Parco Giardino Sigurtà | Grandi Giardini Italiani

History

Parco Giardino Sigurtà, owned by the Sigurtà family, is a naturalistic oasis just a few kilometres from Lake Garda and easily reachable from the cities of Verona, Brescia and Mantua. Recipient of the Most Beautiful Park in Italy award in 2013, and in 2015 of the Second Most Beautiful Park in Europe award, its 600,000 square metres scale and its and extraordinary blooms are fascinating attraction for hundreds of thousands of visitors of all ages year after year.

Woods with centuries-old trees, boundless lawns, stretches of water, special points of interest and breath-taking views; these and much more make up the treasury that the Sigurtà Park has been the custodian of for more than six centuries.
Not to be missed when visiting the park are Tulipanomania, the extraordinary flowering of more than a million tulips that in March and April, together with hyacinths, muscari and narcissus, colours the lawns and woods in ever renewed forms, as one of the most important collection of blooms in the world; the 40,000 boxwood plants, the Great Lawn, the famous Avenue of the Roses with 30,000 re-flowering old roses, and the Maze with its 1,500 yew trees that wind around a tower. There is much else besides to discover, including the 50 varieties of annuals in summer and early autumn on the Flowerbed Avenue, the hundreds of multicoloured water lilies that are the stars of the show in the summer months, the Hermitage, a small neo-Gothic temple dating back to 1792, and the Castelletto from the end of the 18th century, a historic site where many prestigious meetings of scientists, including Nobel Prize winners, were held.
For the children, on the other hand, the Farm is a must-visit location, a place where they can meet farmyard animals such as the Paduan hen, and enjoy the Deer Valley, where these beautiful animals roam. In this agricultural area of the Park there are also the Lessinia sheep to meet, as well as the San Domenico donkeys.
The park can be visited on foot, by bicycle, either on your own bike or by renting one from the Garden where standard and electric versions are available, or aboard the panoramic train with a voice-guide, in the electric shuttle accompanied by a guide, or driving in comfortable electric golf-carts equipped with GPS satellite tracking systems.

The Great Green: eco-sustainable initiatives and strategies

Sigurtà Garden Park is actively committed to promoting sustainable and environmentally friendly practices. Over the years, it has implemented various measures:

◈ Energy efficiency.

Installation of photovoltaic panels
Flood irrigation: an ancient technique that exploits the natural slope of the land and the force of gravity, without the use of pumps or energy-intensive technologies.

◈ Enhancement, implementation and redevelopment of plant heritage

Planting of new plants: Japanese maples, apple trees, mulberry trees, plane trees, oak trees
Annual analysis of the health of the oldest specimens
Redevelopment of wooded areas

◈ Eco-friendly green space management

Natural fertilisers, composting leaves to fertilise flower beds and plants
Vegetative propagation to reduce the purchase of new species
Eco-grazing, using a flock of sheep to maintain the green spaces on the hills.
Regenerative agriculture, biological pest control using ladybirds to eliminate aphids in certain areas of the Park

◈ Use of eco-friendly materials

Exclusive use of biodegradable materials in refreshment areas, eco-compactors for PET recycling, responsible management of food waste
Periodic donation of materials to the Centre for Creative Reuse of the Municipality of Verona for circular economy projects

◈ Biodiversity enhancement

Planting of diverse plants to attract more pollinating insects.
Awareness-raising activities through educational programmes for schools - “The wandering seed” and “Bees: friends of biodiversity” - to promote the role of pollinators
Installation of Bee hotels

◈ Environmental education

Educational programmes for schools, donation of bee hotels to schools, installation of educational beehives and promotion of biodiversity-friendly practices.
Information panels on the importance of beneficial insects (Medicinal Plant Garden)
Creation of educational workshops on the environment and conscious consumption.

◈ Strategies for sustainable use of the Park

Conversion of parking areas into usable green spaces
Exclusive use of electric vehicles for internal mobility
Organisation of events powered by renewable energy
Membership of the Bicycle-Friendly Businesses Club and availability of e-bike charging points
Promotion of the use of public transport with discounts on admission tickets.

◈ Sustainable communication

Printing on FSC-certified paper and vegetable-based inks.
Encouraging the use of digital tickets for access.
Collaboration with the Centre for Creative Reuse and Sustainability of the Municipality of Verona
Eco-friendly social media communication

◈ Awards

European Award for Ecological Gardening in 2017
Imprendigreen certification issued by Confcommercio, with a five-star sustainability rating (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025).

How to get here

By car
- From the Autostrada A4 motorway, take Peschiera del Garda exit, then 8 km in the direction of Valeggio sul Mincio.
- From the Autostrada A22, (the Brennero-Modena motorway): coming from the Modena side, take the Nogarole Rocca exit and follow the signs for Valeggio sul Mincio.
- Coming from the Brenner side, take the dual carriageway SS450 for Peschiera del Garda and then follow the signs for Valeggio sul Mincio.

The Park has free car parks for its visitors (600 meters from the Park entrance).

By train
Verona Porta Nuova railway station; take ATV bus to Valeggio sul Mincio
Peschiera del Garda railway station; take APAM bus to Mantova.
Visit the website www.trenitalia.com for train timetable.

By bus
From Verona: there is an interurban ATV bus, number 160 Valeggio-Villafranca-Sommacampagna-Verona (see website www.atv.verona.it). From Brescia: there is an interurban ATV bus, number LN026 Brescia - Desenzano - Sirmione - Peschiera - Verona (see website www.arriva.it ). From Malcesine: there is an interurban ATV bus, number 483 Malcesine - Garda - Peschiera - S.Benedetto (see website www.atv.verona.it) to get to Peschiera del Garda. From Mantua or from Peschiera del Garda there is an interurban APAM bus, number 46 Mantua-Valeggio-Peschiera d/G (see website www.apam.it).

By bike
The park is only 1 km from the Mantova-Peschiera del Garda cycle path. The route is also suitable for less experienced cyclists and children and is of medium length with no particular difficulties.

Grandi Giardini Italiani Srl

Grandi Giardini Italiani Srl