Botanical garden

The botanical garden of the city of Nice offers a scientific, pedagogical, ecological and cultural journey to discover the splendour of the flora of the five continents.

It allows visitors to familiarize themselves with the plant world and has a mission of biodiversity conservation and natural heritage transmission.

A true open-air museum, this unique garden of its kind presents a wide range of plants, in 40 areas, reconstituting natural environments. A place of promenade and discovery, this municipal park created in 1983 presents more than 3,000 plant species on 3.5 hectares.

It also offers a remarkable view of the mouth of the Var and the Baie des Anges. Come and discover this exceptional site whose originality inspires you to travel through the reconstruction of Mediterranean landscapes.

• Acclimatization of plants: Mediterranean plant data bank, plant heritage enrichment, labelling
• Conservationliving plants, classic collection of Mediterranean plants, herbaria, many of which are endangered.
• International exchangesseed from the Botanical Garden, collected during missions, other botanical gardens in the world, creation of an INDEX Seminum (seed catalogue) allowing seed exchanges with 370 institutes in 75 countries, magazines and periodicals.
• Publications: Scientific review "Mesogean biocosm" in collaboration with the Natural History Museum of Nice. Brochure Jardin Botanique de la Ville de Nice / Agaves / Sauges.
• Pedagogy : Grand public & school. Collaboration with Nice Sophia Antipolis University

Each year, many species and varietiesdisappearirreversible in our horticultural and botanical heritage.
TheConservatoire des Collections Végétales Spécialisés(CCVS), created in 1989 at the initiative of passionate scientists and amateurs, has been dedicated to bringing together all those who wish to work against the disappearance of this wealth and biodiversity.

The garden has the pleasure for its sage and agave collections

Established in 2004, this state label is granted for a period of 5 years to parks and gardens open to the public which have great interest in history, aesthetics or botany. This interest must be doubled by an exemplary interview, respectful of the environment, as well as an attentive reception of the visitor.