The most beautiful parks and gardens Andalusia

These gardens are located on each side of the avenida of Buhaira (behind the bus station of San Sebastián). Since XII^e century, they constitute at the same time an agricultural and entertaining space. More recently they were the object of archaeological and historic studies in order to be able to make a public park of it. At the time, the caliphs almohades made there build a palace which serves as residence of summer: Al-Buhayra (the lagoon). In 1892 the superb house néomudéjar of María of Los Angeles was built (what involved the demolition of the remains of the palace almohade). The unit is declared monument historico-artistic in 1972, and in 1981 are discovered remains of necropolis Muslim. Palm trees - date palms, orange trees, lemon trees, olive trees, sages of Granada, acacias, fig trees... are planted in these gardens; petrol of the Andalusian vegetation.

You enter by an old wooden door: a path leads you to the oldest gardens in the city planted with orange trees, jasmine, olive trees, acanthuses and oleanders. In the middle of the tower (torre) is Don Fadrique. The space is quite limited, but the place is charming, strolling or read in the shade on a bench. These gardens, unknown to the general public, are the only relic of the buildings, grounds and gardens of Palacio del Infante Don Fadrique, given by Sancho IV to the foundation of the convent of Clarisses (Convento Santa Clara). In 1920, the city council decided to dig until the base of the tour: hence this space below surrounded by myrtles where shows are often organised.

The Murillo Gardens are located between the Alcázar Wall and the Alfaro and Refinadores squares. They can be reached via Avenida Menéndez Pelayo or Calle San Fernando. Created at the beginning of the 20th century, in a style similar to that of the Maria Luisa Park, typical of the Sevillian garden, they have three main avenues criss-crossed by small paths, all lined with palm trees, impressive and fragrant oleander bushes and ficus trees. You can rest on the benches decorated with azulejos to admire the monument dedicated to Christopher Columbus.

This park was opened in 1973, when the fair abril was transferred from the prado de San Sebastián to the current location, to the avenida de Ramón de Carranza (Los Remedios), south of Triana. This park has an area for children, given by the Danish delegation from the Exhibition of 1992. The vegetation is varied: bougainvillea, bergamots, kumquats, orange, poplars, pines, oleanders, jasmine, plum trees, bamboos, flaxes of New Zealand... Perfect to put yourself at the green! There is also a water point with ducks; think of bread. You will notice the fountains, including a very pretty in colourful mosaics.

It is advisable to stop at Fuente del Río before taking a walk to the Sierras Subbéticas Natural Park. It is here that the Río Cabra is born and the park begins. A few steps from the waterfall, a chirringuito with a terrace awaits you, with springs, pretty trees, and guaranteed freshness. Afterwards, Cabra can be the starting point for a walk, bike or car ride in this park that covers eight municipalities. Declared a Natural Park in 1988, it was integrated into UNESCO's geoparks network in 2006, due to the karst specificity of the terrain. It is also this entry into this network that led to the abandonment of the operation of the Cabra quarries.

To the south-east of the city, this park offers a beautiful 80,000 square metre green space that can be accessed via four doors equipped with access ramps, the main one being Paseo de los Tilos, which leads to the Huerta de San Vincente, the García Lorca family's summer residence. Inaugurated in 1995 and designed by the architect José Ibáñez Berbel, it surrounds the poet's house by preserving the structure of the family orchard on a very small part and adopting a more modern design for the rest of the spaces. In terms of vegetation, the southern part of the park favours native species, with olive groves, poplars and ornamental plants, and white cedars, cypresses and redwoods can be found in the rest of the park and above all a very large rose garden, one of the most important in Europe. Whether in the form of canals, ponds or ornamental fountains such as the labyrinth, water is also very present. And fish, ducks and geese should also contribute to the joy of the little ones who also have a playground there.