University of Strasbourg Botanical Garden
Immerse yourself in France's oldest botanical collection, a university garden where plants from five continents grow ...
Immerse yourself in France's oldest botanical collection, a university garden where plants from five continents grow in Victorian greenhouses and historic parterres.
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The University of Strasbourg Botanical Garden, founded in 1619, is one of France's oldest and a secret few tourists know. With 3.5 hectares in the city centre, it houses over 6,000 species in thematic collections: medicinal plants, alpine flora, tropical species in 19th-century iron-and-glass greenhouses, and a fern collection that transports you to the Jurassic era. The tropical greenhouse with its enveloping humidity and palm trees touching the glass ceiling is a perfect refuge. The arboretum with century-old sequoias and cedars offers generous shade. Entry is free and the garden is usually empty on weekday afternoons.
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