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 "mascherone" was originally designed to breathe fire, probably ...
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 ...
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North of Rome lies one of Europe’s most unusual sites: a 16th-century garden filled with stone monsters, unlike anything else ...
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 ...
Quiet raindrops provided a gentle percussion and dark clouds loomed knowingly over opera singer Andrea Anelli's somber, opening notes of "Casta Diva." But then, the rain drizzled to a halt. The ...
During the Italian Renaissance when architects and artists like Raphael and Michelangelo were redefining ideas of culture and beauty, the art of landscaping blossomed. In the gardens of the nation’s ...