Botanical garden

The Botanical Garden in Cagliari is one of the most popular in Italy. It’s hard to believe that it used to be a city junkyard that turned into a flowering garden thanks to students at a local university led by Professor Patricio Gennari. The garden was founded in 1866 and since then has been the scientific base of the Faculty of Biology. During World War II, it was bombed and had to start all over again.

Currently, it is a picturesque place with fountains, lawns, comfortable benches and well-groomed paths. The garden occupies more than 5 hectares of land and is divided into 4 sections, including Mediterranean, tropical, succulents and medicinal plants. There are about 1,000 species of plants from around the world, including a huge collection of flowering cacti and century-old oak trees. In addition, on the territory of the garden you can see Punic and ancient Roman ruins of great historical value.

On a specially designated territory there are cafes and souvenir shops.