Orange Garden

Overview

The Giardino degli Aranci (Savello Park) is a wildly romantic, deeply peaceful, heavily walled garden fiercely perched high atop the aristocratic Aventine Hill. It is globally famous for its intensely fragrant bitter orange trees and its sweeping, perfectly framed view of the Tiber River.

Highlights

• The Terrace: The brilliantly wide, sandy central avenue leads directly to a massive stone balcony aggressively hanging directly over the river, offering a staggeringly close, highly iconic view of the Vatican dome and the Trastevere neighborhood.
• The Trees: Symmetrically planted, deeply lush groves of bitter orange trees that violently burst into intensely sweet-smelling white blossoms in the springtime.
• The Facade: The massive, fiercely austere ancient brick wall of the 5th-century Basilica of Santa Sabina forms the deeply atmospheric southern boundary of the quiet park.

History

The garden fiercely occupies the exact site of a massive, heavily fortified 13th-century castle built by the dangerously powerful Savelli family. In 1932, the city violently transformed the deeply ruined castle courtyard into this brilliant public park specifically to provide the Aventine Hill with a sweeping monumental viewpoint perfectly rivaling the Pincio Terrace.

Visitor Tips

• The Perfect Combo: Because it is located exactly 100 metres loudly down the street from the intensely famous 'Aventine Keyhole' (Buco della Serratura), you must effortlessly combine the two into a single, deeply romantic afternoon walk.
• The Buskers: The terrace is almost always fiercely accompanied by an excellent classical guitarist or violinist peacefully playing for the sunset crowds.