Ninfa's Gardens
Written by: Michele

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That’ a very small wandering from Rome: we went to see Ninfa’s Gardens. In Latina’s district, about 65 km. from Rome....

That’ a very small wandering from Rome: we went to see Ninfa’s Gardens. In Latina’s district, about 65 km. from Rome. From Rome with Via Appia, at km. 57,500 you’ll turn left and go towards Norma, the best is to have a map or to ask frequently as it’s not difficult to get a little lost.
It’s a garden grown in the last 80 years in a plain where originally there were only pastures and the rests of a small medieval town depopulated by malaria, crossed by the Ninfa river running towards Pontina plain.

The site was first reclaimed by the owners, Caetani’s noble Roman family, and shaped in a wonderful garden, which was chiefly the work of three noble women of the family, that succeeded one another during half century.
It’s now kept by a Foundation, all around there is fauna oasis kept by WWF and LIPU.

You only have guided visits, they last a little more than one hour and the numberless different sights are hard to describe, we were there at the end of May, and roses were climbing over ancient ruins everywhere wrapping them up with flower falls.
There is also an incredible variety of species of trees, also many exotic ones which settled down at ease and became very big.
One feels one should go there again and again to see how the garden changes in different seasons.
It isn' t so easy, however : the garden is open to visitors, by booking, only the first Saturday and Sunday of the months from April to October.

I took the references for Vagabondo’s friends.
You may book at the following numbers:
++39/06/68803231 (Caetani's Foundation)
++39/0773/498711 (Latina's EPT)
++39/0773/484993 (Latina's LIPU)
++39/06/6896522 (Lazioum's WWF)

Thereby, as before or after visiting the garden you'll have time left, you may go and see Sermoneta and its castle or, if you are free climbers, you may go to Norma rock, very well equipped, but not in full summer because it’s southward and very warm. Finally, going up to Norma you’ll see the rests of Norba, an ancient pre-Roman city with Cyclops walls; from here you may also see many people paragliding.

Bye bye
Michele

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Ninfa's Gardens Written by: Michele

Ninfa's Gardens
Written by: Michele