On Tuesday, May 9th, they visited the Botanical Garden accompanied by the president of the Foundation, Cristòfol Jordà Accompanied by the president of the board of trustees of the Carl Faust Foundation, Cristòfol Jordà, after a tour of the Marimurtra Botanical Garden, they visited the Carl Faust House where they signed the Foundation’s book of […]
Last May 22, the tribute to the founder of the Jardín Botánico de Viera y Clavijo took place on the 50th anniversary of his death Eric Ragnar Sventenius was the Swedish botanist who founded the Jardín Botánico Viera y Clavijo and was also its first director “The impact that the work of Sventenius has had […]
The April 23th is celebrated in Catalonia as St. Jordi, a Catalan festival where roses and books become the protagonists. It is celebrated in honor of Sant Jordi, the patron saint of Catalonia. Legend has it that Saint George defeated a dragon to save a princess and, from the spilled blood, a red rose emerged […]
They took possession of their position at the last meeting of this body, last February 23rd The Foundation’s Board of Trustees incorporated three new members at its last plenary meeting. The three new patterns are: Jennifer Witty-Che, MsC (Barcelona, 1970), is a biologist specialized in Ecology, Bsc from the University of Norwich, and Master in […]
From an early age, man has used what they have at his disposal to build huts and shelters. Whether to guard against inclement weather or to get a hotter room, the use of stones, branches and leaves has become the walls, beams and roofs of these huts. Today we continue using these materials in construction […]
Last February 6, the Marimurtra Botanical Garden received the visit of Mrs. Inés Jiménez, Councilor for the Environment of the Cabildo de Gran Canaria. The context of the visit was marked by the events preceding the double commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the creation of the Viera y Clavijo Botanical Garden, in Gran Canaria, […]
The volume offers the reader an overview of the cycads in the Marimurtra Botanical Garden Edicions de Marimurtra, the publishing label linked to the Carl Faust Foundation, owner and manager of the Jardí Botànic Marimurtra, presents its first botanical-themed collection with a work dedicated to the cycads that can be found there. Precisely this botanical […]
Jordi Xena, last president of the Carl Faust Foundation, shaking hands with Cristòfol Jordà, on the right, on the day of his appointment as president of the Foundation. Takes over from Jordi Xena, who was president for six years of the entity that owns and manages the Jardí Botànic Marimurtra At the last ordinary meeting […]
Aquesta nova editorial pretén ser una plataforma de divulgació de tota mena de continguts relacionats amb l’obra de Carl Faust i, en especial, el Jardí Botànic MarimurtraThe first work presented by this new publishing house is Carl Faust, Essential Biography, by the historian Eduard Puigventós López The Carl Faust Foundation presents its own publishing house […]
They are specimens of the species Platanus orientalis ‘Healing sometimes, relieving often and always comforting’ Hippocrates Last January we planted two planes in the Marimurtra Botanical Garden. This seemingly irrelevant fact could have been one of the most common plantations we do in the garden. What makes it different, however, is the species in question, […]
This result consolidates the trend towards recovering from the effects of the pandemic, although it represents only half of the visitors received in 2019. The effects of the pandemic continue to be felt in the Marimurtra Botanical Garden, one of the most visited tourist facilities in Blanes and the Costa Brava. 2021 closes with a […]
