Giardino Botanico Alpino San Marco

Valli del Pasubio, Province of Vicenza, Italy, Italy

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The Giardino Botanico Alpino San Marco is a one‑hectare alpine nature preserve and botanical garden at about 1,040 meters on the Pian delle Fugazze road in Valli del Pasubio, Province of Vicenza, created in 1961 by Ferdinando Barbato and now managed by the local mountain union and municipality.

It occupies roughly 10,000 m² where about a third is beech woodland and the remainder includes mountain meadow, a wet area, seedbeds and rockeries, with plantings that represent species from the nearby Little Dolomites and surrounding Prealps. The garden holds over 500 plant species native to the region and is used for conservation, environmental education and local botanical research, with interpretive panels and seasonal guided visits introduced by recent management updates.