External building

The Roman villa of Arellano is part of the "network National Roman Villas of Hispania". It is a Roman archaeological site located 6.5 km south of Arellano, a few kilometers from the town of Estella-Lizarra. Its name, "Aurelianum", may have given rise to the toponym of the municipality. The village is also known as "Villa de las Musas" because of the finding mosaic of "las Musas", which is currently in the National Archaeological Museum. The archaeological remains found indicate that this villa was built between the 1st and 5th centuries AD. Excavations have made it possible to distinguish rooms from the 1st-3rd centuries A.D. linked to wine production, as well as later ones, which turned it into a luxurious country house residency program .

Once the archaeological work and the interpretation of the findings were completed, thanks to the programs of study of M. Ángeles Mezquíriz, and the restoration of the site, the Government of Navarra began the process of museumization of the site with the construction of a building that protects the site and the restoration of mosaics, construction elements and the installation of explanatory panels. Currently, the site is open to the public, showing the beauty of the site through an interesting and didactic tour.