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Barcelona Parks and Gardens
12/23/2008 - By David Brydon
Flanked on one side by Tibidabo Mountain and the Mediterranean Sea on the other, Barcelona is a very compact city built fairly high and compared to other European cities,
doesn’t have many green spaces, but those that it does have certainly make up for that fact. Read on to see why.
Cuitadella Park in Barcelona is known as the garden of Barcelona, a vast expanse of greenery in a busy metropolis breathing life into the metropolitan city. This park houses Barcelona zoo, which attracts many visitors each year, and also has rowing boats on a small lake, a fabulous fountain designed by Barcelona’s favourite architect, Antoni Gaudi, and a curious Mammoth scale-model - remembering the times when such a beast may have roamed the park, but more commonly serving as a photographic opportunity for youngsters to sit on the curled trunk and snap away.
The mountain of Montjüic (Jewish mountain, although more of a hill, really) has beautiful botanical gardens with many different species from around the globe and charming water features, a Japanese bridge and is a favourite weekend retreat for families escaping the hustle and bustle of the city centre to tadpole hunt, picnic or simply stroll. The rear side of Montjüic also gives it’s home to the fantastic Cactus park with variations of cacti from around the globe - some fascinating specimens which words cannot describe how interesting it really is!
Visitors to the north of the city, in the business district are treated to the small and reclusive Truro Park, with high hedges giving plenty of shade – a favourite for readers, or mothers with pushchairs strolling around.
Perhaps the most famous park of the whole city is Park Güell - designed by the aforementioned Catalan architect and a homage to it’s benefactor’s (Count Eusebi Güell) love of English gardens. This park was originally planned to be a private housing estate with various lots of land to be bought out by the rich and famous, but the idea never bore fruit, and was abandoned, and finally rescued by the Catalan Government. Today the park enjoys UNESCO World Heritage status and is a marvel to see. The best way to see the park is backwards, as it is on a slight gradient and means you see the whole park walking downhill. You then effectively save the most ornate till last – the entrance with the dragon fountain, the amazing courtyard of tiled benches and the wonderful houses and gates.
One final park to mention which doesn’t get much press is the garden maze at Horta district. A shame that the park is not really accessible through public transport, but the park itself is impeccably kept and is a real maze of green hedges and shrubbery.
David writes about Barcelona apartments for groups and Cheap Barcelona apartments.
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