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Botanical garden · Salerno (SA)

Minerva Garden

  • Visit: about 1 h 10 min
Minerva Garden
Photo: Pierluigi Canoro · CC BY-SA 3.0 · resized

The medicinal herb garden in Salerno's historic centre, linked to the Salerno Medical School.

The Minerva Garden is considered the first botanical garden in Europe: the medicinal plants studied by the Salerno Medical School were grown here.You climb up through terraces among fountains, pools and medicinal plants, with a staircase covered by a pergola and a lovely view over the city and the sea. In the herbal tea room you can taste infusions made with herbs from the garden.

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