City: Veneto
Top Things to do in Veneto
What to do and see in Veneto, Italy: The Best Gardens
Veneto (/ˈveɪnəˌtoʊ/ or /ˈvɛnətoʊ/, Italian: [ˈvɛːneto]; Venetian: Vèneto, Venetian pronunciation: ['vɛːneto]) is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about five million, ranking fifth in Italy. The region's capital and most populous city is Venice.
Restaurants in Veneto
1. Il Giardino di Casa Biasi
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5.0 based on 89 reviews
Reviewed By OttiliaBells - London, United Kingdom
The garden is stunning with a shady and a sunny section. Fabulous rare plants and the very kind and knowledgeable owners (who are both MDs) guide you in a 2 hr walk. Bring a notebook to write down all the discoveries, a hat, for the sunny side, and some mosquito repellent for the shady side.
2. Parco di Villa Buri
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5.0 based on 4 reviews
3. Giardino Giusti
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4.5 based on 1,056 reviews
A beautiful Italian garden in the heart of Verona. You can visit the garden and a part of the palace called the 20th-century Apartment.
Reviewed By gabrieleguidoni - Zurich, Switzerland
Giardino Giusti is a stunning 16th century Italian Renaissance garden part of the Manneristic palace of the “Giusti” family and designed by Agostino Giusti, Knight of the Republic of Venice and prominent figure of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, in 1570 over a previously existing 14th century garden. Featuring a splendid park of terraces climbing upon the hill and overlooking the historical center of Verona, the garden is located 7 min walking far from the wonderful 1st century BC Roman Theater in the “Isolo” quartier of Verona, so named as it was an island whose external river branch (“canale dell’Acqua Morta”) has been buried after the 1882 flood. This idyllic and bucolic oasis of peace presents all the inspirational features of the renowned “Boboli Gardens”, Medici’s gardens at Palazzo Pitti in Florence, and is open every day from 9.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m. (adults €10,00; 0-10 years old and disabled people free entry, students €5,00; Reduced price for Verona Card holders). Tip: Amongst the cypresses geometrically placed along the main track there is the so-called “Goethe’s Cypress”, a cypress older than 600 years and mentioned by the famous German writer in his book “Italian Journey” (1817) as he saw it during his visit in Verona in 1786.
4. Padua Botanical Garden
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4.5 based on 2,314 reviews
Founded in 1545, the University of Padua Botanical Garden is the oldest in the world to have maintained its original location and architectural layout. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997. Green heart of Padua city centre, it is host to more than 6,000 specimens and 3,500 species on a total area of 3.5 hectares. In the old Garden, characterised by a charming circular structure enclosed within walls, there are medicinal, insectivores, poisonous, succulents, aquatic, and ornamental plants, as well as historical plants such as “Goethe’s Palm” (1585). In 2014 the Garden was expanded with the construction of the Biodiversity Garden, consisting of five low-impact large greenhouses where visitors can enjoy a fascinating journey through the planet’s natural biomes – from tropical to sub-humid areas, from temperate zones to deserts – while exploring the thousand-year relationship between plants and humankind.
Reviewed By colette0411 - Padua, Italy
A beautiful respite in the center if the town near St Anthony and Prato. The medicinal plants are amazing as are the water repellant plants. A great day visit for all ages.
5. Parco Giardino Sigurta
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4.5 based on 4,779 reviews
The Park is the ideal place to spend a day amidst luxuriant nature. Immerse yourself in the 600,000 square metres of green lawns and ancient woods. Enjoy the panoramas from the rolling hills, explore the maze and feast your eyes on the colourful displays of seasonal flowers. These and much more besides go to make up the natural marvels of the gardens that make for an unforgettable day out at the Park. The garden changes its appearance from season to season: in spring you enjoy the wonderful display of the million tulips of the celebrated “Tulip mania” period: the greatest flowering of tulips in the whole of southern Europe; in summer visitors can enjoy the refreshing shade of the boughs of age-old trees and admire the flowering ornamental water-gardens, while autumn has its own seasonal flowerings to be enjoyed among the vivid colours of trees’ foliage. For the kids the Educational Farm is an absolute must.
Reviewed By annxx964
My family visited in May on a glorious sunny day. The park is well maintained and so much to see and areas for picnics if desired. My kids enjoyed the many ponds full of fish, the maze was fun and there are farm animals and very friendly, quiet deer. The garden beds are packed full of plants and are beautiful. If you love a good nature walk in gorgeous surroundings and have reasonable fitness then don't hire a golf cart, with plenty of time, 2 hours min you can leisurely walk the park with ease and enjoy. I am glad we visited out of season as I dread to think of all the available golf carts whizzing about in high season as you do have to step aside on paths to let them past. However please visit you won't be disappointed.
6. Garden of Villa Barbarigo
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4.5 based on 688 reviews
7. Castello di Thiene
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4.5 based on 126 reviews
Castello di Thiene is a Castle from the 15th century, located in the heart of Thiene, an historical small town 20 kilometers from Vicenza. The Castle is a private residence of the Counts Thiene who live there and who passionately preserve and exhibit the vast complex through important cultural events and tours in the designated areas. They now also offer the opportunity to spend an unforgettable holiday on the grounds of their beautifully curated mansion.
8. Giardini della Biennale
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4.5 based on 126 reviews
Reviewed By mykatherine - Tallinn, Estonia
Wonderful park in the corner of the island, cool area where actually real local people live and where you can walk your dogs, walk around and enjoy some peace and quiet.
9. Villa Cittadella Vigodarzere, Valmarana
10. Giardino di Pojega
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4.5 based on 47 reviews
Next reopening: may, the 28th 2021! The Pojega Estate, was bought in 1649 by the Counts Rizzardi, living in Verona at the time. The gardens, commissioned in 1783 by Antonio Rizzardi to landscape architect Luigi Trezza, represent the last masterpiece of Italian gardens, known for its green amphitheatre and its spectacular perspectives. The surface is of 54000 sqm (13.3 acres): temple, theatre, walls, galleries and belvedere have been built transforming and bending trees, hedges and water into a phantasmagorical show machine.
