Giardino Garibaldi

The Garibaldi Garden, in Palermo

The Garibaldi Garden is one of the most pleasant green spaces of Palermo, on the Piazza Marina, famous for its giant fig trees. The Palermo audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this setting of greenery with spectacular trees, haven of freshness in the heart of the old town.

The garden with the giant fig trees

In Palermo, the green spaces are rare, but the Piazza Marina shelters one of the most pleasant of the town: the Garibaldi Garden. Laid out in the nineteenth century in the centre of this historic square, this small public garden is a true haven of freshness and greenery in the heart of the old town. But what makes its renown are its extraordinary trees: immense Moreton Bay fig trees, Ficus with an almost unreal appearance, that are among the largest and the oldest of Europe. These vegetal giants, planted more than a century ago, deploy colossal trunks, gigantic branches and a spectacular network of aerial roots that fall to the ground, forming like an enchanted forest. Their immense shade and their fascinating silhouette make the happiness of the walkers and the photographers. The Piazza Marina, which surrounds the garden, was formerly an important place of Palermitan life, the theatre of feasts but also of darker events of the history. A setting of greenery and a natural wonder, the Garibaldi Garden is a fine stop of the discovery of Palermo.

What to see

Here you enjoy one of the most pleasant green spaces of Palermo, in the centre of the Piazza Marina, famous for its immense Moreton Bay fig trees, among the largest and oldest of Europe, whose colossal trunks and aerial roots form like an enchanted forest, haven of freshness in the heart of the old town. The Garibaldi Garden is a natural wonder of Palermo. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Garibaldi Garden lies in the centre of the Piazza Marina, in the La Kalsa district of Palermo, reachable on foot. It is a public garden generally freely accessible during opening hours, which vary. It is a pleasant place of pause in the shade of the giant fig trees.

Why is the Garibaldi Garden of Palermo famous?

For its extraordinary trees: immense Moreton Bay fig trees, among the largest and oldest of Europe, whose colossal trunks and network of aerial roots form like an enchanted forest; this small public garden, in the centre of the Piazza Marina, is one of the most pleasant green spaces of the town.

Where is the Garibaldi Garden in Palermo?

In the centre of the Piazza Marina, in the La Kalsa district of Palermo, in Italy.