Madeira Botanical Garden exists since the sixteenth century. Initially, these pioneer gardens cultivated medicinal and aromatic plants for study.
The desire to provide Madeira with a Botanical Garden dates back to the 17th century, in 1960. It consists of several botanical species, more than 2,500 plants, from all continents with some botanical species in danger of extinction, about 300 exotic birds and 200 indigenous species in the Region.
How to get there?
The best way to get there is from the cable car of Funchal and then change to the other one or by bus number 31 or 31A if you want to go to the botanical garden cable car.
Timetable and prices:
- Open every day: 9 am - 6 pm (5:30 pm - last entry)
- Visitor <6 years old - free entry
Visitor from 6 to 12 years old - 2 €
Visitor> 12 years old - 6 €
What to see inside?
- Arboretum - plants from the Himalayas of the Tropical Regions;
- Succulents - plants originating mainly in South America;
- Tropical / Cultivars / Aromatic / Medicinal - tropical and sub-tropical fruits, such as Mango, Avocado, Papaya, Coffee or Sugar cane)
- Indigenous and Endemic Plants;
- Loiro Park: It has some of the most exotic and rarest birds such as the Cockatoos and Loricos of the tropical Asian islands, the Australian Parakeets, the Dwarf Parrots, among many others, are some of the species of birds that you can find in this park.
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Places to visit nearby:
- Palheiro Gardens
- Curral dos Romeiros viewpoint
- Monte Palace Tropical Garden
- Ecological Funchal Park