Moreno Gardens

Moreno Gardens in Bordighera are a historic garden site that no longer survives in full. Described by many 19th-century travelers, they are now known only through a small remaining section that lives on as today’s Monet gardens on Via Domenico Tumiati, along with a few traces on private properties.

• The main thing to know is that the original Moreno Gardens have disappeared, so what you can see today is only a small surviving part.
• That surviving portion is identified with the Monet gardens on Via Domenico Tumiati, making this a place tied to the town’s garden history as well as its later artistic associations.
• The remnants of the Moreno Gardens and Villa Palmizi are included among properties protected by the Superintendent of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism in Italy.

For a visit, it is best to treat this as a short, quiet stop rather than a full garden tour, and to keep in mind that much of the original landscape is no longer there. It is a good choice for travelers interested in local history, heritage sites, and the layered past of Bordighera.