Fodor's Expert Review Heller Garden

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This 2½-acre garden is a place to get lost while navigating stepping stones over lily ponds, climbing rock formations, and walking across wooden bridges. The treasures to be found are nearly 100 different Alpine, subtropical, and Mediterranean plant species and 30 modern art installations by the likes of Roy Lichtenstein, Joan Mirò, and Auguste Rodin. A former vineyard, Heller Garden was first cultivated in 1903 by Austrian dentist and botanist Arthur Hruska, and bought in 1988 by artist Andrè Heller (although he is no longer the owner).

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Quick Facts

Via Roma 2
Gardone Riviera, Lombardy  25088, Italy

0366-410877

www.hellergarden.com

Sight Details:
Rate Includes: €12, Closed Nov.–Feb.

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