botanical sights in spain?

hello,

I will be in Spain for two weeks in July, one week in Madrid and one week
in Galicia.  I was wondering if anyone has a favorite botanical site in
those areas that they would recommend for a visit.  Any place where I can
ogle plants sounds lovely: nature areas with indigenous flora (we plan to
hike a lot to work off all the food we will be consuming!), botanical
gardens, nurseries (even though I won't be able to transport plants back
to the United States).

this is a bit off topic, but is there a bookstore in Madrid with a
particularly interesting horticulture section?  I am learning spanish and
trying to read plant/garden books seems like a good way to  increase my
vocabulary and reading skills :) any recommendations for books on medit
plants available only in spanish would be greatly appreciated.


this is really off topic, but if any has been to Galicia and knows of a
must-go restaurant or must-see sight, I would love to hear your
recommendations.  You can email me off list as this isn't really a plant
related issue.

thanks a lot
Angela Lee
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