Botanical Gardens of the University of Tartu
| Address: | Lai tn 38, Tartu| Show on map |
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| Telephone: | (+372) 737 6180 |
| Website: |
http://www.ut.ee/botaed/ 
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| E-mail: | botaed@ut.ee |
| Price: | 1 € |
Come and visit one of the oldest Botanical Gardens in the world (founded in 1803). The Botanical Gardens were designed under the supervision of world-famous botanists, Prof Ledebour and Prof Bunge.
The Botanical Gardens currently belong to the University of Tartu and they are used as a study base for students. The Botanical Gardens introduce new decorative plans and different methods of landscaping.
Interesting facts:
- there are 6500 species of plants from all climatic belts of the world in the Botanical Gardens, which makes it the most species-rich area in Estonia;
- the palm house of the Botanical Gardens is the biggest in the Baltic States and also the richest in species.
