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Pisa Botanical Garden and Museum

The botanical garden of the University of Pisa was founded in 1543 by the physician and naturalist Luca Ghini, and in 1591 it moved to its current site, the same year in which Grand Duke Ferdinand I de' Medici created the Galleria, the forerunner of the museum. It covers about two hectares with plants from five continents: succulents from African and American deserts, aromatic herbs of the Mediterranean scrub, species from Tuscan wetlands and numerous centuries-old trees. The museum holds the Quadreria with 17th-century portraits of illustrious botanists, the monumental portal of the old Galleria, wax and plaster models, 19th-century teaching plates and a xylotheque. It is entered through the university district, near the Piazza dei Cavalieri.

Things to do at Pisa Botanical Garden and Museum: 4 missions

• Walk the desert succulents areaFind the corner with succulents from the African and American deserts and compare the shapes of at least three plants.
• Smell the herbs of the Mediterranean scrubFind the aromatic plants of the Mediterranean scrub and move from one to the next comparing their leaves.
• Discover the species of the Tuscan wetlandsFind the area devoted to species from Tuscany's wetlands and spot the plant that needs the most water.
• Take in a centuries-old treeChoose one of the garden's centuries-old trees and look at it from the foot of the trunk up to the crown.

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Source: Web oficial - Orto e Museo Botanico, Università di Pisa