10 January 2020
Discovering Radicepura botanical park
Radicepura is a botanical park that was inspired by the dream of the Faro family,in particular the head of family Venerando Faro, who was able to find a place to pursue his passion using all his experience in the field of international floriculture.
The park is located under the shadow of Etna where fertile soil has allowed the proliferation of more than 3,000 species, making a total of 7,000 plant varieties. The park, comprising 5 hectares, is self-sufficient as regards energy and water, made possible by the most innovative and environmentally friendly technology.
The Radicepura Garden Festival is heldin this wonderful setting. It is the most important international event for garden design and landscape architecture within the Mediterranean basin and is held every two years; it gathers young designers, institutions and important names of the landscaping and architecture sectors.
The theme of the second edition is “Productive Gardens”; itfeatures ten gardens created by young designers (under 36) and two by the landscape Masters Andy Sturgeon and Antonio Perazzi that have been added to the installations created during the first edition of the Festival by James Basson, Michel Péna and François Abelanet.
The festival was created to promote nature as a worldwide development engine, through initiatives, events and cultural languages: from music to artistic installations, and from botany to food & wine tours. It aims is to show the world the limitless potential of a unique land with particular climate conditions, a rich and productive land on both regional and cultural levels. Cradle of our civilization, the Mediterranean sea is again at the centre of the worldwide events and its essence becomes the heart of the festival: the garden is celebrated here not only for its aesthetic and cultural value, but also for its role of ideal place where one can gaze at the beauty, in this case of the Sicilian Territory.
The park is located under the shadow of Etna where fertile soil has allowed the proliferation of more than 3,000 species, making a total of 7,000 plant varieties. The park, comprising 5 hectares, is self-sufficient as regards energy and water, made possible by the most innovative and environmentally friendly technology.
The Radicepura Garden Festival is heldin this wonderful setting. It is the most important international event for garden design and landscape architecture within the Mediterranean basin and is held every two years; it gathers young designers, institutions and important names of the landscaping and architecture sectors.
The theme of the second edition is “Productive Gardens”; itfeatures ten gardens created by young designers (under 36) and two by the landscape Masters Andy Sturgeon and Antonio Perazzi that have been added to the installations created during the first edition of the Festival by James Basson, Michel Péna and François Abelanet.
The festival was created to promote nature as a worldwide development engine, through initiatives, events and cultural languages: from music to artistic installations, and from botany to food & wine tours. It aims is to show the world the limitless potential of a unique land with particular climate conditions, a rich and productive land on both regional and cultural levels. Cradle of our civilization, the Mediterranean sea is again at the centre of the worldwide events and its essence becomes the heart of the festival: the garden is celebrated here not only for its aesthetic and cultural value, but also for its role of ideal place where one can gaze at the beauty, in this case of the Sicilian Territory.
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Visiting Italy without going to Sicily leaves no image in the spirit. It is Sicily that is the key to everything!- Johann Wolfgang Goethe - |
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