Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Italian Garden - Villa d'este voted best Italian garden

Villa d'Este to go for Euro prize - ANSA

Interesting article about the Villa d'Este and how it has been revitalized. I was lucky enough to go there many years ago and it was stupendous even then.


ANSA
Villa d'Este to go for Euro prize
ANSA, Italy - 20 hours ago
Renaissance jewel voted best Italian garden (ANSA) - Tivoli, July 17 - Villa D'Este near Rome is set to vie with European rivals for the laurel of the ...

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Saturday, July 15, 2006

Great site listing gardens throughout Italy

Here is a site listing gardens in all regions of Italy.

Grandi Giardini Italiani

It has a list to scroll down on the left side. They provide opening and closing hours, entrance fees, locations and other details for each garden. This should give lots of ideas for your next vacation.

Ciao everyone

Ciao everyone....

I am creating this blog because I love the villas and gardens of Italy. (Actually I love everything about Italy but that is a big topic.) I wanted to gather information on gardens and villas in one place for my own convenience. Perhaps others will enjoy it as well.