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Complutense University Botanical Gardens (Real Jardín Botánico Alfonso XIII)

Real Jardín Botánico Alfonso XII
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Jardín Botánico de la Universidad Complutense
Jardín Botánico de la Universidad Complutense
Jardín Botánico de la Universidad Complutense
Jardín Botánico de la Universidad Complutense
Tardes de verano en el Jardín Botánico de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Noches del Botánico 2021)
Noches del Botánico
    Information

    El Jardín Botánico Complutense is a botanical garden located in the Ciudad Universitaria campus, between the Pharmacy and Biology faculties. It is dedicated to botanical education, teaching, and research, and covers an area of 50,000 m2 with over eight hundred botanical species.

    A large avenue runs through the park, lined with typical Mediterranean species. Two pathways lead off this main avenue, one dedicated to bushes from the Iberian Peninsula, and the other to conifers. There is also a large central circus area with a vegetable garden featuring native species, and an area dedicated to medicinal plants. In addition, there is an expanse of water out of which a geyser emerges.

    The garden has an education department that provides guided tours of the park and also offers explanations about the Museum of the Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates and the Museum of Ethnobotany, both of which are located within the Biology Faculty.

    This garden was part of the huge plan to develop the Ciudad Universitaria campus, which first emerged under the reign of King Alfonso XIII in 1928. 

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    Botanical trail
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    Information points
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    Guided tours
    Last updated: 21/12/2022
    Practical Information
    Tourist Information
    Address
    Avenida
    Complutense, s/n
    28040
    Tourist area
    Princesa
    Telephone
    (+34) 91 394 70 78
    Fax
    Metro
    Ciudad Universitaria (L6)
    Bus
    82, 132, F, G, U, N20
    Cercanías (local train)
    BiciMAD bike-share scheme

    Docking stations:

    - Biology Faculty (Calle José Antonio Novais, frente al nº 12)

    - Ciudad Universitaria 1 y 2 (Avenida de la Complutense (Metro Ciudad Universitaria))

     

    Price

    Free.

    Times

    1 Mar - 31 May / 1 Sept - 31 Oct

    Mon - Fri: 8.30am - 7.30pm

    1 June - 31 July

    Mon - Fri: 8.30am - 2pm

    August:  Closed

    1 Nov - 28 Feb

    Mon - Fri: 8.30am - 6pm

     

    Guided Visits: From Mon to Fri, in morning sessions (9:30am - 1pm) in groups of 8 to 25 people. Consult availability and make a booking via e-mail: botanico@ucm.es

     

     

     

     

    Type
    Parks and gardens

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