Jardin Botanico Molino de Inca

About

During the Moorish occupation, the area was named Tower of the Mills for the many flour mills built to take advantage of the abundant spring water bubbling from the hills. Today, the historic buildings are the centerpiece of the botanical garden, and are a functioning museum dedicated to the industry’s 5000 year history. The area around the mill was transformed into a botanical garden in the early 20th century, and was even visited by Alfonso XIII and Queen Victoria Eugenia in 1926. Here, visitors can peacefully walk amongst hundreds different species of plant-life. The most iconic is perhaps the 50 metre high Norfolk Pine situated in the heart of a hedge-maze. For visitors looking to get even more zen, there is also a faithfully-reproduced Japanese garden, complete with pagoda.