The panoramic gardens of Villa
Medici, home of the French Academy in Rome, and the
English-style gardens of Ninfa near Latina were among the ten
winners of the 2015 edition of the competition 'The most
beautiful park in Italy' announced on Tuesday.
Other gardens to have won over the jury include Villa
Toeplitz in the Lombard city of Varese, the former country
residence of a German noble family with bucolic paths leading
past gardens, fruit orchards and plays of water; and Villa
Borromeo Visconti Litta near Milan with its fountains of Galatea
and Neptune, its citrus garden and its outdoor theatre used for
concerts, plays and other events.
The northwestern region of Liguria also boasts two winners:
the terraced gardens of Villa Grock created by Charles Adrien
Wettach, the so-called 'king of clowns', in a mix of
architectural styles; and Villa Serra di Sant'Olcese in Genoa,
an English-style garden extending over nine hectares.
Tuscany is represented by the colourful Giardino dei
Tarocchi sculpture garden in Capalbio near Grosseto, containing
twenty-two monumental figures representing the greater Mysteries
of the tarot decorated with mosaics made of glass, ceramic and
mirrors; and by the Garzoni historic garden in Pescia
representing a synthesis of the Renaussance and Baroque.
Southern regions are represented by Puglia's La Cutura
botanical garden in Giuggianello, with 35 hectares of rare cacti
and tropical plants; and Villa Caristo in Stignano near Reggio
Calabria, an 18th-century rural villa that is the only example
of baroque art in Calabria.
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