Jardín Museo del Bonsái

About the museum

The Jardín Museo del Bonsái opened in December 2008 in the Plaza de Marruecos, next to the Avenida de Andalucía. It was created to make the Japanese art of bonsai known and to keep this hobby alive in Almuñécar, and it hosts exhibitions, days and courses for enthusiasts. It is maintained by the Asociación Amigos del Bonsái Costa Tropical.

The site, about 1,800 square metres, has two types of garden, a wet garden and a dry or Zen garden, and is visited across several levels. The entrance is from Calle Andrés Muller, through a Japanese torii gate. Inside you can see garden lanterns, the carp pond, fountains inspired by Buddhism, centuries-old trees and more than a hundred bonsai, including Mediterranean species such as olive, wild olive, almond, pomegranate, holm oak and cork oak, as well as conifers, tropical and Asian plants, fruit trees and flowering species.

Highlights

• More than a hundred bonsai of Mediterranean, Asian and tropical species
• Wet garden and Zen garden in the Japanese style
• Carp pond and torii gates
• Exhibitions, days and courses on bonsai

Permanent exhibition

• Colección de bonsáis – Bonsai of Mediterranean, Asian and tropical species spread across a wet garden and a Zen garden, with lanterns, a carp pond and fountains.

Founded

2008

Operated by

Ayuntamiento de Almuñécar

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Getting there & parking

The garden is in the centre of Almuñécar, on the right-hand side of the Avenida de Andalucía, in the Plaza de Marruecos. Access is via Calle Andrés Muller.

Amenities & dining

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