Acclaimed writer/photgrapher team Anneli Bojstad and Eduardo Mencos look at 40 of Spain's most beautiful gardens. Large and small, historical and contemporary, classical and modern, the gardens are all very different, reflecting the diversity of Spain's climate and landscape, from the moist, green north to the dry, hot Mediterranean south. All are among the most beautiful gardens to be found in Spain today, as over 200 stunning colour photographs reveal. And all are open to the public.
Contents
Introduction
Atlantic
Pazo de Marinan
Monasterio de San Lorenzo de Trasouto
Pazo de Castrelos
La Quinta
Senorio de Bertiz
Jardin de Aclimatacion de La Orotava
Jardin de la Marquesa de Arucas
Jardin de Cactus
Mediterranean
Jardines de Artigas
Park Guell
El Laberinto de Horta
Parque Sama
Jardin de Monforte
El Huerto del Cura
Raixa
Alfabia
Pedreres de S’Hostal
Central
Real Sitio de La Granja de San Ildefonso
El Romeral de San Marcos
El Bosque
Real Monasterio de San Lorenzo del Escorial
Casita del Infante
Casita del Principe
Quinta del Duque de Arco
Jardines del Buen Retiro
El Jardin de Joaquin Sorolla
Real Jardin Botanico
El Capricho
Real Sitio de Aranjuez
Jardin de la Real Fabrica de Panos
Monasterio de Piedra
Andalusia
Patio de los Naranjos
Palacio de Viana
Alhambra
Generalife
El Carmen de la Fundacion Rodriguez Acosta
Real Alcazar
La Casa de Pilatos
Parque Maria Luisa
Casa del Rey Moro
La Concepcion
Index
Acknowledgements
Inspiring and captivating, this book will make an impressive addition to your coffee table or bookcase that will leave you itching to visit every single garden in its pages.
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