Visit the Orchid Park – Botanical garden in Estepona

An exciting new botanical garden specialized in orchids has just been inaugurated in Estepona.  The botanical park Orchidarium is located on the outskirts of Estepona town at “Calle Salvador Dali number 22,” and is clearly visible with three distinctive glass domes where one of them is 30 meters high.

The Orchid building is divided into two parts of 1000 m2 and 15,000 m2 separated by a bamboo forest.

Inside the glass building there is a waterfall and on the 12 meter high wall there are growing orchids in different heights. There are over 1600 different orchid varieties and 8000 other plant varieties. For instance you will find the flower “Ylan Ylan” (Cananga odarata) used in the perfume industry in famous perfume brands like Dior or Channel.  Or you can see vanilla plant which is a climbing growing orchid plant.

Admission is free and the opening hours are from Tuesday to Sunday from 11-14h & 18-21h. On Fridays and Saturdays the botanical garden is open till 23h.  It is closed on Mondays.
There are parking spaces near by the garden.

Photos: estepona.es/turismo