The Italian Garden stars in Argentina

(ANSA) - ROMA, 25 SET - Consul General in Bahia Blanca, Argentina Nicola Bazzani inaugurated the 'Italy Garden of the World' photo exhibition in the Andean town of Bariloche. This was announced by the Consulate itself, adding that the inauguration was attended by around 200 people: local authorities, entrepreneurs, industry enthusiasts and the Italian community. The exhibition took place in Puerto San Carlos, adjacent to Lake Nahuel Huapi surrounded by the Andes, made available by the local municipality with which there are excellent relations.
    The exhibition highlighted 'the all-Italian ability to combine - through the most beautiful Italian gardens and landscapes - art, nature, craftsmanship, beauty and society, with an original, young and attractive proposal'. The exhibition featured "images and archive documents to explore the varied reality of Italian gardens, both historical and contemporary, through compositional elements that characterise national creativity from the Renaissance to the present day: landscape, design, water, botany, sociality, art and knowledge".
    The exhibition was also an invitation to retrace the 'Roots' and encourage tourism to the many locations represented through their unique gardens and landscapes, from the Boboli Gardens in Florence to the Reggia di Caserta and the Palazzina di caccia in Stupinigi. italia Giardino del Mondo' is an exhibition with the scientific and artistic curatorship of Chiara Santini (Ecole nationale supérieure de paysage, Versailles), Paolo Cornaglia and Marco Ferrari (Politecnico di Torino), Andrés Holguín and Lorenza Gasparella (Iuav, University of Venice). Partners: Associazione Parchi e Giardini Italiani (APGI), Fondo Ambiente Italiano (FAI), Grandi Giardini Italiani. It can be visited until 30 September with free access from 9 am to 9 pm.
    On this occasion, Consul General Bazzani presented the honour of Cavaliere dell'Ordine della Stella d'Italia (Knight of the Order of the Star of Italy) to Ms. Cristina Roncati, for her profound commitment in building solid friendship relations between Italy and Argentina, thanks to her action as president of the Italian Association of Bariloche and the Italian School of the same locality.