Nervi Gardens

The Nervi gardens occupy about 92.000 m2. They are one of Genova’s important botanical complexes formed by a series of parks which in the past belonged to different villas (Gropallo, Serra, Grimaldi and Luxoro) and today are the property of the city and used as museums. The Nervi gardens cover a broad portion of territory between the walk to the sea named after Anita Garibaldi and Via Aurelia which is the antique Roman road.

In the parks visitors can admire numerous exotic and tropical plants, typical Mediterranean flora, several kinds of tall evergreens as well as a spectacular rose garden.

The relief behind the built up area of Nervi guarantee a more temperate climate than the other areas of Genova, thus making the parks a particularly good location for keeping the various botanical species that live there (more than 100)

The Nervi gardens
Three historic villas and their three parks which are connected to each other (9 hectares) form a green complex of rare beauty in an outstanding natural environment.

Villa Gropallo
The ancient country residence of the Marquis Gaetano Gropallo, today Nervi Library, is surrounded by a vast (36215m2) romantic park.

Villa Serra Saluzzo
The Villa (XVI secolo), which hosts the Gallery of Modrrn Art, opens out onto a vast (23415 m2) park that is rich with a variety of plant species

Villa Grimaldi Fassio
This enchanting English-style park runs down towards the sea, beyond the railway line, and along the Anita Garibaldi walk. The rose garden is splendid with its many kinds of roses. The villa hosts the excellent Frugone Museum (italian and foreign artists from the XIX century and the beginning of the XX century)

Villa Luxoro
The park (8500 m2) which slopes down towards the cliffs of Capoluogo offers panoramic views of rare beauty. The Villa (beginning of the XX century) hosts the Giannettino Luxoro Museum.

Elaboration of data and information taken from www.comune.genova.it; www.apt.genova.it; www.wikipedia.it