A garden from 1580 that Goethe visited obsessively. It has a maze. Almost nobody knows
Giardino Giusti
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe came to Giardino Giusti every time he passed through Verona. He wrote that the cypresses seemed to touch the sky. He was right — the rows of 16th-century cypresses can be seen from the other side of the Adige, but almost nobody knows what they're looking at. The garden has a hedge maze, an artificial grotto, a frescoed loggia and a view of the Adige that you won't find in any photograph of Verona. Costs less than ten euros. Feels like another world.
Visitor Tip
Climb to the belvedere for a panoramic view. Goethe visited in 1786 and kept coming back. The garden has a hedge maze, an artificial grotto, and a frescoed loggia. Costs less than ten euros. Feels like another world.