Monserrate

Monserrate is one of a group of historic gardens, royal palaces, and other heritage sites managed by Parques de Sintra. It is located some four kilometres from the historic town centre of Sintra. At its centre stands the Palácio an extravagant Victorian showplace built by Sir Francis Cook, Visconde de Monserrate. Surrounding the house are…

Forest Botanical Garden – A Blossoming Paradise in Southern Cologne

In the early 1960s, a former field was planted with a great biodiversity of trees, bushes, and shrubs from all parts of the world. Throughout the seasons, the forest botanical garden offers nature experiences of a particular kind: a ravine full of rhododendrons, a heather garden, a field overflowing with different types of peonies, and…

Villa Paolina

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…