Cagliari Botanical Garden: opening hours and prices

L’botanical garden of Cagliari It is an ideal place to spend a peaceful and completely relaxing afternoon, discovering some of the most fascinating and suggestive plants on the planet. Belonging to theUniversity of Cagliarithis green heart rich in history, culture and nature, extends for 5 hectares, in a surface that recalls the shape of a trapezium.

The structure hosts the beauty of 2000 different species of plantsmany of which are part of the Mediterranean area, but also welcomes tropical plants and other species that have arrived from many areas of the planet, in a bouquet of biodiversity which cannot fail to enchant and fascinate visitors of all ages.

The botanical garden of Cagliari is included in the list of seven historic gardens of Sardinia and is considered one of the most beautiful gardens in the region.

This is certainly an unmissable destination, both for those who are visiting Sardinia for the first time and for those who love to spend their free time in close contact with nature, to feel more connected with the world that surrounds us and that welcomes us. But let’s see how long the tour of the botanical garden lasts, how much the entrance ticket costs and which plants are hosted in this suggestive green lung of Sardinia.

Botanical Garden Cagliari: the history

Before going in search of the most fascinating plants hosted in the botanical garden, let’s find out how and when this structure was built. The park was inaugurated in 1886under the direction of the botanist Patrick Gennarian Italian scientist who is still considered one of the most important figures in the study of botany. Around the early 1900s, this green corner had about 400 species of plants from many areas of the world, from India and Australia, from America, Africa, China and Japan.

Unfortunately, during the years of the Second World War, the garden was bombed and badly damaged, as it became the seat of a cavalry battalion. Fortunately, however, the library and the garden’s herbarium were saved and kept in a deconsecrated church located in Ghilarza.

After the end of the war, work slowly began again on rebuild the gardenIt took many decades and hard work to restore the structure.

Today, the garden is considered an important resource from a naturalistic, cultural, historical and even archaeological point of view. The structure, in fact, also includes several finds from the pre-Roman and Roman periodarchaeological sites such as the well, the famous Roman cistern of the botanical garden of Cagliari and the Gennari cave or Calidarium.

The plants of the botanical garden of Cagliari

But let’s get to the real protagonists of this beautiful open-air living museum, the plants. The entire structure is divided into three large areas, which respectively host:

• The Mediterranean plantsstarting with those typical of Sardinia.
• The succulent plantsbetter known as “succulent plants”, which number around 1000 different varieties, grown both in greenhouses and outdoors.
• Tropical plants.

In this green heart, in the centre of the capital of Sardinia, you can walk among different varieties such as the mastic tree, Pistacia lentiscus, the kermes oak, Quercus coccifera, the Buxus balearica and sempervirens, enormous Ficus magnolioidessuggestive felci.

You will be able to admire the most beautiful succulent plants, desert plants, together with monumental agaves, euphorbias, dracaenas and aquatic plants of unique beauty, such as delicate water lilies.

Cagliari Botanical Garden: opening hours and prices

If you too want to spend a day different from the usual, in complete harmony with nature, admiring the most beautiful and evocative plants of Sardinia and the world, book your visit to the botanical garden, which is located in via Sant’Ignazio da Laconi, in the Stampace district.

Botanical Garden: opening hours

The Opening hours of the botanical garden of Cagliari may vary depending on the time of year. The park is open from Tuesday to Sunday, with Mondays closed, according to the following hours:

• April, May, September and October: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm.
• June, July and August: 9:00 am to 8:00 pm.
• November, December, January, February, March: 9:00 am to 2:00 pm.

It is possible to take part in some guided tours for groups of minimum 4 and maximum 10 people, to be booked in advance. You can request information and book the guided tour by calling the number 0706753512 or by sending an email to the address ortobotanico@unica.it.

Botanical Garden Cagliari: prices

How much does it cost to enter the Botanical Garden? full price for the ticket is €4.00, while the reduced ticket is €2.00.

They will be entitled to the ticket with reduced payment i:

• Children aged 6 to 17 years
• Ticket holders for the archaeological site Su Nuraxi in Barumini
• Members of the FAI (Italian Environment Fund)
• Visitors to the Cultural Heritage and Civic Museums of the city of Cagliari.

Free entry

Children under 6 years of age, teachers accompanying school groups on guided tours, students and staff of the University of Cagliari visiting for study or research purposes, and disabled people and their companions can access the park free of charge.

Upon entry you will be given a map of the botanical gardenwith all the information relating to plants and other curiosities.

Guided tours and events

On the official website of the botanical park ortobotanicoitalia.it It is possible to find all the details and prices for those who wish to book entry with a guided tour.

To request more information, send an email to hbk@unica.itwhile to book guided tours and educational workshops, you can write to the address ortobotanico@unica.it.

Botanical Garden Cagliari: events

The botanical garden of Cagliari is also home to various interesting and engaging activities, workshops and events open to the public. To stay up to date on upcoming events and to know the opening hours and days in real time, we recommend that you follow the page Instagram o to the page Facebook of the structure UniCa – HBK Botanical Garden.

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