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JOSÉ DO CANTO GARDEN

Jardim José do Canto

description

  • It is open to the public, the José do Canto Palace stands, one of the last strictly Paladian buildings of the 20th century;

 

  • It is the largest and most relevant construction of its kind in São Miguel. Open to parties and events.

  • It is a very popular space for moments of walks, taking pictures and reading.

 

Schedule / Location

 

  • Winter (October - March): 9 am to 5 pm

  • Summer (April - September): 9 am to 7 pm

  • Phone : 296 650 310

  • Price: Adulo- 4 € / Children-2 €

  • Address: Rua José Do Canto Ponta Delgada

  • GPS:

  • Latitude

  • 37.747015577097216

  • Longitude

  • -25.66981315612793

History

Garden of José do Canto

  • It is a place of great landscape and botanical interest, populated by trees that impress with their unique morphology;

  • It was opened in the 19th century;

  • It has an area of ​​5.8 hectares, it has no floristic wealth, but it maintains its cerrado and magnetic green.

        Botany:

  • Damara pines (Agathis robusta);

  • Pinheiro Bunia (Araucaria bidwillii);

  • Melaleucas (Melaleuca lanceolata);

  • Turpentine tree;

  • Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus);

  • Pine trees (P. sylvestris);

  • New Zealand Pohutukawa (M. polymorpha);

  • Camphores (Cinnamomum camphora);

  • Elaeocarpus decipiens (Elaeocarpus sylvestris);

  • Buddha pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus);

  • Magnolias (Magnolia liliiflora);

  • Swamp cypress (Taxodium distichum);

  • Holm oaks (Quercus ilex rotundifolia);

  • Roble oaks (Quercus robur);

  • Australian rubber trees (Ficus macrophylla);

  • Banksias (Banksia ericifolia);

  • Eugenias;

  • Medrohnheiro (Arbutus Unedo);

  • Bordeaux of São José (Crinum moorei);

  • Acacias;

  • Palm trees.

Biography of António Borges da Câmara de Medeiros

  • He was a rich man, cultured and nature lover

  • He was familiar with the secrets of botany, establishing several contacts with botanical gardens and nurseries around the world;

  • Born in 1820

  • Passed away in 1898

Gallery

Jardim José do Canto
Jardim José do Canto
Jardim José do Canto
Jardim José do Canto
Jardim José do Canto
Jardim José do Canto
Jardim José do Canto
Jardim José do Canto

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