Borgo Storico Seghetti Panichi

The Borgo Storico Seghetti Panichi near Ascoli Piceno in Marche region of central Italy comprises a 13th to 18th-century villa, a 19th-century romantic landscape by Ludwig Winter (one of the Grandi Giardini Italiani), a 16th-century chapel to St. Pancras and a farmstead which has been converted into a hotel.

Winter found that the Tronto valley had a gentle microclimate similar to the Ligurian gulf and introduced his signature exotic palm trees that he had pioneered in Liguria.

He complemented the soft hillside and views of the Adriatic Sea and Sibillini Mountains with a lake and winding gardens, now listed in the Grandi Giardini Italiani.

As well as the palms, these include a miniature oriental landscape featuring Styphnolobium japonicum "Pendulum" and "Prunus", and a large Cycas revoluta.

Examples of large mature palms in the Parco Storico Seghetti Panichi include:[2] The chapel was built in 1608 and dedicated to St Pancras.