A university botanical garden in central Padua, founded in 1545 to grow medicinal plants and listed by UNESCO since 1997. A circular Renaissance garden with centuries-old trees sits beside a modern Biodiversity Garden greenhouse arranged by climate zones and continents.
Highlights
- Goethe's Palm
- Biodiversity Garden greenhouses
- Circular Hortus Cinctus
Good to know
- Paid entry, free QR audio guide
- No cafe; same-day re-entry allowed
- Mostly wheelchair accessible, some gravel
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