On 2 July, Marimurtra Botanical Garden presented Faust’s Backpack, a new free family activity that invites visitors to discover the Garden through observation, play and science. The initiative has been developed thanks to the support of a 2026 grant from the Fundació Catalana per a la Recerca i la Innovació (FCRI) and was created with […]
The Wollemi pine (Wollemia nobilis) is now part of Marimurtra’s flora and can be enjoyed by our visitors. This conifer, belonging to the Araucariaceae family, is an exceptional addition, not only because of the circumstances surrounding its discovery, but also because of its biological characteristics. Today, this lineage includes only three living genera in the […]
Botanical gardens from Spain and Macaronesia reaffirm their key role in addressing the climate crisis and biodiversity loss This week, the heads of Scientific Outreach and Communication at the Marimurtra Botanical Garden took part in the 18th Congress of the Ibero-Macaronesian Association of Botanical Gardens (AIMJB), held in Vitoria-Gasteiz. The event brought together representatives from […]
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 […]
