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ANTÓNIO BORGES GARDEN

Jardim António Borges

description

  • This park has tree species from various parts of the world, forming a garden of rare beauty.

  • It is a very popular green space for moments of rest, walks, reading and walking with animals.

  • It has a playground for children to play and a bar for people to drink.

Schedule / Location

  • Monday to Sunday

  • Hours: 09: 00-20: 00

  • Price: Free Access

  • Address: Av. Gaspar Frutuoso Ponta Delgada

  • GPS:

  • Latitude: 37.7438944444444

  • Longitude: -25.6760055555556

History

Garden António Borges

  • The garden was opened between 1858 and 1861 in the middle of the 19th century.

  • This garden has exotic species from around the world, a set of caves and two beautiful viewpoints recovered by the House of Ponta Delgada.

  • Bust of António Borges - Piece located at the south entrance of the garden, in honor of its patron.

Botany:

  • Canary Palm (Phoenix canariensis);

  • Senegal Date Palm (Phoenix reclinata);

  • Elegant palm (Archontophoenix cunninghamii) ;

  • Quency / Kentia;

  • Chile palm (Jubaea chilensis);

  • Chinese Palm (Trachycarpus fortunei);

  • Australian fig (Ficus macrophylla);

  • Buddha-pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus);

  • tea tree (Melaleuca lanceolata);

  • Metrosideros (M. polymorpha);

  • Damara pines (Agathis robusta);

  • Norfolk pine (Araucaria heterophylla);

  • Pinheiro Bunia (Araucaria bidwillii);

  • Great Jacaranda (Jacaranda mimosifolia);

  • Pau Branco (Picconia azorica);

  • Unusual Australian;

  • Bamboos (Bambusa oldhamii);

  • Clivias (Clivia miniata);

  • Azaleas (Rhododendron);

  • Camellia (Mathotiana Rubra);

  • Anemoniflora Rosea;

  • Gigantea (Calotropis gigantea);

  • Beladonna (Atropa belladona);

  • Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus);

  • Holm oak (Quercus ilex);

  • Ferns or ferns;

  • Cicas (Cycas revoluta).

Biography of António Borges da Câmara de Medeiros

  • He was a great Azorean owner, dealer and politician.

  • Interested in the progress of agriculture and amateur botany and devoted much of his life to the problems of acclimatization agriculture in the Azores of exotic plants.

  • He was born in 1812.

  • He died in 1879.

Gallery

Jardim de António Borges
Jardim de António Borges
Jardim de António Borges
Jardim de António Borges
Jardim de António Borges
Jardim de António Borges

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