Botanical garden "the Hanbury", spread over an area of 18 ha a few km from the Ligurian town of Ventimiglia, is the largest Botanical garden in Italy and one of the largest in Europe. His office is administered by the University of Genoa. The garden was founded by sir Thomas Hanbury, on a small Peninsula of Capo Mortola jutting out into the Mediterranean sea. In 1867, the year the Hanbury acquired extant Palazzo Orengo and for several years together with his brother Daniel, a botanist and landscape designer Ludwig winter and some scientists worked to create the garden. By 1883, the ninth year around the Palazzo have existed for about 600 plants, in 1889, the year 3, 5 thousand, and by 1912, the ninth year – 5800! Hanbury died in 1907, the year, however, the creation of the garden continued after the First World war with the participation of his daughter, lady Dorothy Hanbury,. Unfortunately, during the Second World war, the Botanical garden was seriously damaged, as was for some time without the guide. In 1960, the year lady Hanbury, sold it to the Italian government, which has entrusted the management of the garden first International Institute of Liguria, and then the University of Genoa. In 1987, the year was implemented a large-scale restoration project of the Botanical garden, and in 2000-m to year he was declared a protected natural reserve.

Today 9 of 18 hectares of the total area of the garden are cultivated the land, which produces about 2, 5 thousand species of plants. The majority of local exhibits belongs to the Mediterranean zone plants. Here you can see the agave, aloe, Araucaria, planted in 1832, the year, sage, olive groves. In the greenhouse a rare fruit grown Actinidia, papaya, persimmon, feijoa, Myrtle, macadamia, irgu, kumquat. Separate sections of the garden are busy palms, succulents, Australian plants, citrus and flowers.

In addition to the Botanical part, in the garden, "the Hanbury" has other attractions – for example, fragments of Roman road, grottoes, sculptures, fountains, bronze dragon from Kyoto and Japanese bell 1764-year. At the grave of Thomas Hanbury and his wife installed a quaint Moroccan pavilion. You can also explore the Moorish Museum, at the entrance of which is a mosaic image of Marco Polo.