Water Lilies Closer Look : White

 A closer look at the white water lilies in the fountain at the Royal Garden.

 Location: Giardini Reali

Squirrel Feeding Time

Went back to the Royal garden to feed the squirrels. They seem to be more active and willing to come forward. Perhaps it is because of Spring and they are sort of awaken from hibernation.

Location: Giardini Reali

Guarding The Royal Garden

There is this little container hut a few distance from the entrance to the Royal garden, in it there is the guard.

I don't know what the guard does inside there, but it feels cool to be in it, in the garden.

Location : Giardini Reali

Arte Alle Corti - Pietro Weber

Arte alle Corti returns in an extraordinary edition with a route that winds through 14 of the most representative buildings in the city. An en plein air journey in which the installations of 40 artists who, with their contemporary works of art, create an unexpected and surprising comparison with the architecture that hosts them, in a mapping from the Baroque to the twentieth century. 

Iconic buildings, imposing architecture and works by artists with different languages and poetics, in a creative dialogue that aims to help people discover Turin and underline its close historical relationship with contemporary art.

There are 3 installations in the Royal garden, one which is the work of artist Pietro Weber. 

Location : Giardini Reali

Fountain In Autumn

The view of the fountain (( Finally re-activated after summer ) in autumn at the Royal Garden.

It is always a very pleasant view.

 Location : Giardini Reali

 

 

View From The Inside Of The Royal Garden

The other side of the Royal garden is re-opened again, and it seems that there are some changes made. The plantation is tidied up, new paths are cleared up, leaving the view of La Mole more visible behind the Rai auditorium.

A view that we have not noticed before....

Loaction : Giardini Reali

 

2023 First Flowers

Taking a stroll at the Royal Gardens, delighted to see the first batch of flowers has blossomed.

While the temperature of the last few days was still rather cold, it didn't stop nature from signalling the arrival of Spring.

 These little pinks flowers are the first ones to appear in the garden.

 Location : Giardini Reali

Frozen Day

The temperature is pretty low in these few days, varies from -2 to 2. Over the night, with the freezing temperature and fallen snow, water around the fountain in the Royal garden has frozen, leaving quite an impressive view to look at.

Location : Giardini Reali

Reflected In Royal Garden

Part of the Royal Garden is still under renovation since closeing it's gate to public in the year 2000.

Still, it is rather nice to take a walk in the other part which is opened to public, especially in these hot days. 

The occasionally pour doesn't actually reduce the heat, but it does leave over some pond of water here and there ideal for making photo of reflection.

Location : Giadini Reali

Park Exhibition

There are many murals in Turin, all are beautifully done, but not all of them are located in the center, in fact they are well spreaded all over the city. 

 

It is not easy to be able to see them all, so an exhibition is setup in the Royal garden, displaying the photos and listed the locations of these murals, so we get to know where they are and perhaps next time when we pass by the area, we can stop by and have a closer look at them.

Location : Giardini Reali

La Mole Spring View

Early Spring, looking down from the park in La Cavallerizza over the Royal garden below the ancient wall once surrounding the antique Turin. 

La Mole is as usual dominated the view with all its splendor, and below people are already  lying down onto the grass to enjoy the spring sun.

Autumn In The Park

The leaves turned yellow, red, orange, though some still insist to remain green , the color palette of Autumn, always lovely, always full of temperament, the final color of the year.

A walk in the Royal park, watching the different color of the leaves, some still hanging onto the branches, some have already fallen on to the ground, showing the sign of Autumn.

La Mole And The Field

Al Mole is a few street away, but it height towers the town center and so basically it can be seen from many corners of the town.

This grass field belongs to the Royal garden, sitting on the grass patch, one can easily admire the splendidness of the most prominent building of Turin.

Last Of the Sun Flowers

The part of the Royal Garden in Cavallerizza used to be abandoned, but now someone has begun to plant something in certain part of the area.

Among the things planted are some huge and tall sun flowers....

It is always delightful to see well bloomed sun flowers....

Their colors and forms are so full of life....

Reopening Of The Garden

After 20 years of closing its gate to public, finally the Royal garden has reopened. The entrance will remain free of charge until the full re-construction is completed, then a fee will be charged to enter.

La Mole viewed from the Royal garden

A long and costly re-construction, which the garden has been cleaned up, the bushes were cleared, a new, very ordinary fountain was  added and the old, gorgeous fountain 'Tritoni' is still waterless and stained.

By the result, frankly speaking it doesn't justified the 1.5 million euro spent for the re-construction.

The fountain 'Tritoni'

However, it is still a pleasure to finally unable to take a walk in this garden which is located right in the center of the city.

 

Hanging Shoes

Not sure why these shoes were hanging in the 'forbidden' garden......Is a form of contemporary art or just someone had his shoes washed and hung them there to dry?

Secret Garden

Once upon a time, there was a garden where people could stroll under the tall trees or around its lovely fountain, over looking at the magnificent landmark of the town which is towering the city center.

Suddenly one day, the heavy gates of the garden were closed by some evil lords, no more accessible to the common people. People can just look though the iron fence and watch the now abandoned garden slowly get neglected and wasted away. 

Wild weeds started to overgrow, the beautiful statues started to look dirty with stains of bird's feces. The garden now looks lonely and lifeless.

Then, one day, one of the smaller gate was found opened again and people can sneak into some part of the garden and enjoy it again....

Under The Tree

How nice! On a sunny, particularly 'warm' winter day, be able to sit under a tree and chatting our hearts out with a dearly friend......



                                                View from the Royal garden

Colors Of Spring

What a nice feeling seeing the colors of spring, the fresh green, bright yellow, striking pink, the white of the clouds and the blue of the sky....

A Walk In The Cold Spring

This spring is cold and wet, cold like 6 - 8 °C, not my ideal spring temperature, so a walk in the Royal Garden would need to dress up in winter clothing....