GIARDINI BOTANICI HANBURY
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One of the most remarkable botanical gardens of Italy located in Ventimiglia.
One of the most remarkable botanical gardens in Italy and one of the most varied in Europe.
In 1867, the Englishman Sir Thomas Hanbury bought the Palazzo Orengo on the Mortola promontory. He transformed the natural site into an extraordinary park. A paradise of over 6,000 tropical and subtropical plants, southern species, herbs, orchards and citrus fields of various varieties, all watered by a network of streams, with obscure caves housing pools and a new irrigation system. There's no shortage of water, and the vegetation is lush. You'll love wandering through the bamboo forest, the acacias, the perfume garden, the rose garden and the succulents.
By the time Thomas Hanbury died in 1907, the gardens were already world-famous for their biodiversity and the scientific importance of their collections. Thomas's son, Cecil, left it to his wife Lady Dorothy to organize the gardens as she saw fit, giving them their romantic look. Stroll through a maze of paths and staircases punctuated by elaborate fountains with neoclassical sculptures. There are magnificent vistas of cypress avenues, mimosas, the palm grove, the palace and the coastline with its rocks glistening in the sun.
Severely damaged during the Second World War, the gardens were sold to the Italian state in the 1960s. Since 1987, their management has been entrusted to the University of Genoa. They are listed as a regional heritage site.
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