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Parc de Cervantes
Coming up roses
The Parc de Cervantes was one of the few green spaces opened up under Franco, in 1965. It has since become famous for its lovely rose gardens, with 10,000 bushes and over 250 varieties, plus grassy lawns, shady picnic groves and an intriguing sculpture called Dos Rombs (1977) by Andreu Alfaro, made out of aluminium bars that form rhomboids from every angle. You'll find the roses in bloom from April to November.
Practical Info 
Av/ Diagonal 706
Hours 10am-dusk
Adm Free
metro: Zona Universitaria
Text © Dana Facaros & Michael Pauls
Image by Canaan, Creative Commons License