Jardí Botànic Marimurtra

Spain - Girona - Blanes

Garden Information

Institution Code: BLAN

About the Jardí Botànic Marimurtra

Located in Blanes, in Costa Brava, the Marimurtra Botanical Garden is one of the most beautiful gardens on the Mediterranean. At the top of steep cliffs running along the sea, you can enjoy one of the most spectacular panoramic views over the coastline and get to know more than four thousand plant species, most of them exotic ones, as well as several specimens that are extraordinary because of their age or size.

Marimurtra is the work of a man with a passion for nature. Carl Faust (Hadamar, Germany 1874-Blanes 1952), was a businessman residing in Catalonia who devoted his hopes, his efforts and all his fortune to make his dream come true, the Botanical Garden Marimurtra.

Main Address:
Jardí Botànic Marimurtra
Passeig Carles Faust No9 Box 112
Blanes
Girona 17300 Spain

Telephone: 972330826
Fax: 34 (972) 330826
URL: www.marimurtra.cat
Primary Email: fundacio@marimurtra.cat

Staff Details

Director's Name: Josep Borrell
Curator's Name: Pere Fraga
Plant Records Officer's Name: Jordi Fabregas
Total Staff:
Horticultural Staff Number: 9
Educational Staff Number: 5
Research Staff Number: 1
Administration Staff Number: 7

About the Garden

Institution Type: Botanic Garden
Status
Status: Private: Yes
Status: Educational: Yes
Status: Trust: Yes
Date founded: 1918
Physical Data
Natural Vegetation Area: Yes
Natural vegetation area: Size: 9 Hectares
Landscaped Area: Yes
Landscaped Area: Size: 5 Hectares
Total Area: 5 Hectares
Latitude: 41.4036
Longitude: 2.4804
Altitude: 30.00 Metres
Locality: Information
Locality: Garden Name: Jardí Botànic Marimurtra
Local Address: Passeig de Carles Faust, 9
Locality: City: Blanes
Locality: State: Girona | Catalonia

Features and Facilities

Herbarium: Yes
Herbarium: Number of Specimens: 9000
Seed Bank: Yes
Open to public: Yes
Retail Outlet: Shop: Yes
Retail Outlet: Plant Sales: Yes
Disabled access: Yes
Number of Visitors: 110000

Plant Collections

Accession Number: 12000
Cultivation Taxa Num: 60
Special Collections:Plants from subtropical, temperate and Mediterranean biomes, represented by vegetation groups from the five continents. A collection of tropical and Mediterranean climbing plants and old palms from around the world. Medicinal, aromatics and useful plants. Bamboos, cacti and other succeulents.

Conservation Programmes

Conservation Programme: Yes
Ex Situ Conservation Programme: Yes

Research Programmes

Conservation - Biology: Yes
Conservation - Genetics: Yes
Education: Yes
Molecular Genetics: Yes

Education Programmes

Education Signs in Garden: Yes
Education Booklets/Leaflets: Yes
Guided Tours: Yes
Special Exhibitions: Yes
Courses for School Children: Yes
Courses for General Public: Yes
Education Programme: Yes

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