🌿 Italy's most beautiful gardens and spas

7 places ordered by editorial score

  1. 1 Fresco depicting Apollo's chariot on the ceiling of a hall inside Villa d'Este in Tivoli. Villa d'Este Tivoli · Lazio A UNESCO World Heritage Site, this 16th-century estate in Tivoli is the pinnacle of Renaissance Italian garden design. 90
  2. 2 Panoramic view of the Borromean Islands on Lake Maggiore from Stresa Borromean Islands Stresa · Piedmont A 50-acre archipelago on Lake Maggiore, defined by the historic palaces and botanical gardens of the Borromeo family. 89
  3. 3 The historic Villa Rufolo complex with its medieval tower in Ravello Villa Rufolo Ravello · Campania A 13th-century estate with Arab-Norman architecture and terraced gardens that inspired Richard Wagner's Parsifal. 89
  4. 4 Terrace of Infinity at Villa Cimbrone in Ravello with marble busts overlooking the Amalfi Coast Villa Cimbrone and the Terrace of Infinity Ravello · Campania Historic Ravello estate famous for the Terrace of Infinity, transformed in 1904 into an eclectic intellectual retreat. 87
  5. 5 Medieval tower at the Garden of Ninfa amidst citrus trees in Cisterna di Latina Garden of Ninfa Cisterna di Latina · Lazio Created in 1921 over medieval ruins, this eight-hectare English landscape garden contains over a thousand plant species. 86
  6. 6 Historic thermal spa building and outdoor pool at Terme di Pré-Saint-Didier surrounded by mountains. Pré-Saint-Didier Thermal Baths Pré-Saint-Didier · Aosta Valley Historic 19th-century thermal baths favored by the House of Savoy, set alongside the dramatic Verney river gorge. 76
  7. 7 Waterfront promenade and ferry terminal building in the port of Trapani, Sicily. Villa Margherita Trapani · Sicily Trapani's main public garden, opened in 1889 and dedicated to Queen Margherita of Savoy. 48