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As you wander, the world melts away and you're alone with the sounds of nature: wind,
water, birds, and frogs. The garden's centerpiece is the whimsical 18th-century Neptune
Fountain, featuring the god of the sea flanked by water-spouting nymphs and fishes as he
holds court over a goldfish-stocked, lily-padded pond. Circling around behind the fountain,
you'll discover that it's fed by an impressive 230-foot-long aqueduct that was built in the
15th century.
Cost and Hours:
40 kn, daily May-Oct 8:00-19:00, Nov-April 8:00-16:00, tel. 020/
751-019.
Nearby:
On the waterfront below the arboretum, next to the little village harbor, you'll
see the shell of a once-grand 18th-century palace, which was damaged during the siege of
