The World’s 100 Best Botanical Gardens · 2026
The Best Botanical Gardens in Spain
5 of the 100 venues in The World’s 100 Best Botanical Gardens 2026 are in Spain. The highest placed is Jardín Botánico Atlántico in Gijón, at number 40 in the world. Jardí Botànic Marimurtra in Blanes (number 64) and Jardín Botánico La Concepción in Málaga (number 69) follow.
Five gardens
Jardín Botánico Atlántico in Gijón is laid out by climate zones, with a laurel maze, and adult entry costs under 3 euros. Marimurtra stands on cliffs above Blanes on the Costa Brava. Jardín Botánico La Concepción is a 19th-century garden on the northern edge of Málaga, free on Sunday afternoons. Huerto del Cura in Elche is a walled palm garden whose best-known tree is a date palm with several trunks growing from one. The Jardín de Aclimatación de La Orotava in Puerto de la Cruz, on Tenerife, is a small walled garden shaded by giant ficus trees.
Venues
Best by region
- The NordicsGothenburg Botanical GardenGothenburg, SwedenN° 8
- EuropeBodnant GardenTal-y-Cafn, United KingdomN° 5
- AsiaRoyal Botanic Gardens, PeradeniyaKandy, Sri LankaN° 6
- The Middle EastDubai Miracle GardenDubai, United Arab EmiratesN° 13
- North AmericaThe Butchart GardensBrentwood Bay, CanadaN° 2
- The CaribbeanHunte’s GardensSaint Joseph, BarbadosN° 17
- Latin AmericaJardim Botânico do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro, BrazilN° 28
- AfricaJardin d’Essai du HammaAlgiers, AlgeriaN° 1
- OceaniaRoyal Botanic Gardens MelbourneMelbourne, AustraliaN° 15



