The Orto Botanico Locatelli (300 m) is a small botanical garden located in the northeastern corner of the Parco della Bissuola (Parco Albanese), Mestre, Veneto, Italy. It is open Sunday evenings from May to October
The garden aims to integrate botany, ecology, and philosophy. It contains about 250 species organized into the following sections: medicinal plants (about 60 species), trees and shrubs of the Venetian landscape, vegetables and fruits, and a small collection of ornamental plants. It also contains a small covered area, about forty seats, which serves as a site for lectures and short courses on botanical subjects.
See also
References
- Orto Botanico Locatelli
- Destination360 tourism article
- (in Italian) Il Valore delle Piante e La Cultura del Bosco, published by the Orto Botanico Locatelli
- (in Italian) EstOvest article
- (in Italian) Parco Alfredo Albanese
- (in Italian) Piccola guida per i bambini di Mestre
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