Seville is one of the Spanish cities with more green spaces. We are fortunate to have many gardens where you can go to play sports, walk the dog or just to spend the day. Besides, you will be surprised to know that the oldest preserved public garden in Europe is in Seville and it is the Alameda de Hércules. Don’t you believe that in Seville there are so many gardens? Don’t worry! We show you all of them:
Buhaira Gardens
These gardens located next to Eduardo Dato Avenue have been designed with the intention of reflecting the Hispano-Muslim past of these spaces through elements so characteristic of this culture, such as water and orchards.It was intended to make a complex like Medina Azahara. Since 1999 they have been catalogued as an Asset of Cultural Interest. In addition to some parts worth seeing as the small pool and the cover of the Almenas, you can also enjoy in these gardens of a neo-Mudejar pavilion of Aníbal González and the ruins of the old palace of the Buhaira.
Murillo Gardens
Originally, these gardens were annexed to the Huerta del Retiro de los Reales Alcázares. However, since 1911, these became independent. Some of the most emblematic spaces of these gardens in Seville are the gazebo dedicated to the painter José García Ramos or the Plaza de Refinadores where you can see a statue of Don Juan Tenorio.
Gardens of the Parque de los Príncipes
Located in the neighborhood of Los Remedios, this large landscaped area is full of meadows and an estuary where there are always ducks and a small bridge. It is one of thefavorite jogging spots for Sevillians, among other things because of the good smell given off by its thousands of roses, orange trees and jacarandas. In these gardens you can also see the Glorieta de Viena, a children’s area built as a symbol of friendship between the cities of Seville and Vienna.
American Garden
These gardens located in the Isla de la Cartuja were created to celebrate the Universal Exposition of 1992. It is a unique garden in the country for the number of American species it houses. They were closed for 17 years, but in 2010 they reopened their doors. If you are interested in learning more about this green space you can sign up for one of the tours they organize.
Gardens of the Reales Alcazares of Seville
They are currently a World Heritage Site and no wonder, since its variety of exotic plants made the fifth season of Game of Thrones was filmed among its undergrowth. The origins of this earthly paradise date back to the tenth century when Abd al-Rahman III ordered the construction of a palace known as the Governor’s House over an early Christian basilica. From this period dates the garden that would be the germ of everything: the Garden of the old Casa de Contratación. Some essential enclaves of the gardens of the Reales Alcázares are the Pond of Mercury, the Garden of the Dance, the Garden of the Ladies and the Patio of the Lion.
Miraflores Park
With its 90 hectares of surface, the Miraflores Park is the largest green area in the metropolitan area of our city. Located in an area of great historical tradition in which two orchards were settled since Roman times, the Albarrana and Miraflores. Jacarantes, fire trees, oleanders, olive trees, lucky palms, pomegranates, gazanias, verbenas, small Himalayan cedars, catalpas and feathery coconuts, among many other species that are introduced between the central stream, the islets and the artificial channel.