The garden

The Piersanti Mattarella Park (formerly the English Garden) with the Falcone-Morvillo Parterre (formerly the Garibaldi Garden) is one of the historic gardens of Palermo. It is located between Via della Libertà, Via delle Croci and Via Duca della Verdura in Palermo and covers an area of almost six hectares. The landscape of the English Garden of Romantic Inspiration was designed and created between 1850 and 1853 by the young Giovan Battista Filippo Basile in collaboration with Carlo Giachery and the director of the Botanical Gardens, Vincenzo Tineo. Inside there is a rich inventory of rare species of trees, architecture and sculptural groups, which creep along the organic paths according to very particular views, perspectives and visions, making this garden a unique place of enchanting beauty.