Explore the path and dive into the roots of a new botanical experience on Elba Island.

Un'elegante palma svetta tra rigogliosi alberi verdi, evocando pace e serenità tropicale.

Famiglia cammina tra palme lussureggianti, atmosfera serena e calda di una giornata estiva.

Rigoglioso giardino di palme, sentiero bianco serpeggiante, natura lussureggiante e avvolgente.

Step into the Giardino dell'Ottone and sink into an amazing place, where time stands still and everything around you slows down. Discover the path winding through exotic plants and rare palm trees: two hectares of garden split into eight sections with paths and flower beds set out in total harmony with the original design from the beginning of the century. Today, it is one of Tuscany's finest examples of a private acclimatization garden.

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Palma Azzurra: a one-of-a-kind prehistoric gem

Encephalartos lehmanni

With its elegant foliage shimmering in silvery-blue hues, Encephalartos lehmanni, commonly known as the Palma Azzurra, is one of the rarest and most captivating specimens in our acclimatization garden. This plant, among the oldest in Europe, is a true living relic from the age of the dinosaurs, dating back over 200 million years. Native to South Africa, it belongs to a primitive family of plants of which only a few individuals remain in the wild today, many of them endangered. Its sculptural form, the extraordinarily rare color of its fronds, and its millennia-old history make it one of the most iconic wonders to discover for those staying on Elba Island.

Phoenix Dactylifera

This is the palm tree whose dates are eaten in North Africa. The name comes from Greek and means “Phoenician” because it was the Phoenicians who first spread these plants.

Origin: Paleosubtropical (subtropical and tropical regions of Africa and Asia)

Opuntia Elata

Typical examples of this genus in botany are cladodes, flattened, leaf-like false branches that take on both the appearance and function of true leaves.

Origin: Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay.

The desire to create an "acclimatization garden" on Elba Island marks the beginning of a new botanical experience — one that reflects a phenomenon where cultural and scientific aspects come together, inspired by one of the earliest Italian gardens of the 20th century.