La Foce: Paradise in Tuscany


Situated on the hills overlooking Tuscany's Val d'Orcia—a UNESCO World Heritage Site—La Foce is home to one of the most beautiful private gardens in Italy.

Biographer and writer Iris Origo and her husband Antonio purchased the La Foce property in 1924. Together with architect Cecil Pinsent, they transformed it from a desertified landscape into a thriving estate consisting of a 15th-century villa, sprawling fields of wheat, olive groves, and vineyards, as well as a large, terraced garden featuring box hedges, a rose garden, fountains, and a wisteria-covered pergola.

Join NYBG's President Emeritus Gregory Long as he introduces Katia Lysy, current steward of La Foce and granddaughter of the Origos'. Lysy will reveal the dramatic story of this resilient and iconic Renaissance property, as told in her newly published book, La Foce: Paradise in Tuscany, featuring stunning photographs by Simon Upton and Matteo Carassale.

Copies of Lysy's book will be on sale. Book signing to follow.

Schedule: Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Times: 11:00am-12:00pm EDT
Speaker: Katia Lysy Katia Lysy
Location: NYBG, Ross Lecture Hall
2900 Southern Boulevard
Bronx, NY 10458
Session Number: 252GAR833

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Tuesday, October 8, 2024
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