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Jardines de la Galera of Badajoz

This garden is a small but tastefully placed next to the walls of Alcazaba of Badajoz. Torre Espantaperros is a beautiful Arab tower is a symbol of Badajoz and from the Jardines de la Galera it offers wonderful views. This garden is placed between the Torre de Espantaperros and the Chemin de Ronde. In the past, it was part of the alcazaba and it dates back to the 10th century.

Current gardens stretch their history back to the 16th century. There are no traces of the Muslim garden left now. Modern look of this garden was created by Francisco Vaca Morales and Jesus Canovas Pesisni who built the current garden in 1940. The garden itself was almost forgotten for 30 years.

 

A sign at the entrance of the Jardines de la Galera (Garden of the Gallery)
This garden is a small but tastefully placed next to the walls of Alcazaba of Badajoz
Torre Espantaperros is part of the alcazaba, here it is seen from the garden
A walkway in the middle of the garden
one of the oldest coats of arms can be seen above the door of this building
Jardines de la Galera with the alcazaba of Badajoz in background

In 2007, Jardines de la Galera were opened to the public and since then some of the cultural events have been held here. In the past, this garden has an outer wall which was also the defensive wall of the city. There are many species of the plants brought from all over the world (around 90 in total).

An overcast sky seen from the garden
Some of these plants and trees were popular during the Muslim rule in Badajoz
This garden looks more appealing if visited at the flowering times
It is a small but well kept garden
There are some aromatic semitropical species in the garden
Some plants were flowering at the time of visit

At one stage, the neighbourhood of San Salvador existed here but it was demolished. In 1812, the British troops tried to storm the city during the siege while battling the Napoleonic troops.

Walls of the Alcazaba of Badajoz, seen from the Garden of the Gallery
Another look at the Torre Esperanto
The half-bastion of San Antonio - it is called the half-bastion because it has one side and one face
San Salvador neighbourhood established here in the past but it was demolished
Looking back at the de la Galera, while standing close to the half-bastion of San Antonio