Rome to spend €12 million sprucing up its parks
Rome to undertake restyling project in city's parks.
Rome is to spend €12 million "restyling" 20 of the capital's parks, historic villas and green areas, according to the city's mayor Virginia Raggi....
Rome's Botanic Gardens open on Sundays
Orto Botanico in Rome is now open every day.
Rome's Botanic Gardens, or Orto Botanico, is now open on Sundays meaning the public has access every day of the week.
The gardens, located in the Trast...
A short guide to some of the most enchanting gardens located just a car trip away from Rome.
Castel Giuliano
One of the best rose gardens in Lazio about 7 km from Bracciano north of Rome. The est...
Rome uncovers absenteeism among city gardeners
40 municipal gardeners checked-in but not at work in Rome's parks.Rome police have caught 40 municipal gardeners who were allegedly at work in the city's parks but instead were nowhere to be found.The...
Ninfa Garden wins prestigious European award
Gardens near Rome receive major European Garden Award
The romantic English-style gardens of Ninfa, situated about 80 km south-east of Rome, have reeived a prestigious European Garden Award from the E...
By Annabel Holland
In collaboration with the American University of Rome
As spring comes closer, Rome’s most popular attractions are beginning to flood with people from all over the world. Some...
Rome auditorium transforms into forest
Un Bosco per Roma opens Rome's Festival del Verde e del Paesaggio.
The cavea amphitheatre at Rome’s Auditorium Parco della Musica has been transformed into a wood comprising 100 native Italian tree...
Rome's waterfall garden reopens after 56 years
Giardino delle Cascate in EUR has been closed since the 1960s.
Rome's Giardino delle Cascate along the banks of the lake in the city's south-west suburb EUR reopened to the public on 8 May.
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Rome's Villa Celimontana restored
Popular park reopens following restoration
Rome's newly-restored Villa Celimontana park has reopened after being closed to the public since April 2013.
The €970,000 restoration project focu...
Castel Gandolfo papal gardens open to public
Pope opens gardens of his summer residence to visitors Pope Francis has opened the gardens of the papal summer residence at Castel Gandolofo to the public as from 1 March.
The so-called Barberini...
Rome's historic villas and parks are brought to life through a series of free guided tours by the Servizio Visite Guidate, the official body in charge of giving tours of the capital's parks as w...
The municipal rose garden located on the eastern side of the Aventine hill reopens on 21 April, on the occasion of Rome's birthday.
The Roseto Comunale is home to 1,200 different varieties of rose...
Restoration of Villa Celimontana
The Villa Celimontana park on the Coelian hill is to undergo a €1 million restoration programme, according to Rome daily newspaper Il Messaggero.
The works are due for completion at the beginn...
Ninfa’s Pantanello Park reopens
The Pantanello Natural Park – 70 km south-east of Rome – reopens to the public on Sunday 7 October.
The park is adjacent to the Gardens of Ninfa, located near Sermoneta at the foot of t...
Gardening enthusiasts will enjoy the annual autumn horticultural sale at the beautiful Landriana estate in Ardea, 40 km south of Rome.
From 5-7 October the Giardini della Landriana, established by...
