Giardini Botanici dell'Isola Madre, Botanical garden in Isola Madre, Italy.
The garden extends across seven terraces on Lake Maggiore, containing collections of camellias, cypresses, palms, and rare plant species from worldwide locations.
The gardens originated in the early 1500s under Count Lancillotto Borromeo and transformed from a citrus orchard into an English-style garden in the late 1700s.
Napoleon Bonaparte, Gustave Flaubert, and Théophile Gautier visited these gardens, which represent Victorian horticultural practices of the 19th century.
Visitors can reach the gardens by taking a ferry from Stresa, with access available daily during warm months for an entrance fee.
The gardens feature a palm collection with specimens over 125 years old and host the Jubaea spectabilis palm, introduced from Chile in 1858.
GPS coordinates: 45.91111,8.53778
Latest update: March 5, 2025 21:36
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