A Close Look at the Parco Sigurtà Attractions

A kilometer-long path in the park that is lined with almost 30,000 varieties of roses. They bloom every spring and summer between March and June, making the park every botanist's dream destination.

Opened in 2011, this labyrinth is made of a hedge of over 1,500 Yew trees over 2m high. It stretches over an area of 2,500 square meters and, at the center of the maze, there is a pagoda with panoramic views.

One of the most picturesque areas of the park, where you can see the wide variety of trees in the garden. From Japanese maples to pines and cypresses, experience their varying shades of green, yellow, and gold.

Also known as the Great Turf, this large expansive lawn seems to spread as far as the eye can see. The area also has a wooded area, two ponds, both tastefully filled with blooming flowers, and the great oak.

As the name suggests, the Great Oak is one of the oldest and largest trees in the garden. This fine example of an English Oak is almost 400-year-old and stands at over 40m tall, with a 6-meter round trunk.

At the foot of the Great Lawn, you will find close to 40,000 box-shaped trees. These trees have been pruned into unusual and bizarre shapes, very unlike those found in traditional Italian gardens.

There are over 80 ornamental lakes within the park, including the famous water garden. It is known for the reflection of the Scaligero Castle, and during Tulipanomania, features colorful rotating tulip beds.

This building was originally built in 1792 by Marquis Antonio Maffei, and it overlooks the grotto. Outside the building are flowers that bloom in the spring, but offer a range of colors in the off-seasons as well.

Originally called Gianna's Grotto, this man-made picturesque cave was made with natural stones and numerous embedded fossils for Marquis Maffei. It was later dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes in 1942.

Built at the end of the 18th century by Marquis Maffei, the building was initially used as an armory. It later became a place for intellectuals to gather and is now used to host press conferences and private meetings.

One of the oldest ways to tell time, the sundial in Parco Sigurtà was created in 1990. It consists of various geometrical carvings and representations of the sun and was ​ dedicated to Galileo Galilei.

While most flowers, plants, and trees in the park are ornamental, there is an area dedicated to therapeutic and medicinal plants. This herb garden hosts close to 40 healing plants as well as a few statues.

Near the Hermitage is a quiet area that is the final resting place of the faithful pet dogs once belonging to the Sigurtà family. It sits near a pond filled with white lilies as a mark of remembrance.

Created by sculptor Dante Carpigiani, this bronze statue of Carlo Sigurtà stands almost 3.4m tall. The statue is an almost life-like replica of its subject, all the way down to the Box wood walking stick.

Near the statue of Dr. Sigurtà and surrounded by centuries-old Box plants, is a rock featuring the words of life and hope by the American poet Samuel Ullman and those of Albert Bruce Sabin.

The most quintessential symbol of love is the red rose. To honor this, the park dedicated a special corner of its grounds to love in all shapes and sizes, with a bench surrounded by fabulous rustic red roses.

There is an agricultural area of the park with an educational farm where one can get familiar with all kinds of farmyard animals, including sheep, donkeys, goats, chickens, turkeys, and ducks.

There is a special area reserved in a park with a pasture of land where fallow deer live, mate, and eat. You will hear the occasional clash of antlers against each other, in a mating fight to gain the female’s attention.