The Monumental Peristyle and the Fountain
At the center of the garden in the large colonnaded peristyle are the remains of a fountain. It was built in a secondary phase of improvement of the villa (late 2nd – early 3rd century AD) – like the spa and the summer triclinium with nymphaeum. Made in brick masonry and plastered: the external shape is circular (diam. 3.50 m), while the internal profile of the basin has four symmetrical recesses to form a four-leaf clover.
The peristyle had the shape of an almost perfect quadrilateral of 37 meters on each side. With its extension of 1372 square meters, the peristyle of San Vincenzino was certainly a majestic and elegant space. On at least three sides there were a series of living spaces reserved for the family and its guests.
The columns surrounding the peristyle were presumably 22 and spaced 3.50 meters from each other. Some bases, in calcareous stone, of these columns (not in their original position) are still visible near you.
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The Monumental Peristyle and the Fountain (1:16)
The audio guide was produced in collaboration with UniTre Cecina A.P.S
We would especially like to thank Luisella Ragoni (Vice President UniTre Cecina A.P.S.) and Sally Tunley (native speaker and English teacher at UniTre Cecina A.P.S.) for their helpfulness and professionalism, which were essential to the creation of this new tool for accessibility to Cecina’s archaeological heritage.