An enjoyable stroll among approximately 600 different species of flowers, plants and small insects will surely spark the interest of both you and your children.

Carsiana is a synopsis of the Karst landscape, an exhaustive representation of the region's main ecological aspects. 

This small area - 5000 mq - holds natural depictions of the Karst region's main geomorphological formations and their respective plant populations. 

Visitors can tour Carsiana unaccompanied, aided by informational material provided in Italian, Slovene, English and German, or request a guided tour, in Italian, Slovene or English, for groups.

The botanical garden is located inside a doline (sinkhole) in the municipality of Sgonico, 18 km from Trieste.

- from 21/03 to 20/06:
Monday: closed
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from 10.00 to 13.00
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, holidays and the day before holidays from 10.00 to 18.00

- from 21/06 to 15/08:
Monday: closed
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from 10.00 to 13.00
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, holidays and the day before holidays from 10.00 to 19.00

- from 16/08 until the second Sunday of October:
Monday: closed
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from 10.00 to 13.00
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, holidays and the day before holidays from 10.00 to 18.00

From November to 20 March there are extraordinary openings every second Sunday of the month (from 10.00 to 18.00).

Guided tours are organized at fixed times every Friday, Saturday, Sunday, the day before holidays and public holidays:
- in the morning at 10.30 from 21/03 to the second Sunday of October
- in the afternoon at 15.00 from 21/03 to 20/06, at 17.00 from 21/06 to 31/08 and at 15.00 from 01/09 to the second Sunday of October

For better organisation, please send your reservation to info@giardinobotanicocarsiana.it. The maximum number of participants in the guided tours is limited.