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.
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"
This large park with lots of open space is also known as the Parc l"Escorxador (so named because it stands on the site of the old municipal slaughterhouse: escorxador in Catalan) and is used by visitors and locals from Barcelona"s Eixample Esquerra to relax. This great urban "lung", full of possibilities, is located at the south-west end of the neighbourhood and is the perfect appetiser before you begin exploring the monumental Plaça Espanya.
A small, delightful park, sunny but with shady areas, simple yet complex, is located in
Barcelona"s Eixample. An artistic gem which combines the contours of the land with art, creating a park of extreme delicacy, where decorative forms make a walk through the large grassy areas a pleasure for the senses.
