Archeological Garden of Cybèle

Vienne, France

Jardin de Cybèle park presents the complicated remains of a portion of the Gallo-Roman city including the arcades of the forum portico, the wall of a municipal assembly hall, and houses and terraces.

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Founded: 27 BC
Category: Prehistoric and archaeological sites in France
Historical period: Roman Gaul (France)

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www.vienne-tourisme.com

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4.2/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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Andrei Popescu (2 years ago)
A very special venue during the Jazz Festival
Doug Neilson (3 years ago)
A litte bit of an archeologcal jumble. There are walls, and bits of pillar and statue, all set in a small park. Could do with better interpretation.
Vitek Zdrahal (3 years ago)
Beautiful site
Robert Udrea (4 years ago)
Pieces of history, how great a roman city was.
Antoine M (6 years ago)
This is another addition to the history and heritage of this city. This archeological garden of Cybèle is an "open museum" with beautiful setting of timeless landscapes. Most intriguing is the portico still standing which may have been part of a Roman thermal bath? Or perhaps a wall of a Roman theatre? Beautiful setting attributed to the Galo-Roman history of this beautiful city of Vienne. There's benches here and dog friendly (as long as it's on a leash and clean up its business after), and definitely kids would love exploring this ruin (supervised of course). Worth exploring.
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