Rose Garden

In the space in front of the Villa Reale in Monza there is one of the most fascinating rose gardens that I have ever seen. An authentic corner of paradise with a veiled, golden warmth, colored by the intoxicating and sometimes poignant scent of ancient roses.

The rose garden of the Royal Villa is in the parterres on the sides of the courtyard of honor. It was created thanks to Niso Fumagalli, businessman and president of Candy, great roses lover.

After several trips to France, Belgium, Holland and England, where gardens competitions were followed with interest, in 1964 Niso Fumagalli found the Italian Rose Association in Monza.

First competitions were in 1965, when the rose gardens works were not completed yet. Next years here come some godmothers, like Princess Grace of Monaco, in 1970, and Nobel Prize winner Rita Levi Montalcini, in 1991.

The Chinensis rose, called Bella di Monza, is an ancient rose specimen, characterized by the open flower, the presence of thorns, the almost disorganized trend of the bush.

It is surprising how in a few plants you can find so much diversity of bearing, height, foliage and shapes, as in the rose. Some have bright or opaque foliage, others are distinguished by toothed margins.