 "La Mortella" is the wonderful garden, open to the public, that Susana Walton, wife of the late British composer Sir William Walton, has created on the island of Ischia, in the Bay of Naples. The garden hosts a collection of plants coming from different parts of the world, such as tree ferns, from Australia and New Zealand, Proteas and Aloes from South Africa, Yuccas and Agaves from Mexico, and also Magnolias, Camellias, Bahuinias, Palm trees, Cycads, to name but a few. ....
In the Neapolitan dialect “Mortella” is the name of the “divine” or Mediterranean ....
During the year there are three different concert seasons: in Spring and in Autumn the chamber music recitals are held on Saturdays and Sundays in the indoor Recital Hall; in Summer the Festival of Youth Orchestras with symphony concerts held every Thursday evening in the Greek Theatre. ....
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