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Botanical Garden

Municipal botanical garden featuring over 3,000 species of plants

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This Mediterranean botanical garden sits on the hillside and has over 3,000 different plant species divided into 40 different areas.

Nice's botanical gardens were created in 1983. It has an extensive herbarium as well as grasses, flowers and trees from Mediterranean climates all over the world. It is divided into areas that represent zones of Mediterranean climate around the world, including South Africa, South Australia, Mexico, Greece, Spain, the Near East, the Canary Islands, China or Japan.

The garden's position means it has great views inland towards the Alps and the Var valley, as well as the Baie des Anges.

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When to come

Open from November to March 09:00 to 17:00. From April to September it opens from 09:00 to 19:00.

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