Villa Taranto Botanical Gardens

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Pallanza, Italy

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Botanical garden· Tourist attraction

Villa Taranto Botanical Gardens Reviews | Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars (5 reviews)

Villa Taranto Botanical Gardens is located in Pallanza, Italy on Verbania, Via Vittorio Veneto, 111. Villa Taranto Botanical Gardens is rated 4.7 out of 5 in the category botanical garden in Italy.

Address

Verbania, Via Vittorio Veneto, 111

Phone

+390323556667

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Claire Karoubi

Most beautiful botanical gardens I’ve ever been to—better than Rio’s or Singapore’s in my point of view. The structure and flow of the visit is perfectly well thought out and just the right length. And so much beautiful flora.

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Yulia Asekritova

One of the most beautifully planned gardens I’ve ever visited. Very peaceful and relaxed place. Definitely must visit in the area!

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Lutz Markus

A real nice place to have a walk through a wonderful garden. Many great views. Beautiful flowers and trees. After every corner a nother surprise. And after all you can have a drink, coffee, somthing to eat near the entrance. Thump up for this place!

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Teresa Casoli

Amazing experience, the place is well kept and you can also find a relax area! Worth the visit

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Ngo Hai Anh

The Giardini Botanici Villa Taranto (16 hectares) are botanical gardens located on the western shore of Lake Maggiore in Pallanza, Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Italy. They are open daily; an admission fee is charged. The gardens were established 1931-1940 by Scotsman Neil Boyd McEacharn who bought an existing villa and its neighbouring estates, cut down more than 2000 trees, and undertook substantial changes to the landscape, including the addition of major water features employing 8 km of pipes. He set the name 'Villa Taranto' (Taranto House) in honour of his ancestor Étienne Jacques Joseph Alexandre MacDonald, named Duke of Taranto by Napoleon. They opened to the public in 1952, and after McEacharn's death in 1964 have been run by a non-profit organization. Captain Neil Boyd Watson McEacharn was born in 1884 in Hanover Square, London, England. His father was the Australian Sir Malcolm Donald McEacharn of Scottish descent and his mother Mary Ann Watson, a daughter of Australian mining millionaire John Boyd Watson. He was commissioned into the Kings Own Scottish Borderers of the British Army in 1911 and served throughout the First World War, being appointed a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE). Today the gardens contain nearly 20,000 plant varieties, representing more than 3,000 species, set among 7 km of paths. Among its collections are azalea, cornus, greenhouses of Victoria amazonica, and 300 types of dahlias. It also contains a small herbarium and the founder's mausoleum.