The park that surrounds Villa Mariani is a famous moraine garden, where in 1884 Claude Monet (1840 – 1926) painted. Recent researches have found out the exact place where Claude Monet made three paintings: Giardino a Bordighera, Impressioni del mattino (1884), Vedute di Ventimiglia (1884), Studio di piante di ulivo (1884). Today the park is about one hectare wide and inside it is possible to admire the different age-old trees together with a wide range of palm trees and exotic plants; moreover the are small fountains and ponds of beautiful shape. At present the botanical species present in the park are being catalogued.