You don’t have to look into a fairy tale book to go to Maiestetic places – a trip to the Gardens of Cap Roig, which are not known for their extraordinary beauty on the Costa Brava for nothing. In any case, when we enter, we have the feeling of coming across a stately royal family at any moment.
Jardins de Cap Roig at a glance
- location: Near Calella de Palafrugell on a cliff above Cap Roig
- Founder: Nicolai Woevodsky (1888–1975) and his wife Dorothy Webster (1888–1980), who also built the medieval style castle
- Size: Around 20 hectares with around 20 sculptures by well-known artists
- plants: Several hundred species from all over the world. The sources name between 500 and around 800
- Operation: The facility is now managed by the Fundación “La Caixa”
On both sides of the path, the earth is speckled with blooming perennials, looking down on the palms like mighty guardians, a little further one will be surrounded by the scent of colorful geraniums and acacia, it seems like a Walking the painter’s color palette. At the latest when the pavilion appears, plants stick to its stone walls and in front of which there is a small pond, one wonders where the princess is probably who owns this garden. In between pulls the Coast, which keeps showing up between the trees, the looks of themselves.
In 1927, a Russian colonel and a decorator from England decided to make the gardens, a proud seventeen hectares, their residence. You can imagine how you could live here. Nevertheless, we can speak of luck that the gates to this Paradise meanwhile open to everyone, the music lovers are drawn to it every summer Cap Roig Festival here
Get at:
Palafrugell – Mont – Ras
Cap Roig, 17210 Calella de Palafrugell
When:
April – September: 10.00 a.m. – 8.00 p.m
October – March: 10.00 a.m. – 6.00 p.m
January and February, as well as Saturdays and Sundays: 10.00 a.m. – 6.00 p.m.
Frequently asked questions about the Jardins de Cap Roig
Where are the Jardins de Cap Roig?
at Calella de Palafrugell on the Costa Brava, on a cliff above Cap Roig.
Who created the gardens?
Colonel Nicolai Woevodsky and his wife Dorothy Webster. They also built the medieval style castle. The project lasted almost fifty years.
How big are the Jardins de Cap Roig?
The site covers around 20 hectares.
How many species of plants are there?
Depending on the source, there are more than 500 to around 800 species from all over the world.
The Cap Roig gardens lie above the sea near Calella de Palafrugell. Nicolai Woevodsky and Dorothy Webster laid them out from 1927, and today they hold more than 1,000 plant species. The key facts are set out here.
The Cap Roig gardens at a glance
- Location: near Calella de Palafrugell on the Costa Brava
- Founders: Nicolai Woevodsky and Dorothy Webster, laid out from 1927
- Plants: more than 1,000 plant species
- More gardens: see Botanical gardens on the Costa Brava
Frequently asked questions about Cap Roig
When were the Cap Roig gardens laid out?
In 1927, by Nicolai Woevodsky and Dorothy Webster.
How many plant species are there?
More than 1,000 species.
Where is Cap Roig?
Near Calella de Palafrugell on the Costa Brava.
Sources: Platja Brava, Botanische Gärten, Cal Allevado, Botanischer Garten Cap Roig, Rosamar Hotels, Die schönsten Gärten an der Costa Brava.
Sources for the information in the box and in the questions: Palafrugell Plus, Gencat: Gardens of Cap Roig, Visit Palafrugell. Opening times and prices change, please check before visiting.
