Christmas holidays
in the Monumental
Garden of Valsanzibio
Extraordinary opening from December 21st 2024 to January 6th 2025
Thinking of an exciting way to end
this year or to start the new year?
Treat yourself to a walk in the
Monumental Garden of Valsanzibio,…
the Garden of Rebirth
Every day (except Christmas Day)
from 11:00 to 16:30 (last recommended entry 15:00/15:30)
Possibility to visit the Monumental Garden independently,
everyone will be given general information on the symbolic meaning
of the Garden and a brochure with historical information and a map
of the Garden with recommended route.
Labyrinth path open with surveillance staff
At the Ancient Stable you can toast the holidays with
spritz, Serprino and Prosecco…hot chocolate, tea and ‘vin brulè’.
Furthermore, you can express your wishes and good intentions
for 2025 in the corner dedicated at the Ancient Stables.
Entrance to the Garden
(including access to the labyrinth’s central turret)
Adults € 12,00 – children/boys up to 14 years old € 6,50
Extra ticket for the labyrinth path = € 4,00 per adult
(minors free, but accompanied – at least one adult for every 3 minors)
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Monumental Garden of Valsanzibio
The beauty of being in the open air immersed
in art, nature and beauty
Walking among trees makes people better.
Plants are food and medicine for the soul.
We are looking forward to have you, we are open every day
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Please, pay close attention to our regulation (click HERE to consult the GARDEN REGULATIONS) because this seventeenth-century garden is considered, of its kind, one of the most important artistic monuments in the world, but, like all ancient works of art IT IS VERY DELICATE. In particular, we ask for special cooperation from parents in supervising their youngsters by making them understand that this is not a playground, but an environment that cannot support their normal and, in other circumstances, fine youthful exuberance…PLEASE IS It is STRICTLY FORBIDDEN to throw pebbles or stones into the fishponds/water areas of the garden, pay close attention to your children/teenagers in compliance with the rules…thanks for your kind and indispensable collaboration.
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A SPECIAL THANK YOU
to the many visitors who again this year
have chosen to visit the Valsanzibio Monumental Garden
and in doing so taking part in its preservation.
THANK YOU
for the beautiful phrases you have left in the book of dedications.
Knowing that this place excites after 360 years is a great satisfaction for all the staff, and repays the hard work necessary to protect a historic and unique asset like this.
2025 will be an important year for the Monumental Garden of Valsanzibio, which has just finished the extraordinary works thanks to the European Fund dedicated to Historic Gardens won with the highest score in all of Italy. Among the most important things done thanks to the PNRR funds are: the restoration and cleaning of most of the over 60 Istrian stone statues by Merengo and the most important fountains designed by Luigi Bernini; the repaving of all paths and boulevards with Euganean trachyte gravel to protect the delicate soil from trampling; the planting of new plants to replace plants that have fallen or died in recent years; the introduction of new signage to make it easier to read this very important garden, considered the most important allegorical/symbolic garden in the world; the introduction of drones to help fertilize and treat the botanical heritage of Valsanzibio; the installation of a modern irrigation system; the introduction of modern water collection bags, so as to store water during rainy moments and release it into the garden during dry periods of the year.
In recent years the desire has been to bring this baroque destination of over 350 years to offer increasingly higher and international tourist standards. Until 2023, the greatest efforts were concentrated in the care of the plants, which, between drought and parasites that attack the boxwood (a true botanical heritage of the Garden), absorb over 90% of the ordinary resources available. Today, thanks to the extraordinary funds of the PNRR, the necessary works have been carried out to achieve the objective and the Monumental Garden of Valsanzibio, a magical and unique place in the world, has become to all intents and purposes an open-air museum, an unmissable destination for all people who love gardens, but, above all, who love history, culture, art, nature and beauty.
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“My grandfather Armando deserves the credit for having repaired the disasters caused by the military occupation and the forced abandonment of the last war (1943-1946). My Father Fabio has the merit of having restored all 33 water points in the Garden compromised by eighty years of progressive impoverishment of the natural springs, with a system that allows 70% of water to be recycled.
To me, in addition to the commitment to continue to pass on this superlative reality to posterity, also the goal of making this pearl of our culture known worldwide. And in a few years great satisfactions have been achieved, with tourists coming from all over the world”
Armando Pizzoni Ardemani, manager of the ‘Tenuta Valsanzibio’.
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Walking among trees
makes people better.
Plants are food and
medicine for the soul.
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You want to give a special gift
to special people?
Give as a gift the entry to
the Monumental Garden of Valsanzibio.
A welcome gift to lovers of Art and Nature and, at the same time, Art and Nature of the Garden sincerely thank you for your contribution.
You will also participate in the maintenance of a historical-artistic-botanical treasure that visitors from all over the world appreciate and admire.
These are the gift possibilities:
A. Entrance to the Garden
– Duration time = we recommend no less than 60 minutes.
At the entrance you will be given a brochure with a map of the Garden, with a recommended route and some historical-artistic explanations. You will be able to visit the entire historical-artistic area (the Allegorical Garden), the botanical area, and you will be able to access the labyrinth only from the central turret, with a panoramic view.
B. Entrance to the Garden and access to the labyrinth path.
– Duration time = we recommend no less than 80/90 minutes..
All as in ‘A.’ and in addition you will be able to enter the labyrinth path (only in the presence of our security staff and by prior agreement with the ticket office on the access time).
For information and requests:
info@valsanzibiogiardino.com
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INFINE VI segnaliamo…
un opera scritta da Luigi Cerantola con fotografie di Renato D’Agostin, giovane fotografo veneziano che ha già esposto in prestigiose gallerie d’arte internazionali, tra cui Venezia, New York, Parigi. Alcuni sui scatti realizzati nel Giardino di Valsanzibio appaiono anche sulla facciata dell’antico Casino di caccia denominato Cà Martinengo (clicca sopra per conoscere Ca’ Martinengo).
Da VALSANZIBIO è stato tratto il Codice di Valsanzibio, un libro realizzato secondo tecniche monastiche antiche e composto di 26 grandi pagine (cm. 23,5 x 32) esposte in sequenza. In quest’opera i 24 Sonetti del poeta Luigi Cerantola, che prendono avvio dal Sonetto “Curioso viator che in questa parte” inciso sulla gradinata che dal Giardino di Valsanzibio immette al Piazzale delle Rivelazioni in fronte a Villa Barbarigo Pizzoni Ardemani (clicca La Scalinata del Sonetto), sono calligrafati su carta giapponese e tutte le 26 pagine sono dipinte da Alessio Mancino.
Il codice è in linea alla tradizione classica (vedi le Très Riches Heuresdu Duc de Berry del 1415 circa) che intendeva dar veste solenne e imperitura ad un testo calligrafandolo e miniandolo.
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Tutte le attività che si svolgono all’interno del Giardino di Valsanzibio, se non specificato altrimenti, prevedono il regolare ingresso al giardino ed il pagamento del biglietto.
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