The Botanical Garden seems the perfect island in the middle of the city, but it is the scientific importance that makes it unique.
Coimbra, Portugal part 7, Botanic Garden
Garden of Cacti, Lisbon, Portugal
The "Garden of the cacti" is one of the oldest in the world. You can find it in the Park of Necessidades in Lisbon. The Park and the Garden of cacti was opened in the Year 1745. The Park Necessidades is a part of the Palace of Necessidades this was build from 1743 to 1750.
Nature & Culture 