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The ReGiS: Network of Historic Gardens.

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Giardini e parchi pubblici nella provincia di Milano e in quella di Monza Brianza
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The Network of Historic Gardens (ReGiS) is a nonprofit association, which was formed in December 2008 to assist local governments, or territorial bodies, in finding the most suitable solutions to the problems of enhancement, use and management of the historic gardens and parks they own.

 

ReGiS' historic parks and gardens represent a unique and valuable heritage. As places rich in history and culture, they should be properly known and experienced as an integral part of our local historical heritage and landscape.

All ReGiS gardens are open to the public free of charge. In their conformation, they present a variety of compositional plants dating back to past centuries and see the presence of centuries-old plants, even monumental ones; as well as architectural and ornamental elements of valuable historical and artistic value.

With their valuable plant and artistic heritage, historic gardens can be considered to all intents and purposes "places of outdoor culture" and opportunities for loisir, where one can stroll, play sports and participate in cultural and educational initiatives for psychophysical well-being, always in contact with nature and history.

ReGiS in order to enhance and tell, in a concise and entertaining form, the historical heritage represented by the historic gardens of its member sites, wanted to reinterpret the traditional Game of the Goose, creating an ideal path, but above all a tale between the peculiarities and the real historical heritage represented by the historic gardens. Behind its simplicity lies a game of ancient origin that comes down to us with fixed rules and special squares that can be faced, and overcome, without having special skills, but only luck... will it be true? You just have to find out and start the Game of Discovery in the Historic Gardens of ReGiS!!!

(Ph.: Regis Archives)
Garden of Villa Ghirlanda, Cinisello Balsamo (MI)
The garden of Villa Ghirlanda Silva is one of the earliest examples of landscaping, English-style, in northern Italy. It still retains the layout designed by Ercole Silva and described in his treatise Dell'arte de' giardini inglesi (On the Art of English Gardens), preserving some historic furnishings from the early 19th century. In addition to other architectural elements from different historical periods, three monumental and centuries-old tree specimens can be found: a Magnolia grandiflora, a Celtis australis and finally a Cedar of Lebanon.
(Ph: Regis Archives)
Garden of Palazzo Arese Borromeo, Cesano Maderno (MB)
The Arese Borromeo garden, dating from the 17th century, covers about 10 hectares and is marked by perspective avenues, historic architecture, fountains and vegetation of different species. The avenue of hornbeams, and the more recent row of cypress poplars along the north side, constitute, with the naturalistic-print pond in the center of the wide lawns, the highlights of its promenade.
(Ph: Regis Archives)
Garden of Villa Annoni, Cuggiono (MI)
The park of Villa Annoni, measuring 23 hectares in size, is organized into two large spaces: the left side is occupied by the "Italian-style" garden, while the "English-style" garden is developed on the right side. The latter more dense and twisted, is able to evoke "romantic" atmospheres and is characterized by a neoclassical temple and rich vegetation. The park of Villa Annoni is also valuable for the variety of tree species present. Foremost among them is the Cedar of Lebanon planted in 1809.
(Ph: Regis Archives)
Sculpture of the garden of Villa Tittoni Cusani Traversi, Desio (MB)
The garden of Villa Cusani Traversi today sees a downsizing that has taken place over time. However, it retains the romantic charm of the English-style arrangement, offering the opportunity to stroll along paths that wind through a patch of more than 700 tree specimens. The wide perspective telescope passes through dense vegetation, including the striking Palagi tower and the Traversi funeral monument designed by Luca Beltrami, to reach the fountain with the statue of Neptune in the center of the parterre with the monumental facade in the background.
(Ph: Regis Archives)
Nymphaeum of Villa Visconti Borromeo Litta, Lainate (MI)
The creator of the Villa Visconti Borromeo Litta complex on the outskirts of Milan was Count Pirro I Visconti Borromeo, who around 1585 wanted to give a playful aspect to his Lainatese agricultural estate on the model of Tuscan villas. The complex continues outside with the Italian gardens, the 18th-century Galatea and Neptune fountains, and the park with 820 trees of 56 species. A surprise is the Nymphaeum, a place of coolness of great beauty, which for its wealth of decorations and water features is considered the most significant example in northern Italy.
(Ph: Regis Archives)
Royal Gardens of the Royal Palace of Monza, Monza (MB)
The Regga di Monza echoes the model of Lombardy's Ville di delizia. Built by Giuseppe Piermarini together with the Giardini Reali together constitute a complex of inestimable historical and scenic value. From the pond, with the Tempietto in the background, the grotto with the statue of Neptune and the adjacent Rock Garden, one can descend to the large lawn facing the villa, following the stream among the vegetation, to reach the Antro di Polifemo, mentioned and illustrated in Silva's treatise, the Neo-Gothic Walls and the Belvedere Tower, set on a natural rise.
(Ph: Regis Archives)
Sola Cabiati Park, Gorgonzola (MI)
Sola Cabiati Park is the largest green area in the municipality of Gorgonzola, developed at the behest of the Serbelloni family and later passed into the hands of the municipality. On June 7, 1967, Duke Gian Ludovico Sola Cabiati donated to the City of Gorgonzola the park, which was named after him. Transformation work began immediately to adapt it to its new public use. In 2007, thanks to a new and more mature sensibility allows the park to preserve its historical-cultural identity and vocations.
(Ph: Regis Archives)
Villa Mylius Garden Sesto S. Giovanni (MI)
In the late 1970s, the Villa Mylius garden was transformed into an educational park, open to children's classes with the organization of educational initiatives. In fact, inside the greenhouse and in the Villa Mylius garden, workshops aimed at city schoolchildren are implemented through the cultivation of botanical beds with flowers and flowering bulbous plants in the existing flower beds, the installation of an insect museum located in the greenhouse, and the preparation of projects to enhance the historic garden of Villa Mylius.
(Ph: Regis Archives)
The Goose Game
The goose game identifies an ideal path, and ReGiS imagined using its meaning to tell, in a concise and entertaining form, the real historical heritage represented by the historic gardens of the network's member sites. Behind the simplicity lies an ancient game that comes down to us with fixed rules: geese represent good and special boxes, bridge, prison, etc., adversity. A path to discover that can take us back from home, where we play it, to our gardens where we find ourselves.
(Regis Archives)
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