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Museum
University of Ferrara Botanic Garden
Botanical garden n Ferrara, Italy
Ferrara (FE), Emilia-Romagna
At a glance
- Type
- Museum
- Area
- 4,250 m²
- Protection
- Italian national heritage
- Coordinates
- 44°50′36″ N, 11°37′26″ E
- Address
- Corso Porta Mare, 2, - Ferrara
About
The University of Ferrara Botanic Garden is a 4,500 square metre botanical garden operated by the University of Ferrara. It is located at Corso Porta Mare, 2b, I-44100 Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, and is open weekday mornings. Admission is free.
The university's garden was originally established in 1771 at a location on the via Paradiso, but in 1963 it was moved to its present location. It currently contains about 1300 species in its greenhouse (243 m2), and some 700 species outdoors, arranged into four major sections as follows:
Systematic - species arranged by botanic classification, with subsections for Pterophyta, Angiospermophyta, Monocotyledons, Dicotyledons
Exotic plants
Useful plants - subsections for fruits, medicinal plants, aromatic plants, and miscellaneous
Theme gardens - ornamental plants in an aquatic garden, English garden, Italian garden, Japanese garden, Mediterranean garden, rock garden, and shade garden.
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Photos
Getting there
FerraraTrain, nearest
1.6 km as the crow flies
University of Ferrara Botanic GardenCorso Porta Mare, 2, - Ferrara
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Nearby
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- Free 1st Sunday
Frequently asked questions
Where is University of Ferrara Botanic Garden?
University of Ferrara Botanic Garden is in Ferrara, in the province of Ferrara (Emilia-Romagna), Italy. Address: Corso Porta Mare, 2, - Ferrara. GPS coordinates: 44.84320, 11.62380.
What else is there to see near University of Ferrara Botanic Garden?
Nearby you’ll find: Padiglione d'arte contemporanea (100 m away), Spazio Antonioni (100 m away), Palazzo Bevilacqua (Ferrara) (100 m away).
Sources and licences
Text. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 4 photos
- Orto botanico Università Ferrara — Nicola Quirico, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Orto botanico Università Ferrara01 — Nicola Quirico, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 02 Corso Porta Mare. Orto botanico. Ferrara — Lungoleno, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Orto Botanico — Sien, Public domain
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences