Botanical Garden sights in Rome

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   Orto Botanico

   • Rome, Italy
   • Sights › Botanical garden

   Formerly the private grounds of Palazzo Corsini, Rome’s 12-hectare botanical gardens are a little-known gem and the perfect place to unwind in a lush green, tree-shaded expanse covering the steep slopes of the Giancolo. Plants have been cultivated here since the 13th century, but in their present form, the gardens were established in 1883, when the grounds of Palazzo Corsini were given to the University of Rome. They now contain up to 8000 species, including some of Europe’s rarest plants. You will find an avenue of dizzying palms, fountains, nature-worn sculptures and Mediterranean, rose and Japanese gardens. There are also some beautiful old glasshouses and an…

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