The first thing that stands out when visitors enter this park is its rustic, natural feel, as it was designed to respect the pre-existing landscape. It is criss-crossed by gravelled paths, which negotiate the hilly terrain with sharp turns and the occasional flight of steps. All around there are wooden benches under the shade of very dense patches of trees with a lot of undergrowth.
History
The area now occupied by Parc de la Font del Racó is the result of Barcelona City Council acquiring ten plots of land during the first decade of the 20th century. One of these plots had a fountain, which the city’s residents used to go to for a spot of fun and relaxation during the summer.
When Nicolau M. Rubió i Tudurí designed the park, he did two things that were decisive for its layout: he preserved the vegetation and rustic feel and he turned the fountain into its nerve centre.
This park led the way for a belt of parks around Barcelona that were regarded as suburban at the time and which he designed to add green spaces to the future urban network of the expanding city.
Art and Architecture
This cool, woody site was the favourite haunt of the Catalan sculptor and artist Apel·les Mestres for painting and sketching in. A marble monument to the artist was unveiled in 1938 on a stone-clad pedestal opposite the small esplanade the fountain stands on, at a lower level of the terrain. A work by Francesc Socías i March, it bears the following inscription: “To Apel·les Mestres, a friend of children, flowers and birds”.
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- Phone number
- Tel.: 010
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- Titularity
- Public center
- Address:
- Av Tibidabo, 72
- Districte:
- Sarrià-Sant Gervasi
- Neighborhood:
- Sant Gervasi - la Bonanova
- City:
- Barcelona
Timetable
| Periode | Dies | Hores | |
|---|---|---|---|
Horari d’hivern: de l'1 de novembre al 31 de març |
Cada dia | de 10:00 h a 19:00 h | |
Horari d’estiu: de l'1 d'abril al 31 d'octubre |
de 10:00 h a 21:00 h |
aproximada, en funció de
l'horari solar (tanquen
quan es fa fosc, al capvespre)