VERONA, Italy – A huge, angry stone face looks down on visitors through giant spires of cypress trees at Giusti Garden. The intimidating mask was originally designed to breathe fire, probably the only ...
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 ...
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 ...
For the best part of a year, I worked as a gardener at a private estate in Val d'Orcia, a region of Tuscany that feels much like the land that time forgot. South of Siena, Val d'Orcia is a ...
The Italian Cultural Garden Foundation celebrated the Roman poet Virgil at a ceremony November 16, 2008 led by Cleveland's Mayor Frank Jackson who praised Italy's culture and the success of Italian ...
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 ...
Planning a post-vaccination vacation this year? Chances are, you’ll be spending a lot of time outdoors. With destinations slowly opening up for tourism again, and travelers tentatively booking flights ...