Giardini di Villa Angerer
Giardini di Villa Angerer forms part of a historic villa complex in Sanremo, combining Liberty architecture with botanical spaces. Villa Feraldi became Leopold Angerer’s winter residence after he bought the property in 1902. Stucco, majolica, wrought iron, floral stained glass, and ceramic vases shape its richly decorated appearance.
Angerer added a library floor and enclosed the terraces with bow windows during renovations lasting about a decade. Two garden areas now surround the villa. One lies before the casino, with palms, succulents, Central American plants, and two large Nolina recurvata. The wider park creates a subtropical setting with exotic plants from five continents, including many cycads and two artificial grottos. At Grotta del Drago, artificial rocks frame a round iron gate and a dragon statue.
War damage removed the original iron fence decorations, while Sanremo began restoring the villa and gardens after buying them in 1991. A small brick tower remains from Angerer’s travels, with each brick marked by its place of origin. The garden’s striking botanical survivor is a Wollemia nobilis, a living fossil with fossil records reaching ninety million years. Fewer than one hundred grow wild, and prehistoric animal drawings nearby underline its ancient lineage.
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