This path in the woods is dedicated to Ippolito Pindemonte, a famous poet friend of the Maffei family, who inspired this route. The garden, in typical English style, appears untamed, creating a magical and dreamlike atmosphere, where you can almost expect gnomes and fairies, hidden among the branches, to emerge at any moment. Berry, the Saint Bernard of the villa, was convinced that he had even seen the fairy Morgan le Fay!
This is one of the first examples of a romantic garden in Italy, with boxwoods trimmed into shapes that stimulate the imagination. Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, the Queen of Spain, a guest of the villa, was fascinated by these living sculptures, which reminded her of herds of elephants. She discovered that only one gardener, Angelo Tosoni, was responsible for creating and maintaining them in order. When she saw him at work, she genuinely complimented him, and later, when she spotted another gardener who was only trimming the boxwood branches, she laughed and said, "Ah! I think I've seen a trespasser!"