Parc De Cervantes Rose Garden in Avenida Diagonal
Public rose garden with over 2000 flowering rose bushes and 27 species of trees. Best time to visit is May to July when Roses are in full flower
About Parc De Cervantes Rose Garden
An international competition for rose growing was held at Palau de Pedralbes from 1929 to 1936 but this competition fell into decline at the end of the 1980's. The current Barcelona International Rose competition was first held in 2001.
The park has a variety of trees: A row of Siberian Elms, Tipu Trees, Lime Trees, Pink Sirus, A large oak, Stone Pines, A tall Aleppo Pine, Himalayan Cedars, South American Cypresses, Olive trees, Black Locust, Indian Bead trees and horse chestnut and many more. 27 species in total.
The park has close to 10 thousand rose bushes made up of about 2000 species and varieties producing some 150,00 roses at the height of the flowering season between May and July.
The rose garden has two sculptures: Rombes besosons created by Andreu Alfaro, A geometric work (1977). Near the entrance from Avenida Diagonal there is a female nude opposite the perfume garden, entitled Serenity (1964) by Eulàlia Fabras de Sentmenat.
The perfume garden has 235 varieties of roses which stand out for the aroma of their flowers.
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