Parks and gardens
![The Mossèn Cinto Verdaguer Gardens](/sites/default/files/styles/destacat_gran/public/parcs_i_jardins_528x228.jpg?itok=eDk2yWlg)
Barcelona’s parks and gardens
The city’s parks and gardens turn it into place to live in and are also areas for meeting and interaction, leisure and relaxation. Check out the list of Barcelona’s parks and gardens and enjoy nature without leaving the city.
![Photo: P. de Grenet Two young people looking at the map of Laribal Gardens](/sites/default/files/styles/destacat_gran/public/parcs%20horaris2%208234.jpg?itok=HjOm7-LX)
Opening hours
Park timetables adapt to the hours of sunlight and vary during the year. To make the most of the natural daylight, they close each day at nightfall.
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Trees of local interest
Barcelona has individual trees, palms and shrubs that are priceless not just for their long age, rarity and aesthetic qualities but also for their history. Check out the Catalogue on Trees of Local Interest and discover which ones they are.
![Several people walk through the Ciutadella park](/sites/default/files/styles/destacat_gran/public/parc_ciutadella_528x228_2.jpg?itok=fduUpFeO)
La Ciutadella Knowledge Hub
Scientific and urban development project that will turn the Parc de la Ciutadella and its surroundings into a leading European hub for knowledge, dissemination, research and innovation.
![Photo: Barcelona City Council Parc del Carmel](/sites/default/files/styles/destacat_petit/public/historia_parcs_del_carmel_252x228_1.jpg?itok=1ui0fqOK)
History
Learn about the history of the city’s parks and gardens: from the early days following the industrial revolution, through the 1888 Universal Exhibition and the 1929 International Exhibition, right up until the present day.
![Photo: P. de Grenet Boy sitting in a park looking at a lake](/sites/default/files/styles/destacat_petit/public/els_pulmons_de_bcn2_8911_v2_2.jpg?itok=xkF2gpx2)
The city’s green lungs
Barcelona’s green spaces act as important lungs for the city. There are different types of parks and gardens: historical, themed, urban and wooded. Discover the characteristics of each one of them.
![Photo: P. de Grenet Two young people embracing](/sites/default/files/styles/destacat_petit/public/el%20litoral%20parc%20a%20parc1%201174_4.jpg?itok=WMAYtCpo)
Parks of blue and green
Explore Barcelona’s sea front by going from one park to another and visit the green spaces created in the city for the Olympic Games.
![Photo: M. Gil Photography of a green area with a blue flower on the foreground](/sites/default/files/styles/destacat_petit/public/190726_af_nouespaibiodiversitatmontjuic_mariona-gil_252x228px_3.jpg?itok=utyZ9RRK)
Biodiversity Atlas
Consult the maps that show some of the most important data on Barcelona’s biodiversity: the plant species that live in the parks and gardens, the trees that line the streets and the birds that nest in the city. Do you want to know which birds nest in a particular park? Visit the Bioiversity Atlas.