Located at Via Crocefisso 22 in Desenzano del Garda, this sprawling seaside estate dates back to the 1st century BC. It features over 240 m² of stunning, vividly preserved geometric and figural floor mosaics depicting chariot races, cupids, and agricultural scenes.

it is possible that the person who ordered the final stage of the building works of the villa was Flavius Magnus Decentius, brother of the Emperor Magnentius (350 – 353 A.C.), from whom the city of Desenzano takes its name today.

The villa was discovered in 1921, when during the ground construction for the foundations of a house, polychrome mosaics came to light. It was therefore decided to suspend the work and the authorisation of the Italian Ministry of Education was obtained that the whole area be expropriated and the excavation began