''GRANDI GIARDINI ITALIANI. The Essence of Paradise'' which comes on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the birth of the Grandi Giardini Italiani network by Judith Wade, celebrates the places where nature, art and history mingle and surprise the visitor. The book aims to tell the story of the sites that are part of the network and leads the reader to discover the green wonders of Italy. The text by Delfina Rattazzi, writer and journalist, traces an itinerary that crosses the entire peninsula and gathers the gardens around nuclei that highlight their affinities and help to understand their history and peculiarities, recounting the places but leaving their charm unaltered.
The volume is completed by an anthology edited by art historian Caterina Napoleone, a literary walk through the gardens created by the words of writers, from those of antiquity, now lost, to the present day. Alongside the texts are images of the gardens, revealing the most beautiful views, hidden corners, the most evocative vistas, the most curious details, through photographs that allow us to admire these marvelous fusions between human ingenuity and the surprising power of nature.
The volume is completed by an anthology edited by art historian Caterina Napoleone, a literary walk through the gardens created by the words of writers, from those of antiquity, now lost, to the present day. Alongside the texts are images of the gardens, revealing the most beautiful views, hidden corners, the most evocative vistas, the most curious details, through photographs that allow us to admire these marvelous fusions between human ingenuity and the surprising power of nature.
