Situated among holm oaks, alder trees and chestnuts lies a natural cave displaying a statue of Eve.

Eve appears to turn, surprised, while her posture and that shy bringing of the hand to the face, communicate feelings of expectation and uneasiness. The technical skill of the sculptor is clear in the softness of the body, in the smooth, almost translucent surface of the white stone and becomes virtuosity in rendering the single locks of hair which, adorned with flowers, flow voluptuously over her naked shoulders. And the magic is renewed at every glance.*

*From the Villa Cimbrone guide leaflet

There is also a very prominent statue of Hercules (by Van Nost) set before the backdrop of the castle.  You can’t see the castle in my photo, but you know me I  just had to take the photo from an alternative angle! The plaque nearby gives some detail of the statue:

This lead statue of Hercules was commissioned in the 1720’s by Robert Myddelton, and stood outside the main entrance to the Castle with a companion figure of Mars. In June 1770 it was removed to an outlying wood in the park, whence it was rescued in 1983 by means of an R.A.F. helicopter. The severely damaged statue, has been restored by the National Trust. Inscribed in Latin on the plinth is a heroic couplet recording the statue’s flight and eventual repose.