Royal Botanic Garden Madrid is one of the corners of central Madrid to spend more unnoticed by most people, who know that once you cross the entrance, goes into one of the Attractions calm of the capital, an oasis in contrast to the bustle of the metropolis outside. The sounds disappear, climate change and breathe better.
The Botanical Garden is located in the center of Madrid, near the Prado Museum, Retiro Park and the Atocha station, and its entrance is at the Murillo Square, opposite one side of the Museo del Prado.
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The ticket price is 2 €, although there are price reductions for some cases. Follow this link to see if you can benefit from a discount.
is open daily from 10:00 am, except on December 25 and January 1, but closing time varies depending on the season. To find out exact times, check out this link .
This is one of the most important botanical gardens of Spain, as part of the Superior Council of Scientific and assists in the development of studies on the diversity of plants and fungi, and how his generation and conservation.
Note also his herbarium, the largest and one of the most representative in Europe, which together account for about one million sheets, some of the eighteenth century. How
suggest themselves on websites, have the mission to promote awareness, conservation and enjoyment of plants and their environment, and this is achieved through:
• Scientific research in plants and fungi
• The display of live plants and dried plant conservation in the herbarium.
• Developing educational programs about the plant world for children and adults.
Leaving aside the scientific work is done, this is a place not so well known by tourists visiting the city of Madrid, and I dare say not many of the locals.
I myself knew this corner in my town about 5 years ago when, after having passed through the door many times, one day I decided to visit this unique park.
The question that I will be doing is, what I will find in this place that makes it different from others? Well, once we cross the gates of the Botanical Garden, we find a great variety of plants from around the world that we can hardly find in other parks. Plants Europe, across the Atlantic, or exotic plants from any of the 5 continents coexist in an environment not always conducive to their development, but shown in its full splendor thanks to the care of the maintenance staff.
Botanical Garden can be divided into four parts:
- terrace tables. In this area there are collections of ornamental, medicinal, aromatic, endemic and garden.
- Botanical Terrace School. Here is the collection of plant taxonomy.
- Terrace
- plane of the flower. In this area we can see a wide representation of trees and shrubs.
- Greenhouses. They can see tropical plants, temperate and desert.
Depending on the time we visit, we will give the impression of seeing a completely different park every time. In spring there is an explosion of color in every corner of the rose and the area of \u200b\u200bornamental plants, while in autumn the leaves of deciduous trees which attract us anywhere in the garden.
exotic area is represented mostly in the area of \u200b\u200bthe greenhouses, where we can find plants from areas as diverse as the great tropical forests or deserts.
In closing, although we are not great lovers of flora, this is a good place to sit and relax from the bustle of the city continues its relentless pace a few feet away, without the burden of other parks nearby such as the removal, surrounding species that takes us to countries distant.
More information on his official website:
http://www.rjb.csic.es/jardinbotanico/jardin/index.php
