European Route of Historic Gardens
Garden heritage and landscape art
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COE Certified Cultural Route
This is an officially certified Cultural Route of the Council of Europe
This route connects Europe's most significant historic gardens, from Renaissance parterres to English landscape parks.
Identification and Analysis of Problems in Selected European Historic Gardens during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Katarzyna Hodor, Łukasz Przybylak, Jacek Kuśmierski (2021)
Sustainability
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An Indicator-Based Approach to Assess the Readiness of Urban Forests for Future Challenges: Case Study of a Mediterranean Compact City
Ma Fernanda Maradiaga-Marín, Paloma Cariñanos (2021)
Forests
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Natural and Historical Heritage of the Lisbon Botanical Gardens: An Integrative Approach with Tree Collections
Ana Raquel Cunha, Ana Luísa Soares, Miguel Brilhante (2021)
Plants
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Green History: Polish Experience of Musealisation of Landscape Art Heritage
A. Yu. Kazakova (2022)
Nasledie Vekov
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ПЕРСПЕКТИВИ ІНТЕГРАЦІЇ ЕКСКУРСІЙНОГО ПОТЕНЦІАЛУ МІСТА РІВНЕ У МЕРЕЖУ КУЛЬТУРНИХ МАРШРУТІВ РАДИ ЄВРОПИ
Дмитро Виговський, Оксана Конарівська, M. S. Yakovyshyna (2025)
Економіка та суспільство
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The Journey
The European Route of Historic Gardens celebrates the art of garden design - living heritage combining horticulture, architecture, sculpture, and philosophy. European gardens reflect changing aesthetics from formal Renaissance designs to Romantic landscapes.
The route includes Italian Renaissance gardens (Villa d'Este, Boboli), French formal gardens (Versailles, Vaux-le-Vicomte), English landscape parks (Stowe, Stourhead), Spanish Moorish gardens (Alhambra, Generalife), and botanical gardens.
Gardens embody cultural values - control of nature, scientific collecting, aesthetic beauty, social display, and philosophical ideals. Many are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The route promotes garden conservation and horticultural heritage.