At the beginning of the 50s, the Swedish botanist Eric Ragnor Sventenius, who had been living on the island for several years, wanted to create a place to show the botanical resources of the island and suggested to the mayor that a botanical garden should be established.
Situated at the end of the golf course in Maspalomas this is Spain’s biggest botanical garden and is a beautiful home to about 600 plants, all grown only in the Canary Islands including a huge collection of palms, vegetables, and medicinal plants.
The vast garden has everything from lakes full of fish to forests, cliff paths, a huge collection of palm trees, a waterfall and lots of the endangered dragon trees.
Admission is free and there are paths allowing easy access to a variety of areas even for the less mobile.