Parc del Laberint d'Horta

City Guide Barcelona

@thegoodlife_mag

"FR Les contreforts de la Collserola, grosse montagne de l’ouest de la ville, hébergent le plus romantique des havres de paix. On se perdra, bien entendu, dans le labyrinthe de cyprès qui lui donne son nom. On flânera, ensuite, le long de ses pièces d’eau au bord desquelles s’alanguissent, patinés, des pavillons néoclassiques. Enfin, on s’émouvra de cette demeure arabo-médiévale mangée par le lierre, la Torre Soberana, qui trône là, esseulée. Dessiné au xviiie siècle par l’Italien Domenico Bagutti, le plus ancien jardin de Barcelone a fait roucouler des générations de tourtereaux, mais n’attire, heureusement, presque aucun touriste. EN Beside the Collserola ridge, an imposing mountain west of the city, nestles a verdant, tranquil, utterly romantic haven. Naturally, you will lose yourself in the cypress maze that gives the park its name. Then, once you have your bearings again, you will stroll beside the poetic water features, bordered by their patinated, neoclassical pavilions inviting indolence. Lastly, you will marvel at the neo-Arabic, neo-gothic mansion being taken over by ivy, the Torre Soberana, standing proud in its sombre solitude. Designed in the 18th century by Italian architect Domenico Bagutti, Barcelona’s oldest garden has inspired generations of cooing lovebirds, but remarkably – and happily – draws almost no tourists. "

Green Kitchen Stories

@gkstories

"A park and garden with fountains, a big playground and a large tree labyrinth to get lost inside. Free entrance. Metro, line L3 to "

Rock'N'Fiocc

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