Giusti Garden, Verona

Not far away from the old town, in the east of Verona, in the neighbourhood of Veronetta, you will find the perfect example of the Italian garden.

The origins of this garden go back to 1400, when Provolo Giusti, together with his family, moved to Verona from Tuscany for their wool-dyeing industry. Provolo Giusti bought land near the  Via Postumia, (the Roman road),. For two centuries the place was used for boiling dye in which wool was soaked in, and later on, laid out to dry.

Around the 16th-century, the factories were knocked down and the place was transformed into a garden with hedges, fountains, and grottoes according to the contemporary style of Florence gardens during the Medici reign. A family palace was also created in the 1500s, adapting the small buildings left over from the same wool business. The changes were mainly initiated by Agostino Giusti, an intelligent man with an interest in arts who had many contacts with ruling families all around Europe.

Around the 18th-century, when Grand Tours of Europe became popular, the Giusti gardens were visited by intellectuals and aristocrats from all over Europe. The list of the guests includes Goethe, Mozart, King Charles Felix of Sardinia, Tsar Alexander of Russia, and many others.

Nowadays the palace and the gardens can both be visited.

Giusti Garden, Verona
Giusti Garden, Verona
Giusti Garden, Verona
Giusti Garden, Verona
Giusti Garden, Verona
Giusti Garden, Verona
Giusti Garden, Verona
Giusti Garden, Verona

Opening Hours

Monday:
10:00 - 18:00
Tuesday:
10:00 - 18:00
Wednesday:
10:00 - 18:00
Thursday:
10:00 - 18:00
Friday:
10:00 - 18:00
Saturday:
10:00 - 18:00
Sunday:
10:00 - 18:00
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