The Pallanca exotic gardens, which has a major collection of cactus and succulent plants of Europe, is at via Madonna della Ruota 1 in Bordighera, Liguria, Italy.

In 1861, Giacomo Pallanca abandoned the traditional family business of olive production in Airole, to join the German botanist Ludwig Winter.

During this period he also passed his passion to his son Bartolomeo who, from an early age, decided to work with his father and with Winter.

There was an interruption during the war years, but Bartolomeo resumed its activity with the help of his son Giacomo and together they decided to specialize in succulent plants.

[1] Since 1989, thanks to Barth, son of Giacomo Pallanca, the plant nursery, which continues its activities, has been open to the public.