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Dear Bloggers,

today I would like to let you know about a suggestive garden built during the Roman period: THE GARDEN OF NINFA.

It is situated in a town near Latina, in the Lazio Region. Ninfa was a ancient town that takes its name from a little temple dedicated to the nymphs down at the foot of the Lepini Hills. These waters gave life to the orginal river Nymphaeus. Ninfa had a significant economic and strategic identity as early as the 8^th century. This came about due to the flooding and impassibility of a stretch of the Appian Way between Cisterna and Terracina and the consequent spread of malaria. From the water dam, an example of advanced engineering, resulting a lake that used to turn rudimentary machinery such as mills, olive presses, bellows and hammers for the working of metal ant this represented a fortune for the little settlement. Of the medieval Town there remain today an imposing double wall and the ruins of a castle and churches. Ninfa continued to expand and prosper but wars destroyed the town several times. The Town passing finally to the Caetani family in 1298. Gelasio Caetani with his English mother planned to create the most important and beautiful garden of the world.

The Garden of Ninfa was declared a Natural Monument in 2000. And it comprises:

- the medieval ruined town, with its outer walls,

- The English-style romantic garden dating from the early 20^th  century,

- The 17^th century Hortus Conclusus,

- the river and lake with their rare eco-system;

- the setting itself-culturally, pictorially and environmentally exceptional.

The Garden contains at least 19 verities of deciduous Magnolia. Along with birch, aquatic Iris and a sensational variety of Japanese maples. Many rose varieties populates the avenues. There are present circa 100 different species of birds. They help the plant-life by controlling number of parasitic insects.

The Corriere della Sera of Sunday, July 13, 2014 published two pages dedicated to tourism in Italy  remembering the Grand Tour. A calls was made to the Garden of Ninfa classified by the New York Times as the most romantic and beautiful garden in the world.

From today it possible to do an Ecotour. In fact it is possible to arrive in the garden with the bicycle. The tour starts from the Latina Station and finishes to the Enter of the Garden. I did this experience and I enjoy myself. I had a contact with the nature that regenerated myself. Try it!

I hope my information was clear and interesting for you. Anyway if you want to have any information about Ninfa, contact our agency:

HIS EUROPE ITALY

Tel:+39-06-484591

See you soon

Pamela