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  • Sunday, July 18, 1:00 pm – Italian Gardens: From Campania to Lombardy, Online

    Renaissance-era Italy has provided a plethora of marvels for modern travelers to explore. Too often overshadowed by paintings and sculptures held in museums, are Italy’s gorgeous gardens. These extravagant, breath-taking and innovative works of art revolutionized European garden design and which and still inspire present-day garden designers and guests. Today Italy’s remarkable gardens boast contemporary masterpieces as diverse as they are beautiful. During our time together in this seminar, we will take an adventure through a medley of glamorous public gardens in four distinct regions of Italy.

    Beginning from Rome and Campagna, we’ll stop by the hidden Vatican Gardens and Palazzo del Quirinale. Then we’ll proceed ahead to the spectacular Villa d’Este at Tivoli, the bizarre Bomarzo, the sublime Villa Lante, and the romantic Garden of Ninfa. 

    From there we set out for Florence and Environs, to experience the grandiose Boboli Gardens and the privately-owned Villa Torrigiani. We’ll also dive into the Medici villas at Castello, Petraia and Fiesole, the elegant Villa Gamberaia, and the private Fattoria di Celle with its world-renowned collection of site-specific sculpture. 

    We’ll conclude our journey with a stopover and Venice and travels through the lakes on Lombardy.  We’ll discover the extravaganza of Isola Bella and Villa Taranto on Lake Maggiore, and Villas Carlotta, Cicogna Mozzoni and Melzi on Lake Como.  Our conversation will also spotlight the Palazzo Malipiero, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, the Fondazione Querini Stampalia and the Chiesa del Santissimo Redentore in Venice

    Led by an expert on gardens and garden history, Dr. Toby Musgrave, this interactive seminar will showcase and celebrate a selection of Italy’s great and inspiring gardens. Designed to inform curiosity as well as future travels, participants will come away with increased knowledge and understanding of Italy’s great and diverse, and inspiring botanical history.

    This seminar is a part of Context Learning’s ongoing series featuring International Gardens. For more details, please click here. $36.50. Register at www.contextlearning.com

  • Thursday, April 28 – Saturday, May 7 – Lombardy Garden Tour

    WhatsCookin’ Italian Tours announces its Spring 2016 Garden Tour of Lombardy. The tour includes a villa stay on Lake Como, and trips to Lake Maggiore, and to Milan, Bellagio, & Piacenza, among others. Gardens to be visited include the Borromeo islands, Villa Monastero, Sforzesco Castle, Royal Gardens at Monza, including the Roseto of the Italian Rose Society, Villa Melzi, Villa Carlotta, and the Grazzano Visconti Castle.

    In keeping with their background, chefs Marco Giusti and Claudio Bernardoni will conduct several cooking classes, as well.

    The price, based on today’s rate of exchange ($ 1.08 per euro) comes out to approximately $2800 per person, based on double occupancy, or to approximately $3240 for single occupancy. This includes essentially everything but airfare, i.e., accommodations, breakfast and either a large lunch or dinner daily, land transportation, cooking classes and garden admissions. The brochure looks fabulous – contact whatscookininfo@gmail.com, or Barbara DeRiso at barbaraderiso@gmail.com.