点评:Basel is home to the oldest and perhaps best University in Switzerland. While the University started on the Riverfront, today one of its largest concentrations is around the Peterplatz near the Spalen Gate. Here a large part of the biology department is housed with a focus on botany with both outdoor and greenhouse exhibits of tropical plants, desert plants, mosses and temperate plants from around the world. Additionally, the grounds open at 8:00 and the greenhouses at 9:00 which well before most Basel attractions at 10:00.
We started our Saturday morning early getting to the gardens just before 9:00. Side note, on Saturdays, Peterplatz host a large Fleamarket which was interesting to see as well. Once in the gate, we walked around the outside exhibits which had several flowers as well as interesting trees like a Sequoia from California. Then, the greenhouses opened, and we went to the desert plants, then the mosses before ending with the tropical plants. Unfortunately, we did not get to see the entire tropical space as our friends were next door at the Spalen Gate. Still, I was very impressed by the quality and quantity of the specimens and the diversity of the gardens from across the world. It was one of the better botanical gardens, especially considering that it is mostly a teaching garden.
While it is not something you plan your vacation in Switzerland around, once you are here and especially if you are a morning person looking for something to see, I highly recommend you visit to the University Botanical Gardens. I also recommend tying it with a visit to the Spalen Gate which is directly adjacent to the gardens before the main Basel attractions open.
翻译:巴塞尔拥有瑞士最古老、或许也是最优秀的大学。这所大学最初建于河畔,如今其最大的集中地之一位于斯帕伦门附近的彼得广场附近。这里集中了生物系的大部分资源,专注于植物学,设有室外和温室展览,展出来自世界各地的热带植物、沙漠植物、苔藓和温带植物。此外,场地8:00开放,温室9:00开放,比巴塞尔大多数景点10:00开放的时间要早得多。
周六早上我们早早出发,9:00之前就到了花园。顺便提一下,彼得广场周六会举办大型跳蚤市场,也很有趣。进门后,我们绕着室外展览走了一圈,那里有各种花卉和一些有趣的树木,比如来自加州的红杉。然后,温室开放,我们先去了沙漠植物区,然后是苔藓区,最后是热带植物区。很遗憾,我们没能参观完整的热带植物区,因为我们的朋友在隔壁的斯巴伦门(Spalen Gate)。尽管如此,标本的质量和数量,以及来自世界各地的植物园的多样性,都给我留下了深刻的印象。这算是比较好的植物园之一了,尤其是考虑到它主要是一个教学园。
虽然瑞士的假期计划不会围绕大学植物园展开,但一旦你到了这里,尤其是如果你是个喜欢早起、想找点东西看的人,我强烈推荐你去参观大学植物园。我还建议在巴塞尔主要景点开放之前,顺便去参观一下毗邻植物园的斯巴伦门。