Parco Vandoeuvre

Parco Vandoeuvre is a public green space beside the fortified abbey of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata. Its name commemorates the town's partnership with Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy.

Why it matters

The park forms part of the setting around Grottaferrata's historic abbey and keeps the town's relationship with its French twin city in view. Grottaferrata and Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy established their twinning in 1977.

What to notice

The modest park's trees and open ground sit beside the abbey's fortified walls, bringing a public landscape into close relation with the monastery's historic enclosure.

Context and history

The abbey's fortified complex took shape under Cardinal Giuliano della Rovere in the late fifteenth century. The park's name reflects the later civic partnership between Grottaferrata and Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, formalised in 1977.