There are two terms to know when it comes to Italian gardens: Pergola and Bosco. Pergolas, which date back to ancient Roman times, are tunnel-like structures often covered with vining plants, like ...
VERONA, Italy » A huge angry stone face looks down on visitors through giant spires of cypress trees at Giusti Garden. The intimidating "mascherone" was originally designed to breathe fire, probably ...
The Chianti Hills (also known as the Chianti Mountains) are a short mountain range (about 20 km) straddling the provinces of Florence, Siena and Arezzo that mark the eastern border of the Chianti ...
VERONA, Italy – A huge, angry stone face looks down on visitors through giant spires of cypress trees at Giusti Garden. The intimidating mask was originally designed to breathe fire, probably the only ...
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For the best part of a year, I worked as a gardener at a private estate in Val d'Orcia, a region of Tuscany that feels much like the land that time forgot. South of Siena, Val d'Orcia is a ...
The first sound you hear is that of cascading water that catches the diamond brilliance of the sun as one enters through the massive stone columns that grace the front entrance of the Italian Cultural ...
She thought it a shame that the Italian Cultural Garden in Cleveland -- the only Italian Cultural Renaissance garden in the United States, she says -- lost its luster. "In Italy, gardens are part of ...
Planning a post-vaccination vacation this year? Chances are, you’ll be spending a lot of time outdoors. With destinations slowly opening up for tourism again, and travelers tentatively booking flights ...
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