Botanical Gardens Of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy

While in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy on a cruise on the Ruby Princess, we visited the botanical gardens of Cagliari operated by the University of Cagliari.  According to Wikipedia, the "Orto Botanico dell'Università di Cagliari" was opened between 1864 and 1866 and contains 2000 species, predominantly of Mediterranean origin but with a good collection of succulents and tropical plants as well.


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The garden is organized into three major sections:

Mediterranean plants - representing the three bands of Sardinian vegetation as well as species from Australia, California, Chile, etc.

Succulent plants - about 1000 succulents in a greenhouse and outdoors, roughly equally divided between African and American origin.

Tropical plants - a collection of tropical plants.

The gardens are an easy walk from the cruise port and are located near the Roman Amphitheater.  Below are photos from the gardens.