Hostalot-Ildum archaeological site
Just like when we travel today, mansions were built along Via Augusta where travellers could rest or change horses. The services provided in these mansions were well-established and ensured regular delivery of correspondence and orders. The mansions usually had a ground floor, entrance hall, courtyard and garden, travellers’ rooms, and a dining room, kitchen and storeroom. The owners’ quarters were on the first floor. A real guesthouse from the period. Vilanova has Ildum mansion in the Hostalot district. 600 m² of the site has been excavated and architectural remains and various materials dating from the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD have been documented, including the burial of a young woman with one hand placed on her pubis and the other holding a small glass vase.
