View Island

The creation of the stupendous natural park of the island dates back to 1880. Its botanical importance is highlighted by the presence of essences originating from all over the world. The park designed and cultivated by a knowing hand, is planned to be seen both from the water and from the upper terraces. The more numerous plants belong to the North American, Oriental and North African conifer families.

Rich in a series of trees and shrubs of Mediterranean vegetation, such as citrus, olives, holm oaks, privet and laurels. On the central terrace on the front of the Villa the garden is in the classical Italian style with well-modelled hedges which represent various figures including the emblem of the De Ferrari family who gave life to the garden. Near the villa, palms originating from the Canary Islands grow. On the lower terrace, on the banks of the lake fruit trees such as persimmons, lemons, pears, pomegranates, olives, oranges, grapefruit, prickly pears, jujubes and capers can be found.

Roses of the China roseate are also grown, the Lady Hillingdon rose, the yellow Banksia rose, valerian, bougainvillea and many other plants and flowers of rare beauty.

The most evocative and wild can be found in the flat area of the Island, where evergreen cypresses, marshland cypresses, deciduous oaks, citron trees, poplars, laurels, plane trees, fir and various species of pines can be found mixed with shrubs and more typically Mediterranean essences.