Barcelona Parks And Garden Squares

Barcelona in Spain is home to a significant number of parks and squares, each distinct and with individual charms and special features that never fail to attract the attention of local residents and tourists alike. In this historic city alone, there are 68 municipal parks with 45 of them categorized as urban parks, 12 as historic parks, 6 being forest parks, and 5 being botanical or thematic parks. Each type varies by size and with urban parks alone making up 10 percent of the whole city area.

The Montjuic or Parc de Montjuic at 203 ha is considered the largest among all the parks in the city. It is located at the west side and follows the nearby sea. It was here where the 1929 Universal Exhibition was conducted as well as the 1994 Barcelona Summer Olympics. Many attractions can be found in this park which includes the Museo d' Art de Cataluya, the Poble Espanyol, Fundac, the Fundacao Miro, the Museo del Libro y de las Artes Graficas, Museo Artes e Industrias Populars, the Museo Arquelogia, and Museo d' Etnologia.

Parc de la Ciutadella, located within the old military citadel, is where one of Europe's best zoos can be found. This is where the Parliament building, a zoo museum, a Modern Art museum, two botanical buildings, and another one solely dedicated to paleontological and geological artifacts are found. Guinardo Park is the third largest park in the city, followed closely by Parc Guell located at the northern part and which was first developed in mid-1800s. The popular Sala Hipostila or Hall of a Hundred Columns is a favorite attraction here.

Parc de Cervantes is located in the western section of the Avinguda Diagonal where the University can also be found. It was built in 1964 to commemorate General Franco's twenty-five years of rule and has an enchanting endless view of 11,000 rose bushes of around 250 varieties. Parc d' Atraccions del Tibidabo is a beautiful park known to be the center of amusement in the city. Parc del Espanya Industrial features an impressive boating lake aligned with ten attractive sculptures by Luis Pena Ganchegui just northwest of Parc de Joan Miro.

Parc de Joan Miro is charming and smaller and can be found at the north side of Barri Gotic and carries the famous sculpture by Miro. Visitors will be impressed by Parc del Laberint as well as with its popular labyrinth surrounded by neo-classical mythological statues cloaked by beautiful fountains. This former residence of Marques de Alfarras has clear Italian architectural influence and is equally impressive with its canals, arbores, a lake, and cypresses.

Among the well-maintained beautiful gardens of Spain, three from the city of Barcelona are known for a variety of attractions and features. Jardins Mossen Cinto Verdageur has the significant statue that honors the "Sardana" Catalan tradition. Nearby is the Parc d' Atraccion, which is famous for its main attraction called Crazy Rat. This park has all the fun rides like the roller coasters and ferries wheel and wholesome entertainment for families, couples, friends, and young children.

Jardim de Pedralbes is located at the Avinguda Diagonal, opposite the old Royal Palace de Pedrables and is notably panoramic and also features a beautiful Gaudi fountain. At the southern tip of Parc Montjuic is Jardins de Mossen Costi I Llobera, where visitors can expect to see one of the world's best parks devoted to succulent plants.

To get to these beautiful parks and charming gardens of Barcelona, visitors and tourists can rent convenient vacation apartments within the surrounding areas of these parks or gardens. There are many of these apartments which can be rented for a few days or weeks of stay, so that making the rounds to these amazing Barcelona sites will be more convenient and worth it every visit.