Villa Taranto
Who has been in Verbania, on Lake Maggiore, for a long time or just for one season or even only for a summer afternoon, has certainly visited the Gardens of Villa Taranto, they are well-known all around the world, and even the hastiest visitor spends a couple of hours to stroll along the paths.
Today's appearance is not natural, but the result, of an arduous elaboration undertaken by Captain McEacharn in 1931.
Coming into the gardens of Villa Taranto is just like making a travel through foreign lands.
“A beautiful garden does not need to be big, but it should be the realization of ones dream, even though it is only a couple of square metres large and it is situated on a balcony”
So explained Captain Neil Mc Eacharn, the man who created these marvellous gardens. Many thousands of plants, brought from the far corners of the world, and rare collections, some of them unique in Europe and acclimatized after long laborious efforts, have been arranged with art in this beautiful setting, between the mountains and the lake.