With the summer, the possibility of guided tours in Italian at the Giardino dei Ciucioi in Lavis (TN) returns.
The Giardino Bortolotti, also called dei Ciucioi (from the German Zum Zoll, or ''at the customs''), is a unique and visionary work located in Lavis (TN), on the rocky slopes of Doss Paion. It is an emblematic example of green architecture in an Alpine environment, which combines nature and buildings in a suggestive vertical landscape.
Created in the 19th century by Tommaso Bortolotti (1796-1872), the garden is the result of a personal and ambitious project: a sort of ''ideal city'' carved into the rock, composed of terraces, symbolic buildings such as the ''palace'', the ''church'', the ''castle'' and articulated paths, with stairs, bridges and greenhouses.
Construction began in the 1830s and continued until the 1870s, with subsequent expansions. After the founder's death, the garden gradually lost its integrity due to abandonment and degradation. Only after long restorations, in 2019 did the Municipality of Lavis reopen it to the public, restoring value to this rare example of a romantic and imaginative landscape, where artifice and nature blend together in a spectacular way.
Today, the lower part of the garden can be visited independently, while the complete visit that also includes the upper part of the garden can be visited thanks to the guided tours organized by the Associazione Ecoargentario.
The Giardino Bortolotti, also called dei Ciucioi (from the German Zum Zoll, or ''at the customs''), is a unique and visionary work located in Lavis (TN), on the rocky slopes of Doss Paion. It is an emblematic example of green architecture in an Alpine environment, which combines nature and buildings in a suggestive vertical landscape.
Created in the 19th century by Tommaso Bortolotti (1796-1872), the garden is the result of a personal and ambitious project: a sort of ''ideal city'' carved into the rock, composed of terraces, symbolic buildings such as the ''palace'', the ''church'', the ''castle'' and articulated paths, with stairs, bridges and greenhouses.
Construction began in the 1830s and continued until the 1870s, with subsequent expansions. After the founder's death, the garden gradually lost its integrity due to abandonment and degradation. Only after long restorations, in 2019 did the Municipality of Lavis reopen it to the public, restoring value to this rare example of a romantic and imaginative landscape, where artifice and nature blend together in a spectacular way.
Today, the lower part of the garden can be visited independently, while the complete visit that also includes the upper part of the garden can be visited thanks to the guided tours organized by the Associazione Ecoargentario.