Italy is one of the most beautiful countries in the world, rich in fascinating places, full of history and enchanting landscapes. Recognising once again the graces of the Belpaese is the New York Timeswhich elected the Garden of Ninfa the most beautiful and romantic in the world. Located in Cisterna di Latina, on the border with Norma and Sermoneta, it has been declared Natural Monument by the Lazio Region.
The Garden of Ninfa
A typical English garden, it provides a fairy-tale atmosphere with its ponds, colourful flowers, fountains and tropical plants; streams and brooks form a backdrop to the ivy trees that gracefully climb the castle façades.
A historical place the village of Ninfanamed after a temple from the classical era dedicated to the Naiad nymphsgods of spring waters, who crowded the small lake island in legend.
This ancient, enchanting place was only reclaimed and restored in the early 1900s by Gelasio Caetani and the mother Ada Wilbrahamwho began planting various botanical species imported from trips abroad. The abundant rainfall and the humid climate provided by the river Ninfa have then allowed the growth of the landscape that we can admire today. All romantically accompanied by the ruins of numerous churches blending with nature.
Biodiversity and natural beauty
The Garden of Ninfaeight hectares in size, is home to around 1,300 plant species, including 19 different varieties of deciduous magnolia, birch trees, water irises e Japanese maples. The landscape sparkles when the cherry trees bloom in spring, giving the garden a dreamlike, magical atmosphere.
Since 1976, aWWF oasis to support the local flora and fauna by creating a woodland plantation and a system of wetlands to facilitate bird nesting. Since then, the area has seen the arrival of numerous bird species such as teal, mallard, gadwall, heron, lapwing and even different types of birds of prey.
The context of the Garden of Ninfa has also been a source of inspiration for writers such as Giuseppe Ungaretti, Alberto Moravia, Virginia Woolf, Truman Capote, Tennessee Williams and Giorgio Bassani. The latter wrote the famous novel here in 1962. The Finzi-Contini Garden.
