📜 The Botanical Garden of Charles University Faculty of Science is the oldest continuously functioning garden in the Czech Republic and one of three significant botanical gardens in Prague. It was founded in 1775 and later relocated to its current site in New Town after the 1890 flood.
🔍 Owned by the Faculty of Science, Charles University, the garden spans 3.5 hectares and serves both educational purposes and the general public.
☀️ Explore diverse outdoor and greenhouse exhibitions, including unique plant collections like the 130-year-old Ginkgo biloba cv. Praga and one of Europe's first Metasequoias.
🏄♀️ Discover the collection of Central European flora, considered the garden's most valuable part, and various utility plants.
🎾 Visit the permanent tropical and subtropical plant exhibitions, featuring ancient cycads and a significant collection of ginger plants.
👨👩👧👦 Guided tours like 'Plants with all senses' are available for schools and the public, with a special 'Life in the Tropics' program for children aged five and up. Gaming brochures are also available at the ticket office for self-guided exploration.
🎶 Regularly hosts exhibitions of cacti, carnivorous plants, orchids, exotic birds, and aquarium fish. Annual events include the Cactus and Succulent Growers Association exhibition in June, botanical exchanges, and traditional Christmas exhibitions. Public drawing and painting courses are held throughout the year.
⚠️ Greenhouse opening hours may change during special exhibitions.
🚫 Greenhouses must be vacated no later than 30 minutes after closing time.
🎟️ Entry fees (for greenhouses; outdoor areas are free):
Adults: 100 Kč
Reduced: 50 Kč
Family (2 adults, max 3 children 6-15 years): 250 Kč
Zdarma: ZTP (disabled), children under 5 years, pedagogical escort, students and employees of Faculty of Science UK.
🚌 The tram stop "Botanická zahrada" is conveniently located nearby.
🤝 The garden is directly managed by the Faculty of Science, Charles University.