Insights
Discover a remarkable atlas of plant biodiversity covering 3,500 plant species from around the world, visit the Botanical Museum, which tells how studies have evolved and traces the links between botany and medicine, explore the Renaissance medicinal herb garden, and find out all about Goethe’s Palm.
Visit
The Botanical Garden of Padua lies between the Prato della Valle city square and the Basilica of St Anthony. It was named a UNESCO world heritage site in 1997. Visits can be by guided tour or self-organized, in which case the admission price includes an audio guide, with a version for children too — ‘AudioPen Kids’.
Events and activities
A Botanical Garden to explore and experience. Besides being the venue for a spring festival, Risvegli, dedicated to science and nature, the garden hosts events and shows all year round, with exhibitions and activities that take the visitor on a trip through the world of plants.
Research and collections
Research laboratories, the herbarium, the museum collections and the historical library are core elements of an activity that combines leading-edge research with the conservation of a rich historical and naturalistic heritage. A scientific mission begun in 1545 that continues today and every day.

Cultural heritage

For Cultural Heritage, the wealth of information and stories 'hidden' within the Botanical Garden is extraordinary. This makes it essential to reconstruct the genesis and evolution of the collections, exploring their content and information through significant digitisation projects. Research aims to understand and enhance the historical collections of the Botanical Museum of Padua and the work of past figures such as Pier Andrea Saccardo, Achille Forti and Alessandro Trotter, alongside the history of the Garden and its collections, fostering interdisciplinary research between history and science.