Gardens in Venice
View from the Ponte dell’Accademia © A. Harrison
I came across this garden as I crossed the Ponte dell’Accademia. The garden caught me by surprise, not just for its beauty, but because the open space had survived in a city where open space is at a premium. Naturally I went looking for more.
In a city rising from the water, gardens seem a luxury, yet I kept finding them at every twist and turn (for no where in Venice runs in a straight line). Many were largely hidden, perfectly suited for this city built on intrigue and mystery.
A convent courtyard © A. Harrison
Half my delight came from finding inner courtyards, for Venice is a place of high walls and solid fences, a city which is notoriously private to prying tourists.
Yet Venice is still so much alive, as these gardens hidden in full view show. To live in such a place would be a sheer delight.
A delightful jungle in such an ordered city © A. Harrison
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