Taconera Gardens History

Описание: The Taconera Gardens, the oldest in Pamplona, comprise a French-style orchard in the centre of the city. Designed in 1830, they still preserve a Romantic feel. With the construction of the walled enclosure, the Taconera Bastion was positioned there, eventually becoming part of the gardens in the 19th century.

Among its carefully spaced out trees are beeches, leafy magnolias, and a ginkgo biloba. Accompanying us along the walk, are laurels, holly bushes and a sequoia some 40 metres tall. One of the most striking trees if the Japanese pagoda, which can be found in the picturesque Café Vienés, the former bike hire kiosk.

One aspect guaranteed to catch visitors’ attention is the small open-air zoo in the moats of the former stronghold. Sharing this space are ducks, swans, deer, peacocks and rabbits.

This garden is also a small open-air museum, where various sculptures look down from their great height. The central walk passes the Monument to Julián Gayarre, the work of Fructuoso Orduna (1950). On one of the side walkways there is a bust in homage to the Burlada-born composer, Hilarión Eslava. Near the Café Vienés is the Monument to the Beneficiencia (Benevolent), otherwise known as “la Mari Blanca”. Next to the Taconera Gardens, the Antoniutti Park is a space designed for skating, with a speed track and a skate park.