Monty Don continues his journey with a trip to the Mediterranean - cradle of European civilization. In Italy, he visits some of the elaborate high Renaissance gardens which have hugely influenced western garden design. But he also travels to Marrakech to visit the oldest continuously maintained garden in the world and on to Spain to visit the Alhambra, thought by many to be the most perfect garden in the world.

Gardens:

47. Italy - Villa D'Este , Tivoli

48. Italy - Villa Adriana, Tivoli

49. Italy - Elio's vineyard, Tivoli

50. Italy - Villa Lante, Bagnaia

51. Morocco - The Aguedal, Marrakech

52. Morocco - The Majorelle , Marrakech

53. Spain - The Alhambra/Generalife, Granada

54. Spain - The Patios of Cordoba, Southern Spain

55. Spain - Casa Caruncho, Madrid