The Originality of the Riviera
The Piacenza Boccanegra Garden is located in the hamlet of Latte, in the municipality of Ventimiglia. A stone’s throw from the French-Italian border, the Piacenza Boccanegra Garden embellishes the story of how the Riviera became, at the end of the 19th century, an international tourist destination.
The history of this garden spans the centuries, but it was in 1906 that this land suspended over the sea underwent a major change. It was then that Ellen Willmott, an English heiress specialising in gardening, bought the land. Her passion for plants and flowers led her to create a splendid garden and to frequent the nearby Villa Hanbury, where she honed her botanical knowledge.
The Piacenza Boccanegra Garden is the result of this passionate love of plants that the English gentlewoman was able to translate into reality; a sublime reality that we can still admire today.
