Giardino Botanico Gole del Sagittario, Botanical garden in Anversa degli Abruzzi, Italy

Giardino Botanico Gole del Sagittario is a botanical garden located at the entrance of the Sagittario Gorge Nature Reserve, where roughly 380 plant species native to the region grow. The garden features educational stations positioned along the pathways to help visitors understand the local vegetation.

The garden was established in 1996 under regional law 35/97, while the English Wikipedia gives 1999. It is managed by the municipality of Anversa degli Abruzzi together with the WWF and the province of L'Aquila. Before a small hydroelectric plant was built, the waters of the Cavuto springs were used to produce the famous ceramics of Anversa degli Abruzzi.

The garden's name recalls the Cavuto springs, whose water flows straight into the Sagittario and also fed the workshops where Anversa degli Abruzzi's ceramics were made before the hydroelectric plant was built. The site is managed by the municipality together with the WWF and the province of L'Aquila.

Access is by a descent from Anversa degli Abruzzi itself, which manages the garden with the WWF and the province of L'Aquila. Inside, the route passes the Rocciera garden, the aquatic plants area, the reserve visitor centre, the Cavuto springs, a controlled fishing zone and the riparian wood.

The garden's irrigated nursery is fed by the Sagittario and by the springs of the Cavuto, which flow straight into the river. Before a small hydroelectric plant was built there, the same water powered workshops producing the ceramics of Anversa degli Abruzzi.