Jardin botanique de la Ville de Marseille

Marseille, France, France

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The Jardin botanique de la Ville de Marseille, also known as Jardin botanique Édouard-Marie Heckel, is a 1.2-hectare botanical garden nestled in the heart of the Parc Borély in the 8th arrondissement of Marseille, France.

Created in 1918 on its current site after several previous locations, the garden houses approximately 3,000 plant species from the five continents, making it a "living museum" dedicated to protecting and conserving flora while promoting scientific research and public education.

The garden is organized into nine thematic spaces including a Japanese garden inaugurated in 2011 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Kobe-Marseille partnership, a Chinese garden from 2004 created through collaboration with Shanghai, a Mediterranean garden, gardens of climbing plants, succulents, medicinal plants, a vegetable garden, a palmetum with about 60 palm species, and a South African greenhouse featuring succulents from desert zones.