For the Landscape Festival - Masters of the Landscape, Palazzo Moroni-Property of the FAI in Bergamo opens a special window onto its extraordinary green heritage, with a program of guided tours, workshops, and meetings dedicated to the relationship between nature, history, and the urban environment.
The heart of the tour is the large historic park of Palazzo Moroni, the largest private park in Bergamo Alta: a surprising landscape where the Italian gardens, with their elegant terraces, interact with the large 19th-century vegetable garden, the high lawns, the fruit trees, and an ancient bird sanctuary.
An opportunity to discover the daily work of protecting and enhancing the landscape, the sustainable practices adopted by the FAI, and the strategies to preserve the biodiversity of this precious ecosystem in the heart of the city.
🌱 THE PROGRAM
🌿 Let me tell you about the landscapes of Palazzo Moroni
📅 Saturday, September 12 and 19 | 4:30 PM
A special guided tour lasting approximately one hour dedicated to the history, care, and biodiversity of the park, to discover what it means to protect a historic landscape in an urban context.
🎟️ TICKETS: FAI members: 8 / Full price: 18 / Reduced price: 11 / Persons with disabilities and companion: 8
🌱 Plant Hunt at Palazzo Moroni
📅 Sunday, September 13 | 10:30 AM
A workshop lasting approximately one and a half hours for children aged 6 to 10, exploring Italian gardens and vegetable patches. A fun exploration of plants, flowers, colors, and scents, culminating in the creation of a personal herbarium.
🎟️ TICKETS: FAI Members: 4 / Full Price: 10 / National Trust Convention / Disabled Ticket: 6
🌿 The Gardener's Story
📅 Sunday, September 13 | 11:00 AM
A stroll through the formal terraces and vegetable patch to learn about the garden's history and the sustainable practices adopted daily by FAI gardeners.
🎟️ TICKETS: FAI Members: 9 / Full Price: 20 / Reduced Price: 13 / Persons with Disabilities and a Companion: 9
🌾 The Expert's Story: The ''Palazzo Moroni High Meadow''
📅 Sunday, September 20 | 11:00 AM
A guided tour with agronomists to discover the high meadow, managed using the selective mowing technique. An in-depth look at biodiversity, sustainable green management, and best practices for environmental protection.
🎟️ TICKETS: FAI members: 9 / Full price: 20 / Reduced price: 13 / Persons with disabilities and companion: 9
This event is organized in collaboration with the Lombardy Botanical Gardens Network and the Bergamo Botanical Garden.
🎶 COLLATERAL EVENTS
Also scheduled during the Landscape Festival are:
🎵 Venetian Soloists in Concert - The Magic Flute | September 4, 9 pm
🌄 Panorama Day - The Four Panoramas of Upper Bergamo | September 5, 3 pm and September 6, 10 am
🌅 At Sunset - Visits and a Musical Aperitif at Sunset | September 12, 6 and 7 pm
The heart of the tour is the large historic park of Palazzo Moroni, the largest private park in Bergamo Alta: a surprising landscape where the Italian gardens, with their elegant terraces, interact with the large 19th-century vegetable garden, the high lawns, the fruit trees, and an ancient bird sanctuary.
An opportunity to discover the daily work of protecting and enhancing the landscape, the sustainable practices adopted by the FAI, and the strategies to preserve the biodiversity of this precious ecosystem in the heart of the city.
🌱 THE PROGRAM
🌿 Let me tell you about the landscapes of Palazzo Moroni
📅 Saturday, September 12 and 19 | 4:30 PM
A special guided tour lasting approximately one hour dedicated to the history, care, and biodiversity of the park, to discover what it means to protect a historic landscape in an urban context.
🎟️ TICKETS: FAI members: 8 / Full price: 18 / Reduced price: 11 / Persons with disabilities and companion: 8
🌱 Plant Hunt at Palazzo Moroni
📅 Sunday, September 13 | 10:30 AM
A workshop lasting approximately one and a half hours for children aged 6 to 10, exploring Italian gardens and vegetable patches. A fun exploration of plants, flowers, colors, and scents, culminating in the creation of a personal herbarium.
🎟️ TICKETS: FAI Members: 4 / Full Price: 10 / National Trust Convention / Disabled Ticket: 6
🌿 The Gardener's Story
📅 Sunday, September 13 | 11:00 AM
A stroll through the formal terraces and vegetable patch to learn about the garden's history and the sustainable practices adopted daily by FAI gardeners.
🎟️ TICKETS: FAI Members: 9 / Full Price: 20 / Reduced Price: 13 / Persons with Disabilities and a Companion: 9
🌾 The Expert's Story: The ''Palazzo Moroni High Meadow''
📅 Sunday, September 20 | 11:00 AM
A guided tour with agronomists to discover the high meadow, managed using the selective mowing technique. An in-depth look at biodiversity, sustainable green management, and best practices for environmental protection.
🎟️ TICKETS: FAI members: 9 / Full price: 20 / Reduced price: 13 / Persons with disabilities and companion: 9
This event is organized in collaboration with the Lombardy Botanical Gardens Network and the Bergamo Botanical Garden.
🎶 COLLATERAL EVENTS
Also scheduled during the Landscape Festival are:
🎵 Venetian Soloists in Concert - The Magic Flute | September 4, 9 pm
🌄 Panorama Day - The Four Panoramas of Upper Bergamo | September 5, 3 pm and September 6, 10 am
🌅 At Sunset - Visits and a Musical Aperitif at Sunset | September 12, 6 and 7 pm