Giardini Botanici Villa Taranto, Botanical gardens in Pallanza, Verbania, Italy.
The gardens extend across 16 hectares along Lake Maggiore, featuring 7 kilometers of paths through collections of rare plants and floristic specimens.
Scottish Captain Neil Boyd McEacharn established these gardens between 1931 and 1940, naming them after his ancestor who received the title Duke of Taranto.
The gardens serve as an educational center for botanical studies, containing nearly 20,000 plant varieties representing over 3,000 different species from worldwide locations.
The gardens remain open daily from March to November, with dedicated paths connecting various sections including greenhouses, flower arrangements, and water features.
The garden houses a Victorian greenhouse with Victoria amazonica water lilies and maintains 300 different types of dahlias in specialized display areas.
Location: Verbania
Inception: 1931
Official opening: 1952
Website: https://villataranto.it
GPS coordinates: 45.92500,8.56000
Latest update: May 13, 2025 04:14
Villa Taranto
229 m
Villa Giulia
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Madonna di Campagna
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Museo del Paesaggio
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Il Maggiore
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Villa Rusconi-Clerici
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San Leonardo (Verbania)
610 m
Saint Remigius oratory
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Villa Maioni
968 m
Palazzo Viani Dugnani
685 m
Saint Joseph church
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Saint Joseph church
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Saint Rita church
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Saint Fabian church
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Saint Bernardino church
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Verbania (kapital sa lalawigan)
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Saint Stephen church
489 m
Methodist church
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Teatro Sociale (Pallanza)
756 m
Intra-C.so Cobianchi
1.1 km
War memorial in Verbania
724 m
Saint Luke church
208 m
Town hall
796 m
Mausolume chapel of Villa Taranto
150 m
Archivio di Stato di Verbania
792 m
Santi Fabiano e Sebastiano
1.4 km
Nativity of Mary oratory
1.3 km
Spiaggia dell' Arena Rigoletto
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