Trees and gods, walk in the arboretum

Name: Árboles y dioses, paseando por el arboreto
Start: 2024-06-02T15:00:00+02:00
End: 2024-06-02T16:00:00+02:00
Location: Amphoralis, jardin gallo-romain

Accompanied by the singing of birds, this walk in the countryside invites you to discover the trees of today but also the way potters used them in Roman times…

Domingo 2 junio, 15:00Passed

©O.Tankéré

Accompanied by the singing of birds, this walk in the countryside invites you to discover the trees of today but also the way potters used them in Roman times. The tour also addresses the close link between trees, nature and the gods of Roman mythology: Jupiter and the oak, Apollo, Daphne and laurel, Minerva and the olive tree, etc.
From 10 years old.

About the location

Amphoralis, jardin gallo-romain

Musée des Potiers Gallo-romains Allée des Potiers, Sallèles-d'Aude, Aude, Occitanie

Aude
Occitanie

Public garden of 2 500 m2 located in the park of the museum Amphoralis which overhangs archaeological excavations(searches) of a workshop(studio) of Gallo-Roman potters exporting in all Roman Empire. The garden supplements the arboretum where are kept(preserved) main wooden gasolines(essences) used in cookings. Divided into five zones allocated to the food, the condiment, the curative, the ornamental and the craft(home-made), it contains the known plants in Gallo-Roman time(period). Park and garden managed in an ecological, autonomous and long-lasting way and respecting the recommendations of the ancient agronomists.
Open all year long.