The island known as “Polvese” is situated in the south eastern part of the Lake Trasimeno and is the largest of the three islands of the lake. The island was used by the Citterio counts as a hunting lodge and a holiday home. In 1959 Pietro Porcinai, one of the greatest Italian landscape architects of…
The main elements in the park of Villa Paolina, which covers about 10 hectares, consist of the gardens around the house, a beautiful Italian garden with annexed buildings, numerous avenues and a landscape garden with variously structured wooded areas and botanical compositions. The main building is made up of a central unit and the two…
Prince Johann Moritz von Nassau-Siegen (1604-1679) transformed the area around the town of Kleve into a Baroque park landscape which was virtually unparalleled in the 17th century. His plans greatly influenced garden design throughout Europe and became a model for the park at Sanssouci in Potsdam, to give just one example. Today the town of…
The house and park were built between 1985 and 1889 for Baron Leopold Franchetti, who moved to Città di Castello in 1880. In front of the villa, the green open space with its large decorative basin forms a perfect transition to the landscape park and its arboretum. This English-style park (4 ha) is home to…
The history of Silesia Park has began in July 1951 with the conversion of this former mining site with its slag heaps. The 620 ha now include two zones of greenery: a quiet area with dense vegetation for a passive recreation neighbouring an area of mass culture, entertainment, sports and education for active recreation. A…
The terraced garden of Kloster Kamp (a Cistercian Monastery) is located on the southern slope of Kamper Berg. Created between 1740 and 1750 from plans drawn up by the monk and master architect Bücken, it was based on the Baroque concept of garden design in an Italian style. The slope was divided into four terraces…