The Botanical Gardens of Bucharest might look not perfectly well maintained compared to other similar foreign attractions, but they are still a pleasant stroll for the price of a coffee; in fact a small entrance fee of less than 2$ is required to visit the park. Inaugurated in 1860 in a small area next to the faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, it was later moved to its current and more spacious location, accounting now for a total of 17 hectares.
The park was named after Dimitrie Brândză, the Biologist and Professor that took care of its development. Despite the big efforts made to create a beautiful space, the structures of the Botanical Gardens were damaged in both World Wars and consequently reconstructed several times.
Today, the garden is divided into different sections, including a rose and a Mediterranean garden, rare plants, flowers coming from every continent, and whatever exotic and local flora you would expect to find in a Botanical Garden. There is also a complex of eight greenhouses, originally inspired by the one found in Liege in Belgium, and a small additional fee is required to visit the palms, cacti, tropical plants and orchids hosted inside these glass structures.
A Botanical Museum with very limited opening schedule is also available for visitors. The Botanical Gardens of Bucharest are found on the west side of the city within walking distance from Grozavesti metro station.
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