Whenever one puts a foot in a botanical garden, he discovers or is surprised with plant species of the planet little known, he learns from the conservation and research work and, if one is also accompanied by the smallest of the house, consciousness is taken on how to take care of the planet and its biodiversity. Here is a list of some of the most visited gardens or with more plant wealth.
Lur Garden, Guipúzcoa
It is a garden open to the public that is located in the Oiartzun Valley, a space of twenty thousand square meters in which you can enjoy a large botanical collection.
Enchanted Forest, Madrid
Located in San Martín de Valdeiglesias, it is considered a unique garden in which the nature of the native forest with more than three hundred plant sculptures that represent magical beings of stories and legends are melted.
Bibo Park, Ibiza
On the road from Ibiza to San Antonio one can stop in this multifunctional space dedicated to the care of the environment and the biotechnological dissemination.
Santa Catalina, Álava
Here the visitor can find chestnuts, ash, bold, magnolios, water lifes, eucalyptus, pampering or lavends, in addition to learning about the life of bees, bird identification courses or even astronomy workshops.
Estepona and Casarabonela, Málaga
In Estepona it is located in a surprising and modern building a whole treasure of orchids. With its three glass domes and its innovative design it is a center to learn about these flowers but also works as a tourist claim. If instead one is more lover of the cactus, the indicated site is the Mora I Bravard Center, in Casarabonela, where one of the best cactus collections in Europe has been collected.
Palmetum, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
In this wonderful site, 12 hectares, the specialty is the different families of palm trees. In fact it has the largest botanical collection of palm trees of the tropical islands of the world.
La Trufa mycological garden, Córdoba
Among the villages of Zagrilla Baja and Zagrilla Alta, in the Cordoba town of Priego, is this center that owes its name to a frequent fungus in the area: the summer truffle.
Marimurtra, Girona
It is considered the best Mediterranean Botanical Garden in Europe, with about 16 hectares and also one of the most important and beautiful, an authentic live outdoor museum.
Cactualdea Park, Las Palmas
It is the largest cactus theme park throughout Europe, with at least 1,200 different species and some brought from remote places such as Madagascar, Bolivia, Mexico and Guatemala.
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