Tuscany’s Tarot Garden

The Tarot Park in Tuscany, inspired by tarot cards, features 22 figures created by Nikki de St. Phalle. The park, which took 20 years to complete, includes symbolic figures like a sphinx and a golden skeleton. Nikki, who was once committed to an asylum, believed art healed her and aimed to create a healing space for visitors. The park opened in 1998, four years before her death, fulfilling her dream of a dialogue between sculpture and nature.

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