Cathedral of Urbino
Cathedral · Urbino
Botanical garden
The Orto Botanico "Pierina Scaramella" (2,200 m2), also known as the Orto Botanico dell'Università di Urbino, is a botanical garden maintained by the University of Urbino, and located at via Bramante, 28, Urbino, Marche, Italy. the entrance fee is 1 euro. The garden was established in 1806 by Giovanni De Brignole.
It was organized into: First terracing The botanical garden covers 2200 square meters and is divided into three inclined terraces along the side of the hill where the city of Urbino stands. First terrace: Hortus simplicium This area, completely renovated and modified in the early 1900s, is large and embellished, in the center, by a small tank with some aquatic species including: Nymphaea alba L., Menta aquatica L., Myriophyllum verticillatum L., Eichhornia crassipes Solms. From this point you can admire the long and imposing three-ramp staircase leading to the main entrance of the garden and the greenhouse built in 1813 by De Brignoli and inside which all the plants that can not stand the winter cold and which only in summer they are located along the paths and flowerbeds in the garden.
All the space is used for the cultivation and study of medicinal plants (the simple ones...