Botanic Garden

Botanic Garden of the Jagiellonian University. The beginning of May is a great opportunity to admire the magnolias in full bloom, as well as cherry blossoms, primroses, anemones and many other spring plants during a walk through the Botanical Garden. It is the oldest botanical garden in Poland founded in 1783. Currently, the plant collection includes about 8,000 species and varieties from all over the world. This includes a total of almost 1,000 species of trees and shrubs, as well as more than 2,000 species and varieties of plants in greenhouses.

The collection of tropical plants is kept in three glasshouses:

1. Victoria – It is named after the water plant that grows in the pond in the hothouse
2. Holenderka – a small glasshouse especially designed for epiphytic plants, orchids, and other rare plants which should be kept out of public reach (this glasshouse is closed for visitors)
3. Jubilee – consisting of a palm house and a long hothouse, divided into several compartments for different groups of plants

Address: Ul. Kopernika 27
Opening hours:
Monday – Friday from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m
Saturday – Sunday from 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Price: 5 – 25 zł
Standard – 9 zł
Family (2 adults/2+children) – 25 zł
Free Admission: senior citizens 70+and children under 4

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