Trsteno Arboretum
Renaissance seaside garden of exotic trees, fed by a centuries-old stone aqueduct.
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This guide to Trsteno Arboretum near Dubrovnik opens at the gate beneath two towering plane trees, tracing back to 1492 and a standing order from the Gozze family, noble ship owners of the Republic of Ragusa, who told their captains to bring home foreign soil, seeds and cuttings as ballast instead of stone. It follows how that free cargo turned into a garden, and looks at the stone aqueduct still striding across the grounds on its row of arches, carrying spring water downhill as it has for centuries. Look up at the arches as you walk beneath them before wandering into the trees themselves.
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