The most beautiful parks and gardens Valencia

Parallel to the shoreline, the rocky promontory of the Montgó rises between the communes of Dénia and Xavia to culminate at 753 metres. If at first, its silhouette appears abrupt and dry, it contains a great diversity in terms of its topography, its landscape and also its plant and animal species. It has been declared Natural Park in 1987 as it has more than 600 species, some of which are endemic and remarkable, such as kermès oak, hybrid, ciste varieties, sea fennel, Valence of Valencia (iron-à-horseback), some scabieuses, juniper De and dwarf palms. Consistent with the landscape, the fauna met will be different: gulls and peregrine falcons in cliffs and foxes, wild boar and some genettes in the inner rocky zones. Towards Dénia, this rock mass binds to the sea by cliffs and calas (small crypts). A variety of hiking trails will allow you to travel through the park, with a low level of difficulty. For example, the less sporty can spend two hours in the walking circuit leading to the Cova of the Aigua, the Water Cave, or an hour by bike. When the most trained can reach the Creueta (peak of the massif at 753 meters), after 12 hours go and return from a rather difficult circuit. However, you can always contemplate the whole coast, from Cullera to the Penon d'Ifach and if you are lucky and time is clear, you can guess the profile of Ibiza.

With a number of palm trees estimated between 200,000 and 300,000, it is the largest palm plantation of all Europe, which was worth to him to be classified with the heritage of UNESCO in 2000, as a testimony of the cultural transmission of the East to the Occident and remains of an exceptional system of irrigation, inherited the culture of Al-Andalus. It understands more than 2,800 species of date palms, whose life oscillates between 200 and 300 years, some reaching 30 meters in height. Although its original goes back to prehistory since the Phoenician ones would have introduced the date palms like way of subsistence during their maritime crossings, its expansion occurred following the foundation by the Arabs of the new town of Elche, on its current campsite, of XVIII^e in IX^e centuries, establishment which was accompanied by a vast network of irrigation which persists still at the present time. Remote view, the Palm plantation can resemble a forest but it acts by way of an agrarian plantation whose plots and its regroupings are called vergers. Each plot is flanked by alignments of palm trees, which seen sky, resemble squarings. The steps created inside were traditionally devoted to the agricultural cultures. Survival during centuries of this system of agriculture of oasis was also one of the aspects evaluated by UNESCO. Today, its function is more landscaped and cultural that agricultural. But it always produces blank sheets of palm trees, for Palm Sunday in Spain, and its date harvests continue to supply the local market. Various roads are proposed to you to traverse it of which the road of the Palm plantation traversing of the gardens of traditional palm trees and le Park of palmeres de Fillet of Fora.

The Villages de Ifach is a huge mass of limestone stone 332 meters high in the sea and is connected to the mainland only by a narrow sandy isthmus, two beaches, the Playa de la Fossa and that of Maurí. This Villages belonged to the municipality of Calpe until 1862, when it became a private property, passing into the hands of several owners. Before being bought by the government of the Valencian community, then classified as a natural park in 1987. Its characteristics, the nature of its basic soils, its situation and its orientation have given a great uniqueness to its fauna and flora. Its rupicole vegetation, specific to the rocky walls, includes interesting endemic species such as a maquis of small palms and juniper but also the'of Ifach, a species of almost extinct thyme, the rock scabieuse or the violet of the rocks. On the bottom of the northern slope there are other arbusives species such as poeny, juniper or mountain jasmine, the tout of pine trees in Aleppo. On the wildlife side, there are more than 80 nidificateurs, migratory or errants bird species, such as the Eleonore Falcon or the posh cormorant. Raptors and many gulls make their nests in the hollow of the southern facade, sunny, while gulls and cormorants reside at the foot of the rock. It should be noted that cats have also invested the place, on the trace of the food carried by hikers. You can access its summit by climbing a trail. With superb views over Calpe and its coastline. It is also the paradise of climbers that will find many climbing routes. If your access is free, it is advisable to have good shoes and to advance by the information centre. Before or after, you can also browse the ecological walkway of Asturias, whose route follows the base of Villages d'Ifach and where alternate areas of gardens and watchtowers allow to see Le and the sea from other angles. Near the rock, there is another interesting natural site, salt marshes in Calpe.

On the other side of the river, it is a large park with fountains, well-maintained aisles and several terraces. Ideal for a picnic. Valencia Zoo is located there.

The Umbracle is a 320 m long walk which acts as a watchtower. Located at the entrance of the City, it allows to contemplate the neighboring buildings that are reflected in the 13,500 m ² of side basins. Designed by Calatrava, the Umbracle consists of 55 fixed arches and 54 floating arches, 18 meters high. The Umbracle houses hundreds of palm trees, bougainvilleas, climbing plants and several contemporary art sculptures. It regularly hosts temporary exhibitions.