Verdura
The area currently occupied by the Verdura Theater was initially part of a large park owned by the Prince of Castelnuovo, the entire complex, of almost 70 000 m², was located in the Piana dei Colli strong>.
In 1829, the estate was inherited by Ruggero Settimo , who followed the work of the previous owner and in 1847 the Agricultural Institute was inaugurated. There is a division of the park into two areas, the one reserved for the institute and its educational activities and the one intended for the ornamental garden.
Starting from 1955 the park passes under the ownership of the Opera Pia Castelnuovo from which the autonomous body Teatro Massimo rents the area of the ornamental garden creating the theater, a configuration that it still maintains now .