At first glance it might seem like a spruce floating in mid-air, without a trunk to keep it anchored to the ground and only with a closer look is it clear that this plant is instead well attached to the “ceiling”.
The “inverted fig” is located near the ancient temple of Mercury, inside what was probably a thermal room. It has its roots in a soil rich in water and nutrients, where it has found ideal conditions to develop and grow. Upside down only. Do you sometimes feel a bit like Bacoli’s upside down fig tree?