Botanical Garden of Barcelona (Carrer Dr.Font i Quer,2 - 08038 Barcelona)
I have visited this garden in autumn 2012 and I was impressed by the beauty and the richness of the vegetation contained. At the time however was rather lacking in vegetation from California. However recommend to all those who have the opportunity to go to Barcelona to visit it because it’s really a thematic garden as regards the Mediterranean flora.
The collections at the Botanical Garden contain representative samples of the plants that grow in the Mediterranean climate, so in addition to the plants of the Mediterranean basin, there are those from California, central Chile, southern South Africa and south and southwest Australia. The similarity of the landscapes in these regions provided the inspiration behind the Botanical Garden of Barcelona. The plants are organized in sectors corresponding to their geographical origin and landscaped to mimic their natural habitat. Higher areas of the Garden contain Mediterranean forest landscapes, while central and lower areas feature scrubland communities. The main purpose of the Botanical Garden of Barcelona is thus to conserve the biodiversity of Catalonia and other Mediterranean regions and to promote scientific understanding so that people become more aware of the need to conserve our environment.
