Today I want to take you to visit one of the most important and unique monuments in Rimini.
I’m talking about the Surgeon’s House (Domus del Chirurgo).
Its discovery dates back to 1989, during construction work for a parking lot in Piazza Ferrari.
Restoration work returned the monument to the city in 2007.
It is enclosed in a large glass case, allowing you to see it from the outside—even when the weather isn’t kind.
It is a one-of-a-kind site in the world.
A little Pompeii.
You’ll enter the actual home of a Roman surgeon who lived between the 2nd and 3rd centuries BC.
Close your eyes and imagine being transported there by Marty McFly’s time machine from Back to the Future.
You’ll feel as if you’ve been catapulted into the past.
To help with your journey, I recommend starting with a visit to the city museum.
In fact, at the museum just steps from the Domus, you can see a reconstruction of this doctor’s home.
He must have been an important figure, as the mosaic floors are highly refined.
As you walk inside, imagine watching the doctor and his team performing surgery.
From the many inscriptions found in the house, we know his name was Eutyches and he was a generous man.
The most important discovery is the collection of surgical instruments found there—150 in total.
Visiting the Domus means stepping into a space where time seems to have stopped.
Outside, modern life flows on—cars, shopping, tourists—while inside, everything is still.
In the air, you can feel a past that you are allowed to witness.
And it’s open to visit both in summer and in winter.
