2 8 Old Gardens of Italy 



the outbuildings (to the left of the main entrance in 

 the village) it is usually possible to visit the garden. 



The grounds stretch en pente down to the road 

 (between the Villa Crivelli and the Rotondo), and 

 their axis is between the villa and a building with a 

 tower facing it and belonging to the same property. 

 The central line is carried on up the opposite hill- 

 side by means of a flight of steps and a cypress 

 viale terminating in a stone seat and statue, which 

 was obviously the old approach to the Rotondo. 



The Crivelli garden has certain rather attractive 

 features, though on the whole its exposed and un- 

 sheltered aspect deprives it of the charm of the 

 more secluded villas. Its grey stairways, balus- 

 trades, and statues are taking, and the level portion 

 between the two houses gives the privacy denied 

 to that on the open hill-side. 



THE CERTOSA DI PAVIA. 



To visit the whole of the grounds a special permis- 

 sion, obtainable from the director of the monastery, 

 is necessary. 



The Certosa di Pavia is so fully described in 

 guide books that the writer need only say that it 

 was, when built, the most magnificent monastery in 

 the world, and owed its origin to Giovanna Galeazzo 

 Visconti, Duke of Milan. It was begun in 1396. 



The garden of the small cloister is a good example 

 of the treatment of an open space enclosed by 



