Very comfortable garden with a beautiful view over the old harbor and the sea
It was built in 1874 and 1875, on the site of rocky heaps and wild bushes.
From the garden you can access the monumental staircase Romieu, which is the most beautiful ornament of the quay south of the Old Port. It was built according to the plans of the Bastien architect Paul-Augustin Viale between 1871 and 1873. This staircase with harmonious curves, decorated with vases on pedestals, a fountain, a niche with statue and elegant ramps. wrought iron, puts in direct communication the district of the citadel with the new wharf.
