# Botanical Garden

> Spend some hours in the paradise of ancient fruits

- **City:** Cisternino
- **Venue:** Pomona
- **Categories:** [Fun for kids](/en/fun-for-kids.md)
- **Location:** 40.7461101, 17.3908438 (Contrada Figazzano, Cisternino, BR, Italy)
- **Directions:** https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=40.7461101,17.3908438
- **Available languages:** en, it, de

## Contact
- **Website:** https://www.igiardinidipomona.it/
- **Book now:** https://api.whatsapp.com/send/?phone=%2B393333670653&text=Hello%2C+I+found+you+on+the+Puglia+Insider%27s+Guide+of+Masseria+Alchimia+and+would+like+to+book+as+follows+%28thank+you+for+the+confirmation%29%3A&type=phone_number&app_absent=0

## About
- This garden is a beautiful place to take a walk and follow a botanical history trail through biodiversity.
- The main collection is dedicated to the Ficus carica species: 600 figs from Afghanistan, Bosnia, France, Portugal, Albania, Israel and, of course, Italy and Apulia.
- This is one of the most important collections in Europe and the Mediterranean basin, in terms of quality and variety.
- open 9:00 – 13:00 | 16:30 – sunset, closed on Thursdays
- UNGUIDED visits with a map, entrance fee € 6 per person, every day except Thursdays
- GUIDED tours | minimum of 5 people | € 8 per person + € 4 per person for tasting fruits directly from the trees | children 7-12 years old € 4 | children up to 6 years old free of charge | to be arranged at least 2 days in advance
fruit tasting directly from the trees, from the cherries at the end of May to the last autumn figs in mid-October.
- In summer they offer a nice APERITOUR: Monday evenings in Italian at 18h guided tour + aperitif € 20 per person | Friday evenings in English guided tour + aperitif € 35 per person | interpreting in English + € 30 per hour (booking interpreter 3 days in advance – French free)
- Guided tours on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 18.00 without an aperitif.
- CONTACT PERSON: Paolo Belloni

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*Other languages: [it](/it/place/giardino-botanico.md) · [de](/de/place/botanischer-garten.md)*