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NatureInvitation to the Park: the magic of the four seasons
In 2017, the Cosso Foundation launched the “Invitation to the Park” project to celebrate the first 10 years of work dedicated to the care and rescue of the wonderful nineteenth-century garden. It is the story of the rebirth of one of the most beautiful landscaped parks in Piedmont, which today has finally returned to its former glory.
“Invitation to the Park” tells visitors about the history of the place and its botanical beauties, to promote knowledge and sensitivity towards nature and the environment at any time of year.
An inclusive project
The importance of seasons
Nature is always beautiful at any time of the year, with its variations of colours, lights, scents and sounds, this is why the Miradolo Castle Park can be visited all year round, together with a seasonal audio guide too. Using headphones to listen to the seasonal story, visitors are accompanied by expert botanical guides.
Over the 4 seasons, visitors always find many activities to do in the garden together.
The colors of the park
Starry Magnolia
Camellia
Beech asplenifolia
Davidia involucrata
The colors of the park
Bamboo
Hydrangea
Yev
The colors of the park
Ginkgo biloba
Japan maple
American oak
Lyriodendron
The colors of the park
Sequoia
Diospyros Kaki
Ilex Aquifolium
The visit is suitable for everyone
Seasonal audio guide
A unique and innovative accompaniment to visits was conceived and created by the Cosso Foundation as part of the “Invitation to the Park” project. It represents an emotional and curious story, which is renewed each season, and gently guides you in discovering the place, its history and its beauty at any time of the year.
QR Code Map
Thanks to maps with QR codes, visitors with hearing difficulties can choose multimedia support for their visit. By using their smartphone or tablet, they can consult in-depth content on the history of the Park, the botanical collections and the centenary trees. The audio story tracks vary each season to capture the diversity and poetry of each period of the year.
Braille Guide
Information in Braille is available on request together with the seasonal audio guide which allows you to experience the Park enveloped by the sounds and scents of nature.
Themes in the Park
As part of the “Invitation to the Park” project, the garden has been filled with botanical, landscape, historical and architectural identification tags. A map of the park can be found at the entrance. The main plants are also recognizable thanks to plant identification tags that show their scientific name and origin.
Books for young and old
For the little ones there are educational booklets in which the friendly Nocciolino squirrel and the tender Cipria bunny help you to discover the Park and its inhabitants. A photographic book, in Italian and English, contains beautiful picturess of the four seasons. For nature lovers the Castle bookshop offers a selection of titles about parks, greenery and historic gardens.