Gardens of Bomarzo
The Sacro Bosco, colloquially called Park of the Monsters, also named Garden of Bomarzo, is a Mannerist monumental complex located in Bomarzo, in the province of Viterbo, in northern Lazio, Italy.
- Type: Garden
- Description: Manieristic monumental complex located in northern Lazio, Italy
- Also known as: “Bois sacré (Bomarzo, Italie)”, “Bomarzo Park”, “Boschetto di Bomarzo”, “Garden of Bomarzo”, “Garden of Monsters”, “Giardini di Buon Martio”, “Giardino di Bomarzo”, “Heiliger Wald”, “Parc des monstres (Bomarzo, Italie)”, “Parco dei mostri”, “Park der Monstren (Bomarzo)”, “Park der Monstren Bomarzo”, “Park der Ungeheuer”, “Park of the Monsters”, “Sacred Wood (Bomarzo, Italy)”, “Sacro bosco”, “Sacro Bosco (Bomarzo, Italie)”, “ボマルツォのサクロ・ボスコ”, “モストリ公園”, and “怪物公園”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Palazzo Orsini and Santa Maria Assunta.
Palazzo Orsini
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mugnano in Teverina and Chia.
Mugnano in Teverina
Village
Attigliano
Village
Gardens of Bomarzo
- Categories: sculpture garden, park, historical park museum, religious museum, and palazzo museum
- Location: Bomarzo, Viterbo, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
42.49163° or 42° 29′ 30″ north
Longitude
12.24757° or 12° 14′ 51″ east
Elevation
173 metres (568 feet)
Open location code
8FJJF6RX+M2
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Gardens of Bomarzo” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Սրբազան անտառ”
- Basque: “Bomarzoko lorategiak”
- Catalan: “Parc dels Monstres”
- Chinese: “聖林園”
- Czech: “Sacro Bosco”
- Dutch: “Tuinen van Bomarzo”
- Finnish: “Bomarzon puutarha”
- French: “jardins de Bomarzo”
- French: “Jardins de Bomarzo”
- German: “Sacro Bosco”
- Greek: “Κήπος των τεράτων”
- Indonesian: “Taman Bomarzo”
- Italian: “parco dei Mostri”
- Italian: “Parco dei Mostri”
- Japanese: “サクロ・ボスコ”
- Korean: “보마르초 정원”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Parco dei Mostri”
- Norwegian: “Parco dei Mostri”
- Persian: “باغهای بومارتزو”
- Polish: “Park Potworów”
- Portuguese: “Jardins de Bomarzo”
- Russian: “Парк чудищ”
- Russian: “Священный лес”
- Serbian: “Парк у Бомарцу”
- Spanish: “Parque de los monstruos”
- Swedish: “Sacro Bosco”
- Ukrainian: “Парк Священий ліс”
- Ukrainian: “Парк Священний ліс”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Bomarzo and Santarello.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Piramide Etrusca di Bomarzo and Corviano.
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