Before we finish with Lazio, I can't leave out the sacred woods of Bomarzo. This was an amazing garden built in the 16th Century by an Italian nobleman as a memorial to his wife - he was the Duke of Bomarzo (Vicino Orsini)The carvings are all carved out
of local stone wherever it lay in the grounds of his property.
The architect/sculpture was Pirro Ligorio who created the park of monsters in a monumental complex with mythological & grotesque figures all set in a natural amphitheatre. It really was incredible.
Unfortunately the gardens were abandoned for about 300 years, until 1953 when they were lovingly restored by a local art lover. And now for a small fee, open to the public.
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