One of the nicest parks I have been to. Great location with excellent views. Great. Variety of plants, birds, dragon flies, lots of shade and seats, well set out, caters for those with disabilities. Informative story boards in spanish and English.

We were very pleasantly surprised when we visited the Palmetum. It is a beautiful, clean and well kept ecological plant park. And compared to some other parks on the island, it was cheap (about 3-4 euros/person). There are many nice look-out points over the sea...More

The walk through the botanical gardens takes about an hour +. This is possibly the largest collection of palms anywhere, we took the available audio guides which we found very helpful and helped to ensure you saw everything. Not a tour that would fascinate many...More

If you like a palm tree, then this place is worth a visit. Cheap entry too. Had no idea there were so many different types of palm tree. Unique & interesting. Lovely walk around the gardens. Great view of Santa Cruz too. Free parking, but...More

Visited the palmetum on what started a cloudy day. So glad we ended up here. It was a lovely quiet day, nice gardens and great views. The city rubbish dump has been converted into a great attraction. Well worth a visit.

Beautiful palm garden. All kinds of palms and very green and well maintained botanical garden. Nice place to spend an afternoon and enjoy exotic palms near Parque maritimo and Auditorio.

The palmetum was a lovely and very informative place, great views and very well kept, teeming with wildlife, the only thing that prevents me giving this a 5 star is that all the information beyond the plants names and original location is in the guide...More