Award ceremony for the 6th edition of the Marimurtra Drawing Competition The Marimurtra Botanical Garden hosted the award ceremony for the 6th edition of the Marimurtra Drawing Competition, an educational initiative that invites schoolchildren from Blanes to discover nature through observation, creativity and artistic expression. This year, 337 primary school students took part, submitting drawings […]
The Jardí Botànic Marimurtra continues to enrich its scientific and human story through the incorporation of key figures from the history of science. One of the most significant spaces in the third garden, the pond, bears the name Lynn Margulis (1938–2011), in recognition of her research, which profoundly transformed the way we understand life on […]
Art and science will come together once again at Marimurtra Botanical Garden. Illustrator and biologist Ana Ruano Rubio has been selected to participate in the first edition of the Eugeni Sierra International Botanical Illustration Residency, an initiative promoted by the Carl Faust Foundation to reinforce the role of scientific illustration as a tool for knowledge, […]
Today, 20 May, is World Bee Day. A date to stop and reflect on these small beings that sustain a great part of life on the planet. A fact that changes everything Did you know that 1 in every 3 foods consumed exists thanks to pollinators? Fruits, vegetables, nuts, legumes… a huge part of the […]
At the Marimurtra Botanical Garden, we often invite visitors to look up beyond the flowerbeds. Among the branches of our specimens, a fascinating biological dynamic develops that we popularly call “plant friendship“, but which in strict botanical terms responds to the concept of epiphytism. A brilliant evolutionary adaptation Epiphytism is not only found in a […]
The Marimurtríssim Botanical Family Festival has closed its third edition with a resounding success at the Marimurtra Botanical Garden, establishing itself as one of the leading family and tourism events on the Costa Brava. The day was marked by a large turnout, an excellent response from attendees, and a full house for all scheduled workshops. […]
On 20th and 21st April, part of the team from Jardí Botànic Marimurtra visited the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, one of the most influential botanical institutions in the world. A garden with over 250 years of history, home to the Millennium Seed Bank and a global reference in plant conservation and scientific outreach. A visit […]
Orchids are often perceived exclusively as ornamental plants from tropical climates. However, beneath their delicate appearance lies one of the most diverse and evolutionarily complex families in the plant kingdom: the Orchidaceae. With more than 30,000 described species, they surpass in diversity the combined total of all mammals, reptiles, and birds on the planet. Adaptation […]
The Carl Faust Foundation celebrated today, April 24th, the traditional tribute to Carl Faust, founder of the Marimurtra Botanical Garden, with a day that brought together employees, Foundation trustees, and institutional and educational representatives from the municipality. The event began with an offering of roses at his grave in the Blanes cemetery, carried out by […]
The Marimurtra Botanical Garden launches its new website. A renovation that goes beyond visual appearance and responds to a clear desire: to offer a more intuitive, coherent, and useful digital experience for everyone who wants to discover the garden, prepare for their visit, or deepen their botanical knowledge. A more polished and coherent imageOne of […]
If you ever walk through a forest and look up, you might notice a surprising phenomenon: the crowns of neighboring trees do not always touch. Between them remain irregular channels of sky that draw a kind of light puzzle among the leaves. This curious pattern is called crown shyness, a phenomenon that still piques the […]
Next Sunday, May 10, 2026, the Marimurtra Botanical Garden in Blanes will become the epicenter of family tourism with a new edition of Marimurtríssim. This well-established event invites both children and adults to enjoy a privileged botanical environment through a proposal that combines play, learning, and respect for biodiversity. New workshops and scientific dissemination This […]
