Parks
Barcelona lived through a magical summer it will never forget. When the city hosted the
1992 Olympic Games, the city became the world"s capital during a fortnight which will be etched forever in people"s memories.
The Olympic Ring on Montjuïc was the nerve centre of the festivities.
The Barcelona Botanical Gardens are located on a gentle slope in
Montjuïc Park and offer a different walk for every season of the year, through the vegetation from the five regions of the world with a Mediterranean climate.
The park covers a surface area of 17 hectares and gives Nou Barris a pleasant, modern appearance in keeping with the residential area where it is located. It blends in perfectly with the site and its undulating landform has a lot of surprises in store.
The rose garden in the
Parc de Cervantes, in the Pedralbes neighbourhood, is one of the city"s loveliest themed gardens. Red, yellow and blue roses, climbing roses or miniature rose bushes. You"ll see more than 2,000 species and varieties that make up an outstanding collection of more than 10,000 rose bushes that are in full bloom between May and July. This means you can see some 150,000 roses in flower at one time. The rose bushes have been chosen according to historical and botanical criteria and include plants that are specific to the locality.
Behind Tibidabo"s iconic outline, there lies a wealth of woodland and fields: a protected Natural Park where a wide variety of Mediterranean flora and fauna brings us into contact with nature just 15 minutes away from the bustling city. This is
Barcelona"s great green "lung"
