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Roman Baths of Agios Thomas

Agios Thomas Roman baths, Ρωμαϊκά Λουτρά

bath · Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece

What it is
The Roman baths of Agios Thomas, near Messolongi, are a Roman bath house whose brick walls still stand 7 m high; the operator counts it among the best-preserved monuments of Aetolia-Acarnania.
What you’ll see
The bath house is built of rows of fine brick and stands to a height of 7 m (the operator).
Worth the trip?
Yes, if you are near Messolongi: it is one of the best-preserved monuments of Aetolia-Acarnania, its brick walls 7 m high, 10 minutes by car from the town; a ticket is €5 (the operator). It is a single building, so it makes a short visit.
Getting there & cost
The baths are 4 minutes by car or 20 minutes on foot from the village of Agios Thomas, 10 minutes from Messolongi and 35 minutes from Antirrio (the operator).Ticketed · €5 · checked 10 October 2026Hours, tickets and parking
Tall ruined walls of brick with two arched window openings, above a sunken basin with a paved floor and a step along one side, lit at night under a protective roof.
A water basin and the brick walls of the baths, photographed at night by the Ephorate. · Photo: ΥΠΠΟΑ/ΕΦΑΑΙΤ/(George Ntekas) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Two massive brick structures with niches in their walls, lit at night under a steel roof, with a small lit opening in the floor between them.
The heated floor of the baths, at night. · Photo: ΥΠΠΟΑ/ΕΦΑΑΙΤ/(George Ntekas) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

The Roman baths of Agios Thomas, near Messolongi, are a Roman bath house whose brick walls still stand 7 m high; the operator counts it among the best-preserved monuments of Aetolia-Acarnania. Its circular tubs, each big enough for two bathers, were probably used later as a Christian baptistery (the operator).

What is there today

The bath house is built of rows of fine brick and stands to a height of 7 m (the operator). Under a protective roof you see its tall brick walls with arched openings and niches, a sunken basin and the heated floor (the photographs and their titles).

Is it worth the trip?

Yes, if you are near Messolongi: it is one of the best-preserved monuments of Aetolia-Acarnania, its brick walls 7 m high, 10 minutes by car from the town; a ticket is €5 (the operator). It is a single building, so it makes a short visit. In winter it opens on weekdays only by appointment.

Getting there

The baths are 4 minutes by car or 20 minutes on foot from the village of Agios Thomas, 10 minutes from Messolongi and 35 minutes from Antirrio (the operator). A minor road passes the site; no car park or bus stop is mapped nearby (OpenStreetMap).

From 1 April to 31 October the baths open daily except Tuesdays, 08.30–15.30. From 1 November to 31 March they open on Saturdays and Sundays, 08.30–15.30, and on other days except Tuesdays by appointment, on +30 26310 55654. Last entry is 20 minutes before closing; they are shut on 1 January, 25 March, 1 May, Easter Sunday and 25–26 December. A ticket is €5, reduced €3, and entry is free on 6 March, 18 April, 18 May, the last weekend of September, 28 October, and on the first and third Sunday of each month from November to March (hh.gr, read 10 October 2026 — check before travelling). There are toilets (the operator).

Visiting details

Opening hours
From 1 April to 31 October daily except Tuesdays, 08.30–15.30; from 1 November to 31 March on Saturdays and Sundays 08.30–15.30, and on other days except Tuesdays by appointment (+30 26310 55654). Last entry 20 minutes before closing. Closed 1 January, 25 March, 1 May, Easter Sunday and 25–26 December.
Tickets
€5; reduced €3. Free on 6 March, 18 April, 18 May, the last weekend of September and 28 October, and on the first and third Sunday of each month from November to March.
Parking
4 minutes by car or 20 minutes on foot from the village of Agios Thomas, 10 minutes by car from Messolongi (the operator); a minor road passes the site (OSM way/688616627). No car park or bus stop is mapped nearby.

Hours and prices checked 10 October 2026 on the operator's own site. Confirm before travelling.

History

No published source dates the baths more closely than the Roman period or records who built them; the operator notes that their tubs were probably used later as a Christian baptistery.

Nearby

  • A low bridge of two brick arches on a squared stone pier, its deck of worn stone slabs, sunk in a grassy hollow with small lights in the ground.

    Photo: Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons

    29 km · bridge · Achaia

    Roman Bridge of Patras

    The bridge was found in the early 1980s, when the foundations of a house were being dug, and now lies in a sunken plot under a shelter at the eastern entrance to the city (the Ministry; the photograph).

  • A tall brick wall with three arched openings rising behind a stage edged with carved marble blocks, and fragments of a curved marble parapet lying on the grass in front.

    Photo: Conudrum · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Commons

    29 km · theatre · Achaia

    Roman Odeon of Patras

    The tall outer wall of the stage, the odeon's south front, has five doorways onto the stage and two into the side rooms behind it; two built stairways climb to the stage at either side.

  • The high brick walls of a ruined stage building with arched openings, seen from a city street through railings, with apartment blocks on either side.

    Photo: Armineaghayan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons

    29 km · city · Achaia

    Patrae – Patras

    The Archaeological Museum, a few metres from the bridge (el.wikipedia), shows finds from prehistory to the 4th century AD, among them gladiators' gravestones and part of the largest collection of Roman mosaic floors in Greece, 250 m² in all; a ticket is €10 (hh.gr).

Straight-line distances.

Sources

Every fact on this page comes from the records below, each used under the licence noted.

SourceLicence
Wikidata Q38281902CC0
OpenStreetMap node/7484286125ODbL
Hellenic Heritage (H.O.C.R.E.D., for the Ministry of Culture) — Agios Thomas Roman Baths, hours and ticketslicence not recorded