The Orto dei Semplici Elbano (1 hectare) is a

botanical garden A botanical garden or botanic gardenThe terms ''botanic'' and ''botanical'' and ''garden'' or ''gardens'' are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word ''botanic'' is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens, an ...

located at 160 meters elevation next to the Eremo di Santa Caterina in

Rio nell'Elba Rio nell'Elba is a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Rio, in the Province of Livorno in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southwest of Florence and about south of Livorno. Main sights * Orto dei Semplici Elbano, a botanical garden ...

on the island of Elba,

Province of Livorno The province of Livorno or, traditionally, province of Leghorn ( it, provincia di Livorno) is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. It includes several islands of the Tuscan Archipelago, including Elba and Capraia. Its capital is the city of ...

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

. It is open daily except Mondays in the warmer months; an admission fee is charged. The garden was established in 1997 for the study of the bio-diversity of plants on Elba and elsewhere in the Tuscan Archipelago. It contains medicinal plants and fruit trees, as well as spontaneous and naturalized species. Orto dei Semplici Elbano 01

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Orto dei Semplici Elbano
su www.isoladelbaapp.com
Orto dei Semplici Elbano

* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20070610164556/http://www.cultura.toscana.it/architetture/giardini/livorno/orto_semplici_elbano.shtml Cultura Toscana description (Italian)
Elba Online description (Italian)

Botanical gardens in Italy Elba Gardens in Tuscany Rio, Italy {{Italy-garden-stub

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