The villa of Desenzano lied at the foot of a hill slope and the beach was a few meters from it.
If you want to have an overview of the villa today, you should use your fantasy to imagine the structures of the broad and distinct blocks of buildings, dating from early fourth century AD, emerging from the ruins. In his first approach, You should not take into account, all those elements belonging to prior periods, whose remains, placed on lower levels, you can see here and there. At the entrance to the villa is located a small museum which exposes materials from excavations in three rooms: among these there are remains of statues and portraits very interesting, and a mill for the crushing of grapes or olives.