Napoli's historic parks and gardens: a guide to 33 green spaces
An article from Artribune showcases 33 historic gardens and public parks located in Naples, Italy, which have undergone restorations thanks to an €18 million investment. Notable locations include Parco Vergiliano di Piedigrotta, set to reopen on April 17, 2025, where the Tomb of Virgil and Giacomo Leopardi's tomb can be found. Villa Comunale, created by Luigi Vanvitelli in 1780, is expected to be renovated by late 2025. An elevator to Monte Echia resumed operations in spring 2024. The Museo delle ceramiche Duca Di Martina is situated in Villa Floridiana. The Giardino Pensile of Palazzo Reale was restored in 2018. Founded in 1807, the Orto Botanico covers 12 hectares. Real Bosco di Capodimonte will host 'Agrumi in Festa' on February 22-23, 2025, while Villa Rosebery will open for tours in spring 2025.
Key facts
- 33 historic gardens and public parks in the Naples metropolitan area are featured.
- €18 million allocated for restoration of several green areas.
- Parco Vergiliano di Piedigrotta reopens April 17, 2025, after refurbishment.
- Tomb of Virgil is a Roman columbarium in Parco Vergiliano.
- Giacomo Leopardi's tomb was transferred to Parco Vergiliano in 1939.
- Villa Comunale, designed by Luigi Vanvitelli in 1780, under renovation until end of 2025.
- Elevator to Monte Echia reopened spring 2024, used by over 500,000 visitors.
- Villa Floridiana houses Museo delle ceramiche Duca Di Martina with 6,000 works.
- Giardino di Babuk is private, entry €10, open weekends in winter.
- Orto Botanico founded 1807, spans 12 hectares with 25,000 specimens.
- Real Bosco di Capodimonte covers 134 hectares, over 400 plant species.
- Agrumi in Festa event on February 22-23, 2025, at Real Bosco di Capodimonte.
- Parco Virgiliano a Posillipo opened 1931, redesigned by Pietro Porcinai in 1936.
- Villa Rosebery is a presidential residence, tours resume spring 2025 via FAI.
Entities
Artists
- Giacomo Leopardi
- Virgil
- Luigi Vanvitelli
- Ferdinand IV of Bourbon
- Antonio Niccolini
- Lucia Migliaccio di Partanna
- Gaetano Genovese
- Friedrich Dehnhardt
- Lamont Young
- Pietro Porcinai
- Guido Della Valle
- Giuseppe Bonaparte
- Carlo di Borbone
- Ferdinando Sanfelice
- Lord Rosebery
- Gustave Delahante
- Luigi di Borbone
- Mussolini
- Stazio
- Plinio il Giovane
- Silio Italico
- Petrarca
- Boccaccio
- Cino da Pistoia
- Pietro d'Aragona
- Ladislao II d'Angiò Durazzo
- Caracciolo del Sole
Institutions
- Artribune
- Parco Vergiliano di Piedigrotta
- Villa Comunale
- Villa Floridiana
- Museo delle ceramiche Duca Di Martina
- Palazzo Reale
- Palazzo Venezia
- Giardino di Babuk
- Orto Botanico (Real Orto Botanico)
- Università Federico II
- Real Bosco di Capodimonte
- Parco Virgiliano a Posillipo
- Villa Rosebery
- Quirinale
- FAI
- Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn
- Museo di Paleobotanica ed Etnobotanica
- Real Marina del Regno delle Due Sicilie
- Repubblica veneziana
Locations
- Naples
- Italy
- Piedigrotta
- Mergellina
- Fuorigrotta
- Via Puteolana
- piazza della Repubblica
- piazza Vittoria
- via Chiatamone
- Monte Echia
- Vomero
- via Benedetto Croce
- via Foria
- via Giuseppe Piazzi
- Posillipo
- Capri
- Vesuvio
- Penisola Sorrentina
- Nisida
- Brindisi
- Parigi (Tuileries)
- Golfo di Napoli