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- Malaga -Jardin Botanico
Malaga Jardin Botanico
This tropical paradise of two hundred and fifty thousand
square kilometres is a natural landscape with many fountains
and streams, and one can enjoy some extraordinary views of
the city of Málaga. The gardens were created at the
beginning of the 1850's by Amalia Heredia Livermore, granddaughter
of an English consul and wife of Jorge Loring, one of the
outstanding businessmen of the time. The couple’s tireless
travels enable us to appreciate at close hand today a great
variety of trees and plants from all corners of the world.
In 1943 "La Concepción" was declared a garden
of historic and artistic merit, in 1990 it ceased to be private
property and passed into the hands of the Málaga Town
Council. The Council placed Patronato Botánico Municipal
"Ciudad de Málaga" in charge of its management.
It is considered to be one of the most illustrious gardens
in Europe. International travel guides have referred to the
garden as a definite visit of interest since the turn of the
century it only officially opened to the public in 1994.
The gardens give the impression of an authentic tropical forest,
just 15 minutes away from the centre of Malaga. This garden
lodges one of the most important collections of tropical and
sub tropical flora of Europe. La Concepción has a real
tree and plant museum which receives well deserved admiration
today while retaining its original trademark of yesterday.
Its flourishing plants attract thousands of birds that flock
here to enjoy this natural haven of 400 different tropical
and subtropical plants, there are close to 500 palms trees
of more than 25 species.
There is an organized tour focused on 34 areas of interest.
Each one is indicated with a small sign including the plant
name, species and origin. The visitors will be able to see
native plants from the Americas, India, Java, Australia, China,
Japan and Formosa. The Chilean Palm is notable as one of the
four finest examples of its species in Spain, Australian trees
such as Moraceas stand out for their aerial roots that hang
from their branches and take root in the ground. Chinese orange
blossom, privet, dwarf palms and South African species like
the Bird of Paradise are also found in the gardens. In addition,
there is the dwarf date, which is one of the most elegant
examples from South East Asia. Throughout the tour of these
gardens, trees of enormous dimensions will certainly catch
your eye such as the Araucarias, a native species of the Island
of Norfolk, which is 45 metres high, or the Queen palm which
is the tallest in Europe with the majestic height of 27 metres.
There are others, like the renowned Blue Mexican Palm, fig
trees and Wisterias, the most emblematic plant of the garden.
Finally, there is no better way to finish your visit to these
magnificent gardens than by strolling through the Canaries
Palm Tree Walk which leads to the viewpoint from where you
can see a breathtaking view of the city of Málaga.
A new route has been recently opened called “around
the world in 80 Trees” there is an incredible variety
of trees from all five countries arranged according to their
country of origin. There are 25 from the continent of America,
8 from Africa, 18 from Europe, 17 from Asia, and 12 from Oceania.
The Concepción Gardens have many experts in environmental
education work and organise training courses for teachers,
primary and secondary school visits, as well as creating environmental
awareness campaigns which include reforestation programmes.
La Concepción has also been home to many movies scenes
needing tropical gardens and jungle back grounds, including
Robert De Niro latest movie, as well as innumerable commercials,
the most famous one are Diego Valdez selling his infamous
Colombian coffee. All in all the Gardens of La Concepción
are not to be missed, this tropical paradise will enchant
any visitor.
Address:
Carretera de las Pedrizas, s/n (A-45, Km 166)
9014 - Málaga
Telephone: 952 25 21 48/952 25 07 45
Open: 10.00 a.m.
Close:
From 1 Abril to 20 June 18:30 h.
From 21 June to 10 September 19:30 h.
From 11 September to 20 October 17:30 h.
From 21 October to 10 December 16:30 h.
From 11 December to 1 Mars 16:00 h.
Price:
Adults: 3,15 Euros
Children from 6 to 12 years and Senior Citizens over 65: 1,65
Euros
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Concepcion Garden
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Four Seasons
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