Orto botanico di Palermo

Orto botanico di Palermo
Palermo Botanical Garden
Entrance of the Giardino d'Inverno ("Winter Garden").
Orto botanico di Palermo
Type	Botanical garden
Location	Via Lincoln, 2, 90133 Palermo PA, Italy
Coordinates	38°06′45″N 13°22′21″E / 38.11250°N 13.37250°E / 38.11250; 13.37250
Area	30 acres (12 ha)
Opened	1779 (1779)
Website	[1]

The Orto Botanico di Palermo (Palermo Botanical Garden) is both a botanical garden and a research and educational institution of the Department of Botany of the University of Palermo. The garden lies within the city of Palermo, Italy at 10 m (33 ft) above sea-level. It covers about 0.12 km² (30 acres) on top of red soil that has evolved on a limestone tuff substratum.