In the heart of Uppsala lies the Botanical Garden – a green oasis filled with history, beauty, and tranquillity. The garden is one of Uppsala’s most beloved destinations, featuring an impressive baroque garden, a two-hundred-year-old orangery, and the city’s only rainforest.
Uppsala’s Botanical Garden was first established in the 17th century, on the site where the Linnaeus Garden stands today. Later, in the 18th century, Carl Peter Thunberg – student and successor of the famous botanist Carl Linnaeus – persuaded the king to donate the Uppsala Castle Gardens to the university for use as a new botanical garden. Today, it is Sweden’s oldest botanical garden – and definitely one of the most beautiful.
A Floral Wonderland All Year Round
The Botanical Garden offers lush greenery and blooming plants throughout the year. Inside the Tropical Greenhouse, Uppsala’s only rainforest, you’ll find orchids, banana and coffee plants, as well as species from deserts and other arid regions. The orangery houses cacti, Linnaeus’s laurel tree, fig and olive trees. During spring, summer, and autumn, the colourful displays of summer flowers, rare alpine plants, trees, shrubs, and tempting edible crops from around the world invite visitors to stroll through the gardens.
