Thermal quarter stands on the southern side of the villa. Altough thermal quarter is small as regards to overhall measurements (if compared with well known examples of Roman thermal complexes on mainland, but in harmony with snug and cosy nature of the island) it is complete in all its parts and has all standard settings of Roman baths: the dressing room (apodyterium), a room for cold baths (frigidarium) of which rest traces of little tub built into the wall, the acclimatizing room (tepidarium) with a large tub leaned against northern wall, then the room for warm baths (caldarium) with apses on brief sides and with walls crossed by lead pipes to flow out steam. Finally there were service rooms: the furnace (praefurnium) for heating water to send to different rooms at requested temperatures by means of pipes; a surge tank, directly connected with central water tanks; the timber yard.

On eastern and northern sides of the Villa, on top of an extraordinary panoramic position, we find rooms designed for emperor official functions. The Great Hall ended with a semicircle splitted by large radial pilasters alternated with lights looking at the sea: it could be reached from the South, through corridor coming from entrance and running along the side of thermal quarter, and from northern side through corridor joining to emperor's private rooms and to promenade zone with triclinium, where the Emperor and his guests could eat and relax watching at wonderful view of the whole Gulf of Naples. Facing the Emperor's private apartments there is an astonishing precipice called "Tiberius fall" because from this point, according to a popular tradition, cruel emperor would have thrown disobedient servants and unwelcome visitors.  [ More...]