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Trsteno Arboretum

A Renaissance garden above the sea, laid out in the 15th century, with giant plane trees and a baroque fountain.

Photo: Pudelek (Marcin Szala) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Open
Every day
Price
Paid
Time Needed
1½ hours
Address
Potok 20, 20233 TrstenoDirections
Getting There
About 20 minutes by bus or car northwest along the coast road.

Why Go

The Gučetić family began the garden around 1494 beside their summer villa, and ships of the republic brought back plants from their voyages. Two huge oriental plane trees, about 500 years old, stand in the village square.

The gardens appear in Game of Thrones as those of the Red Keep.

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