Botanical Garden of the University of Ferrara — Attraction in Ferrara

Firstly, the gardens are quite small but unlike some have said I found them well looked after.

While it may take only about 20 minutes to walk around, this somewhat misses the point. There are a good number of chairs and benches scattered around the garden, allowing the visitor to sit and relax and enjoy the view with varying species of plants at different locations.

So don't rush round just reading about the various plant life, immerse yourself and relax.

I enjoyed it on...

Established in the 18th century, this now contains around 700 species of plants in the grounds of the Palazzo Turchi di Bagno. Sadly there were lots of damned mosquitos too but we spent about an hour wandering up and down through the grounds and enjoying some of the unusual varieties as well as the turtles. The greenhouses have lots more plants including a large collection of orchids although very few were still in flower this late...

It's small and under maintenance, so this limited what we had access to during our visit. However, admission is free and we were still able to enjoy beautiful flowers, sweet turtles, and the refreshing shade as a wonderful escape from the heat of the sun. Visit the art gallery and cafe just around the corner to make this a...