

Tuesday 17 June 2025 | 14:00-17:00 | LU

Thursday 18 September 2025 | 14:00-17:00 | LU

Family workshop (6 years and over) | 8 € | upon registration

Cooking and tasting like the Romans 

The Romans cooked a lot with herbs. However, there were no electric stoves in Roman times. In this workshop, Sandra Leoni will take us to her herb garden and teach us how to cook over the fire, just as the Romans did back then. Together, we will prepare a number of Roman dishes.

Sunday 10 August 2025 | 10:00-14:00 | LU

Workshop for adults | 8 € | upon registration

Mens sana in corpore sano. The well-being of the Romans until today!

Well-being was just as important to the Romans as it is to us today. Therefore, practically every villa had baths where the Romans could wash, relax and take care of themselves. Discover the baths of the villa during a visit and then enjoy a 90-minute yoga session with various yoga asanas, pranayama (breathing techniques) and meditation. Mirko Leogrande is a teacher and certified personal trainer. He was trained as a yoga master in Nepal and welcomes everyone who is looking for the balance between health and joy in life with open arms.

Sunday 18 May 2025 | 10:00-12:00 | LU

Sunday 01 June 2025 | 10:00-12:00 | LU

Sunday 06 July 2025 | 10:00-12:00 | LU

Sunday 20 July 2025 | 10:00-12:00 | LU

Sunday 03 August 2025 | 10:00-12:00 | LU

Sunday 07 September 2025 | 10:00-12:00 | LU

Yoga and guided tour | free | upon registration

Emperor or triumphator?

Immerse yourself in the world of Roman emperors and victorious generals! In our creative workshop, you can design your own laurel wreath or a magnificent late antique imperial diadem and learn about the significance of these headdresses in antiquity.

Saturday 17 May | 11:00-17:00 | DE/FR/LU

Sunday 18 May | 11:00-17:00 | DE/FR/LU

Family workshop (6 years and over) | free | non-stop

Luxembourg Museum Days

Saturday 17 May 2025 | 10:00-18:00

Sunday 18 May 2025 | 10:00-18:00

Open doors weekend | free

www.luxembourgmuseumdays.lu 

The Duo Metafora

For the "Rendez-vous aux jardins 2025" organised by the French Ministry for Culture, Nadine Eder on transverse flute and Alice Petre on harp will be performing as Duo Metafora. Let yourself be enchanted by their light and sparkling repertoire including Donizetti, Bizet, Ravel and Bozza's La fontaine de la Villa Medicis. 

Saturday 7 June 2025 | 15:00 

Concert | Duration 40 min. | free

Réimervilla market

On 15 June 2025, the Roman villa in Echternach will be hosting a market as part of the LUGA festival. Local producers will be on hand, as will the three winegrowers who have their vineyards on the Sûre: Georges Schiltz, René Krippes and Luc Roeder. Visitors will be able to buy the Mediterranean plants grown in the Roman garden and sold by horticulturist Millenoecht, as well as roses by Patrimoine Roses pour le Luxembourg ASBL. The École du Goût, an interdisciplinary project in the field of food and consumer education, will be organising activities for all ages throughout the market. Everything will revolve around food and our five senses during workshops with wood-fired cooking. And there's something for the little ones too, with storytelling sessions throughout the day.

Sunday 15 June 2025 | 11:00-16:00 

Free entry

Individuals

Free every Sunday at 3pm

Groups (≥ 10)

On request (80 €)

Information and booking

+352 47 93 30-214/414

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Spring is arriving quickly. Just like nature, the Roman villa of Echternach is slowly emerging from its hibernation. The various museum services are busy with their respective tasks to ensure everything is ready for the site's reopening on April 8, 2025. The interpretation center is getting a makeover. The life scenes reconstructing the daily life of a Gallo-Roman family living in such a domain have been carefully dusted off, and the mannequins representing the master of the house and his wife, their children, the tutor, and all the staff have been prepared by the restoration team for the visiting days. This year, the four scenes are reunited after two of them were shown in China as part of our off-site exhibition Small but beautiful. Treasures of cultural heritage from Luxembourg, from March 28 to August 4, 2024, at the Henan Museum. Inside and outside the site, everything is set up to welcome visitors in an oasis of tranquility. The new educational booklets intended to accompany English-speaking and Dutch-speaking visitors during their tour are available on request at the reception.

RTL show Weess de wat?!

Réimer Deel 1: 753 viru Christus gouf dat réimescht Räich gegrënnt. An och hei zu Lëtzebuerg hu se fläisseg gebaut. Sou zum Beispill d'Réimervilla beim Iechternacher Séi.

Réimer Deel 2: Och zu de Réimerzäiten sinn d'Kanner an d'Schoul gaangen. Wat awer hunn si do geléiert? Dat gi mir zu Iechternach an der Réimervilla gewuer.