Description of the attraction
The Barcelona Botanical Garden is located between the Olympic Stadium and Montjuïc Castle, in a steep terrain. The garden is a municipal institution, it has the shape of an amphitheater and covers an area of more than 14 hectares. The garden offers a beautiful view of the Llobregat delta, the Olympic ring, the Garraf and Collserola mountains.
The Botanical Garden of Barcelona actively develops and implements programs for the development of botanical and agricultural crops, conducts research and experiments, and its activities are supported by other scientific institutions such as the Botanical Institute of Barcelona, the Superior Council for Scientific Research and the City Council. In addition, the Garden has programs to attract and educate schoolchildren and students. An extensive library functions on the basis of the Garden.
A feature of the Botanical Garden is its special zoning - the division of plants into geographic zones. Basically, here are collected collections of plants growing in a Mediterranean climate, which can be divided into western and eastern. And the expositions are presented by plants of Australia, Chile, South and North Africa, California, Mediterranean regions. A separate area is dedicated to the flora of the Canary Islands.
The garden was created by a team of specialists that included architects Charles Ferrater and Jose Luis Canossa, landscape architect Beth Figueras, biologist Joan Pedrola and gardener Arthur Bossi. When designing the garden, the topographic features of the area were strictly taken into account, which made it possible to use the spaces for planting plants with a minimum amount of land work.
The Botanical Garden of Barcelona has one of the largest collections of the most beautiful Mediterranean plants, among which there are many unique, rare and endangered exhibits.
