Roman Valanio and Fiscardo Cemetery
In the area of Agios Andreas in Fiskardo, where a small beach is found, Roman Valanio was discovered, a bath of private use of the Roman – Late Roman period (2nd – 3rd / 5th centuries AD). At that time there was an urban center in the area, as has been confirmed by archaeologists. Valanio includes three areas for heating the water and chambers fired by two hearths, as well as a small cold water tank. The walls of the bathroom are clearly distinguishable since they are still preserved at a maximum height of 2.45 meters and their overall dimensions are 10.80 x 8.70 meters. Behind Valanio there are traces of paved slopes of a 6.5-meter-long uphill runway leading to the tank. The technique of making the bathroom is elaborate and shows the architectural advances made by the Romans.
At a very short distance from Valanio was discovered in the 1990s and a Roman cemetery of the same period, which has been partially excavated as it passes under the public road of Fiscardo. In it there are dozens of different types of tombs, including two stone sarcophagi with reliefs.
The proximity of the finds raises questions about how a sad place such as the cemetery can be connected with a relaxation area such as the bath. These questions are intensified when one visit the other most remarkable archaeological find of the theater-conservatory with four rows of ramps including three tombs found unsupervised with rich gifts. The archaeological excavation has much to reveal in Fiskardo which may give more complete answers to these and other questions. What is certain, however, is the fact that Fiskardo was an important naval station connecting Greece to the Italian peninsula and having direct contacts with the Roman colony of Nicopolis.