Europe's parade of gardens
ITALY
Giardini Botanici Hanbury, La Mortola, 4 kilometers west of Ventimiglia
Phone 011-39-18-422-9507, e-mail info@itwg.com, or see www.ventimiglia.it/ hanbury/indexuk.htm.
Giardino Giusti, Verona, Via Giardino Giusti 2
Phone 011-39-45-803-4029, e-mail info@tourism.verona.it, or see www.tourism.verona.it/index_en.shtml.
Castelli Romani, Rome
The villa gardens - Villa Tuscolana, Villa Falconieri, Villa Aldobrandini - are part of the landscape of the Castelli Romani, though they are not all, nor always, open for visits. For details of seasonal programs and other events held in the gardens, it's best to contact the Castelli tourist office, www.castelliromani.it.
E-Mail info@castelliromani.it, or see www.initaly.com/regions/latium/castelli.htm.
FRANCE
Vaux-le-Vicomte, Maincy
Phone 011-33-1-6414-4190, e-mail chateau@vaux-le-vicomte.com, or visit www.vaux-le-vicomte.com/eng/accueil.htm.
Jardin de Bagatelle
Allee de Longchamp, Route de Sevres at Neuilly, Paris
Phone 011-33-1-4501-2010
La roseraie de L'Hay-les-roses, Val-de-Marne
From Paris, 5 miles via the N7, in the direction of Chevilly-La-Rue, then right onto the D60.By train: Take the RER line B in the direction of Robinson or Saint-Remy-les-Chevreuse to station Bourg-La-Reine.
Giverny
Giverny, France
Phone 011-33-2-3251-2821
Website: www.fondation-monet.com/ uk/sommaire/index.html. E-Mail contact@fondation-monet.com.
By train, Paris-Rouen (Paris-St. Lazare); get off at the Vernon station (87 kilometers).
ENGLAND
Tresco Abbey Gardens, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall
Phone 011-44-171-2042-4105 or visit www.tresco.co.uk.
Reached by helicopter from Penzance or Isles of Scilly Steamship from St Mary's.
Sissinghurst Garden, Sissinghurst, Cranbrook, Kent
One mile east of Sissinghurst village, 2 miles from Cranbrook.
Phone 011-44-15-8071-5330
SPAIN
The Alhambra and Gardens of the Generalife
Grenada, Andalucia
Phone 011-34-958-220-912
Jardin Botanico, Botanical Gardens of Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Canary Islands
See www.okspain.org or e-mail nyork@tourspain.es
SWITZERLAND
Brissago Islands (Isole di Brissago)
Phone 011-41-91-791-4033, e-mail dic-ibrissago.parcobotan ico@tinet.ch, or visit www.ti.ch.
Eisenhut Gardens, CH-6575 San Nazzaro
Phone 011-41-91-795 1867, e-mail info@eisenhut.ch, or visit www.eisenhut.ch.
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