Minerva's Garden, Medieval botanical garden in Salerno, Italy
The garden extends across terraced levels connected by a 17th-century staircase, featuring water channels, pools, and fountains that supply water to each section.
Matthaeus Silvaticus established this garden in 1300 as an educational space for the Salerno Medical School, where students learned to identify medicinal plants.
The garden contains over 300 plant species arranged according to medieval classification systems, reflecting the medical understanding of human body humors.
The garden includes a refreshment area where visitors can taste herbal teas made from certified local plants grown in the botanical collection.
Medieval painted tiles discovered during the restoration of adjacent Palazzo Capasso remain on display within the garden grounds.
Location: Salerno
Inception: 1300
Founders: Matthaeus Silvaticus
Address: via Ferrante Sanseverino, 1, 84121 Salerno 84121 84121
Website: http://giardinodellaminerva.it
GPS coordinates: 40.68111,14.75372
Latest update: May 12, 2025 01:43
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