Thursday 19 March 2015

What to do in the spring, a trip to the Gardens of Ninfa near Rome

A hickory, apple trees ornamental, a Japanese maple leaf rose, a red beech, a maple leaf in white, a pine leaves of silver, a group of yucca, several rose bushes, a tree of the fog, a pine Himalayas , banana trees, a Mexican pine, acacia South America, the iberis, pomegranates dwarves, a group of bamboo from China, one from Brazil gunnera manicata papyrus, a cedar and a casuarina tenuous, a star magnolia. And then meadows, woods, streams, springs, water holes, waterfalls, ruins, castles, towers, walls, churches, all gathered in one corner of the plain, survived the hunger for land and grain of poor Italian era of Reclamation (to understand what it was, the advice is to read the wonderful book by Antonio Canale Mussolini Plumes, saved by the WWF and the Caetani family, and is now protected as a natural monument of the Italian Republic. Admission is regulated only by guided tours, without reservation, with departures every ten minutes. The tour takes about an hour and at the end you can not stay in the Garden, but all around there are bars, farmhouses and restaurants, or simply a large lawn, great for making an outdoor picnic. Entrance fee to 12 Euros, free for children under 11 years. Throughout 2015 the Garden of Ninfa will be open every Sunday in April and May, so a good opportunity to organize a nice day trip. But we see the full program of the openings. April 2015: 4, 5, 6, 12, 19, 25, 26, from 9:00 to 12:00 and from 14:30 to 18:00 May 2015: 1, 2, 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, from 9:00 to 12:00 and from 14:30 to 18:00 June 2015: 2, 6, 7, 21, from 9:00 to 12:00 and from 14:30 to 18:00 July 2015: 4, 5, from 9:00 to 12:00 and 15:00 to 18:30 August 2015: 1, 2, 15, from 9:00 to 12:00 and 15:00 to 18:30 September 2015: 5, 6, from 9:00 to 12:00 and from 14:30 to 18:00 October 2015: 3, 4, from 9:00 to 12:00 and from 14:30 to 16:00 November 2015: 1, from 9:00 to 12:00 and from 14:30 to 16:00

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