The garden, extending behind the palace, completes the residential complex. In inventories, it was referred to as an Italian garden. From the very beginning, it served both ornamental and practical purposes. At its centre was a terrace with flower and herb beds, surrounded by fruit trees. It could be reached by stairs from the loggia or from the Bishop’s Apartment on the first floor via a special staircase in the south-western tower.
In the 18th century, while maintaining the symmetrical layout of the geometric beds, the garden was enriched with hornbeam and linden avenues featuring garden pavilions. Over time, heated orangery buildings were also added, where orange, lemon and fig trees were cultivated, as well as an icehouse and cold frames for growing and propagating plants.
After the palace was taken over by the civil authorities in 1789, the garden gradually lost its original layout and vegetation. It was not until 2002–2003 that it was restored to the state described in 17th- and 18th-century inventories.
Today, following the reconstruction, apple trees have been planted around the central geometric section of the garden, while the entire area is surrounded by hornbeam and linden avenues.
The Italian Garden is open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Admission is free.
