The garden was the soul of the house
that was organized around it.
The Grand Triclinium, rooms A, B and C opened onto the garden that was bordered on two of its sides by a peristyle. The
garden lit and ventilated these halls and rooms. It was for the master of the house, his family and his guests a haven of peace
and a place of relaxation.
The
lawn
was
distributed
around
a
large pool decked with marble White.
Mediterranean
plants
adorned
them:
few
flowers
but
some
cypresses,
oleanders,
laurels-
thyme,
rose
bushes,
volubilis,
ivy,
iris,
thyme,
rosemary,
arbutus...
The
well
that
was
attached
to
the
basin
supplied water to the house.
Statues
and
basins
completed
the
decor
that
was
at
the
same
time
sober
and harmonious.
The garden seen from the street B
The garden seen from room A
With
the
help
of
town
services
,
the
Friends
of
the
Clos
de
la
Lombarde,
seconded
by
five
college
students
led
by
their
professor,
were
able
to
restore
the garden of the domus.
The garden before its restitution
The garden, viewed from the same
angle, after its restitution
During
excavations,
a
precious
head
of
a
farmer
made
of
white
marble
was
discovered
at
the
bottom
of
the
well.
Discovery of the marble head
Farmer's head made of marble
