Veduta aerea Giardino Scotto_ foto con drone (F. Muzzi)
Scotto Garden
Interno Giardino Scotto (L. Corevi, Comune di Pisa)The tradition, albeit unfounded, since at the time it had not yet become a garden of delights, tells that in the eighteenth century some meetings of the Colonia Alfea (the Pisan Arcadia) were held in this place: among the illustrious presences, Carlo Goldoni, who recited a sonnet (scene represented in a painting by Annibale Gatti on the curtain of the Verdi theatre). At the end of 1744, Goldoni arrived in Pisa and remained there for three years. In 1753, he published the comedy The servant of two masters, whose draft he had written in the city, dedicating it to the 'very happy days' spent in Pisa. Colonia Alfea was born in Pisa on 24 May 1700 from the union between the Academies of the Stravaganti (Extravagant), Ombrosi (Sombre), Oppressi (Oppressed) and Inesperti (Inexperienced). The requirements for admission were the 'civility of origin, combined with the goodness of morals' as well as a solid reputation as a scholar in at least one of the main sciences.
