Giardino del castello di Flambruzzo

The garden was created following the criteria of an English-style park. It stretches out behind the castle for 3 and a half hectares to the Stella River on the west and the Cusana irrigation canal on the east. These waterways together with numerous karst springs provide water for the canals and pools which give life to a picturesque garden made accessible by six romantic wooden bridges.

The castle is surrounded by a lush, green carpet of grass bounded by a moat filled with water by the Cusana canal. Three bridges cross the moat: the west bridge connects the castle to the street, the east bridge arises from a terraced strip of land, the third bridge connects the English-style lawn and the park. The park extends out to an ancient wood predominately composed of hornbeams (typical of this wetland area) and oak trees; to create the park this wood was slightly thinned out and plane and cypress trees were added. Even though the park has been recently created it can proudly boast the presence of a tree well over three hundred years old: a magnificent oak tree. The oak tree was considered sacred both to the Romans and the Germans. Another wonderful tree can be found in the park, the bald cypress (Taxodium Distichum), a tree originally from the American swamps and planted here to check the embankments; it is easy to recognise by its roots which protrude from the surface of the water permitting the roots underneath to breathe.

Another typical feature of this park is the large number of karst springs, created by the surfacing of underground-flowing waters. Karst springs have a constant temperature of 13° to 16°C and are rich in oxygen. These characteristics have created an ideal natural habitat for two fish: the marble trout (now very rare and protected) and the grayling (noted for giving off a smell of thyme when freshly caught).