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To echo the classic images of the lagoon city (gondolas, aristocratic palaces and canals) are\u00a0its secret gardens<\/strong>, small corners protected from the tourist flows, which reveal to those who visit them the true soul of Venice.<\/p>\n Venice is in fact full of ravines, vegetable gardens, courtyards and urban parks<\/strong>, often left as inheritance to the population by ancient monastic structures and noble palaces, where you can enjoy timeless atmospheres and which dot the urban structure of the city like a mosaic.<\/p>\n Do you know that in Venice there are over 500 green spaces?<\/strong>\u00a0Some are truly unmissable, like the vegetable garden of the Convent of the Redeemer, located\u00a0on the island of Giudecca<\/strong>, behind the temple built in honor of Palladio. There the Capuchin friars grow vines, olive trees, vegetables and herbs and there is even a beautiful grove overlooking the lagoon. It really deserves to be seen!<\/p>\n If instead you are fond of the English style gardens, you can take a trip to\u00a0the Giustinian palace<\/strong>. Its large courtyard is divided into two parts: the actual courtyard and a charming English garden. On the perimeter wall that protects\u00a0the hortus conclusus<\/strong>\u00a0from prying eyes, some rows of horse chestnuts, laurels and badgers are flanked.\u00a0On the background, on the other hand, the fa\u00e7ade of the building is completely covered by a century-old wisteria.<\/p>\n A few hundred meters from here stands another enchanting green area, sandwiched\u00a0between the Foscari and Vendramin<\/strong>\u00a0palaces and located just in front of the Chiesa dei Carmini: after passing through the portico, you enter a bright garden, rich in typically Venetian architectural elements, many of them dating back to the eighteenth century and recently restored.<\/p>\n If you decide to go there you will be kidnapped by the interweaving of art,\u00a0nature and history that you breathe in this place<\/strong>\u00a0and you will remain in silent contemplation as happened to me.<\/p>\n Absolutely delightful is\u00a0the rose garden<\/strong>\u00a0located in the courtyard of Palazzo Cappello Malipiero Barnab\u00f2, which, however, can\u2019t be visited; you can admire it only through the balustrade that protects it.\u00a0The private garden of Palazzo Soranzo Cappello<\/strong>, located on the Giudecca island in Via Marin, is also very beautiful. To access it you have to cross the entrance of the building and cross a courtyard cut in two by a driveway, surrounded by sculptures that portray as many Roman emperors.<\/p>\n If you enter the garden, you will find\u00a0the so-called ancient \u201cbrolo\u201d<\/strong>, or the orchard cultivated by the inhabitants of the building, from which you can enjoy a striking panorama, dominated by the dome of the Church of San Simeone Piccolo.<\/p>\n The green areas in Venice do not end in private gardens, but they also continue\u00a0in the areas open to the public<\/strong>where it is pleasant to walk in every season, observing the redness of the autumn leaves, or the blooming branches in spring.<\/p>\n Among these I suggest you\u00a0the Giardini Papadopoli,<\/strong>\u00a0which overlook Piazzale Roma, in the heart of the city, from where you can easily get there by bus. Until a few decades ago, these gardens occupied a total area of \u200b\u200b12 thousand square meters and inside they included an amazing collection of exotic plants and flowers!<\/p>\n The Royal Gardens<\/strong>, however, were built by the French in honor of the then Viceroy of Italy Eugene of Beauharnais. Spectacular and rich in plants coming from half of Europe, they were connected to the Giardini di Castello, defined as Napoleonic.<\/p>\nThe secret gardens in Venice: the historic gardens<\/h3>\n
The secret gardens in Venice: public parks established in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries<\/h3>\n