A treasure in the heart of Genova
THE WONDERFUL PROPERTY ON THE HEIGHTS OF GENOVA, OVERLOOKING BOTH THE SEA AND THE MOUNTAINS, WAS SOON EMBELLISHED BY PRECIOUS GARDENS: IT WAS AGAIN THE BALBI WHO IN THE SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY GAVE AN ITALIAN DESIGN TO THE GARDENS BY ADDING GROTTOS, FISH PONDS AND MARBLE SCULPTURES BY TUSCAN ARTISTS. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY IT WAS THE DURAZZO WHO UPDATED THE PARK FOLLOWING THE “LANDSCAPE” FASHION OF THE TIME, AND ADDED TO THE INTERIORS ELEGANT NEOCLASSICAL DECORATIONS.