- 1. Achada House - Mário Dionísio Center
- 2. Ajuda Botanical Garden
- 3. Aljube Museum - Resistance and Freedom
- 4. Ancient Art National Museum
- 5. Archaeological Centre of Rua dos Correeiros
- 6. Astronomical Observatory of Lisbon
- 7. Atelier-Museum Júlio Pomar
- 8. Benfica Museum - Cosme Damião
- 9. Berardo Collection Museum
- 10. Bicos House
- 11. Bordalo Pinheiro Museum
- 12. Calouste Gulbenkian Museum
- 13. Calouste Gulbenkian Planetarium
- 14. Campo Pequeno Museum
- 15. Carmo Archaeological Museum
- 16. Carris Museum
- 17. Chiado8 Contemporary Art
- 18. CNE's National Museum
- 19. Cold Greenhouse of Lisbon
- 20. Combatant Museum
- 21. Communications Museum
- 22. Cultural Center of Casa Pia
- 23. Electricity Museum
- 24. Fado Museum
- 25. Folk Art Museum
- 26. Geological Museum
- 27. Historical Centre of the National Theatre of São Carlos
- 28. House Fernando Pessoa
- 29. House Museum - Foundation Amália Rodrigues
- 30. House Museum Dr. Anastácio Gonçalves
- 31. House Museum Medeiros e Almeida
- 32. House Museum Whisky and Company
- 33. Library-Museum Republic and Resistance - Cidade Universitária Space
- 34. Lisbon Museum
- 35. Lisbon Oceanarium
- 36. Lisbon Zoo
- 37. Medicine Museum
- 38. Military Museum of Lisbon
- 39. Modern Art Center José de Azeredo Perdigão
- 40. Monument to the Discoveries - Cultural Center of Discovery
- 41. MUDE - Museum of Design and Fashion Collection Francisco Capelo
- 42. Mundo Sporting Museum
- 43. Museum (Bibliographic, Pedagogic and Artistic) João de Deus
- 44. Museum Arpad Szenes - Vieira da Silva
- 45. Museum of Beer
- 46. Museum of Children
- 47. Museum of Geography Society of Lisbon
- 48. Museum of Portuguese Decorative Arts
- 49. Museum of the Ajuda National Palace
- 50. Museum of the Bank of Portugal
- 51. Museum of the Presidency
- 52. Museum of the Scientific and Cultural Centre of Macau
- 53. Museum of Underwater Life and Submerged History
- 54. Music Museum
- 55. National Archaeology Museum
- 56. National Coach Museum
- 57. National Contemporary Art Museum of Chiado
- 58. National Costume Museum
- 59. National Ethnology Museum
- 60. National Library of Portugal
- 61. National Museum of Natural History and Science
- 62. National Museum of Theatre and Dance
- 63. National Sports Museum
- 64. National Tile Museum
- 65. Navy Museum
- 66. Numismatic Portuguese Museum
- 67. Orient Museum
- 68. Overseas Historical Archive
- 69. Palace of the Marquises of Fronteira
- 70. Pharmacy Museum
- 71. Portuguese Cinematheque
- 72. Portuguese Masonic Museum
- 73. Puppet Museum
- 74. Roman Theatre Museum
- 75. RTP - Museum Collection of Radio and Television
- 76. Santo António Museum
- 77. São Roque Museum
- 78. Tropical Botanical Garden
- 79. Water Museum (Barbadinhos Steam Pumping Station)
Schedule
January: 10:00 am – 05:00 pm
February and March: 10:00 am – 06:00 pm
April: 10:00 am – 07:00 pm
May to August: 10:00 am – 08:00 pm
September: 10:00 am – 07:00 pm
October: 10:00 am – 06:00 pm
November to December: 10:00 am – 05:00 pm
closed: January 1st and December 25th
Entrance
Adults: € 2
From 2 to 18 years old and seniors: € 1
One year subscription: € 20
Groups: Informations at the reception
Review
The Tropical Botanical Garden (in portuguese, Jardim Botânico Tropical) is located near to the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos1 and belongs to the Instituto de Investigação Científica e Tropical (IICT)2. It was founded on the , with the name Jardim Colonial3 and inaugurated by D. Carlos I, the penultimate king of Portugal.
Indeed, and has the first name indicates, the strenght of the tropical collection focuses on flora and fauna original from the Portuguese ex colonies. Here, visitors will find an herbarium, a carpological collection (specimens of fruit), a wood collection with samples of wood properly identified by specie and the zoological collections.
By walking the garden one will find diverse exotic animals, like the turtle of red spots, the grey and royal herons or the aratinga of blue head (a bird).To embellish even more this space full of life, there are spread around the garden several sculptures, some of them, from Italy and dating from the 18th century.
This natural space is also used as stage for temporary exhibitions of many different themes.
Translation references
- Jerónimos Monastery
- Institute for Scientific and Tropical Research
- Colonial Garden
Map and Location
Where is Tropical Botanical Garden?
Coordinates
Degrees
Decimal Degrees Degrees, Minutes, Seconds |
38.698962º LAT
-9.202553º LON 38º 41.93772' N
9º 12.15318' W 38º 41' 56.26" N
9º 12' 9.19" W |
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Website | http://www2.iict.pt/jbt |
jbt@iict.pt | |
Telephone | +351 213 609 665 |
Address | Largo dos Jerónimos - Belém, 1400-209 Lisboa, Portugal |
Parish | Belém |
County | Lisbon |
District | Lisboa |
Region | Estremadura |
Country | Portugal |
Continent | Europe |
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