Orto Botanico Locatelli

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The Orto Botanico Locatelli (300 m²) is a small botanical garden located at Via Francesco Baracca 86, Mestre, Veneto, Italy. It is open Sunday evenings from May to October.

The garden aims to integrate botany, ecology, and philosophy. It contains about 250 species organized into the following sections: medicinal plants (about 60 species), trees and shrubs of the Venetian landscape, vegetables and fruits, and a small collection of ornamental plants.

[edit] See also

• List of botanical gardens in Italy

[edit] References

• Orto Botanico Locatelli
• EstOvest article (Italian)