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Attractions & Activities - Malaga - Botanical Gardens

Jardin Botanico Malaga

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.