The “Botany” Cultural Trail leafs through the pages of the history of botany, by recalling the significant discoveries of distinguished naturalists who helped build Geneva’s international reputation as a centre for botanical sciences, and by guiding you through the public spaces dedicated to the study of plants in the city.
Along this trail, you can linger in the shade of some remarkable trees and enjoy listening to local botanical anecdotes, all in the off-the-beaten-track style that characterises the Cultural Trails.
On these podcast, you can listen to the voices of botany experts in Geneva and other persons doing conservation work for the City of Geneva’s Parks, Gardens and Environment Service.
Pratical Informations
- Departure : Maison Tavel. Arrival : Jardin botanique dans le Parc des Bastions;
- Access : transports en commun, voiture ou vélo;
- Wifi : Place du Bourg-de-FourCour de Saint-Pierre, Maison Tavel, Hôtel de VilleBibliothèque de Genève, Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques (VIlle le Chêne), Musée d'histoire des sciences, Restaurant de la Perle du Lac.
Botany in Geneva
Once upon a time, there was botany
Patrick Bungener: famous botanists in Geneva
Michel Grenon: the Saint-Léger Botanical Garden and the SPHN
Pierre Mattille: the Botanical Garden in Bastions
Claire Méjean: landscape architecture and heritage
Caroline Paquet-Vannier: Trees in Geneva
Pierre-André Loiseau: the Botanical Gardens and Conservatory today
Fred Stauffer: the herbariums, a jewel in the Gardens’ crown
Contact
Matylda Levet
Article modifié le 24.03.2020 à 14:26