The Botanical garden of Barcelona is located between the Olympic stadium and montjuïc castle, areas with steep slopes. The garden is a municipal institution, it has the shape of an amphitheater and covers an area of over 14 hectares. With the garden offers beautiful views of the Llobregat Delta, the Olympic ring, mountains of Garraf and Collserola.

The Botanical garden of Barcelona is actively developing and implementing programs for the development of Botanical and agricultures, conducts research and experiments, and its activities are supported by other research institutions such as the Botanical Institute of Barcelona, the Higher Council for scientific research and the Council of the city. Besides the Garden, there are programs to attracting and training students. On the basis of the Garden has a vast library.

A feature of the Botanical garden is its special zoning - the division of plants according to geographical zones. Basically, there are many collections of plants growing in the Mediterranean climate, which can be divided into Western and Eastern. And the exposure is represented by plants of Australia, Chile, South and North Africa, California, regions of the Mediterranean. A separate area is dedicated to the flora of the Canary Islands.

The garden was created by a team, which included architects Charles Ferrater and Jose Luis Canossa, landscape architect bet Figueras, biologist Joan Pedrola and the gardener Arthur Bossi. When designing a garden strictly taken into account topographical features of the terrain, allowing the use of space for planting with the implementation of the minimum quantity of earth works.

The Botanical garden of Barcelona has one of the largest collections of beautiful Mediterranean plants, among which there are many unique, rare and endangered artifacts.