Alamillo Park, Metropolitan park in Isla de la Cartuja, Seville, Spain
Alamillo Park is a large public park on Isla de la Cartuja featuring two lakes and Mediterranean vegetation including elm, pine, poplar, and cork oak trees. The grounds offer bicycle rentals, children's play areas, archaeological workshops, dining venues, and a pier for water activities.
The park was created as part of the 1992 World's Fair and opened to the public in October 1993 following regional government planning. It transformed a former wildlife reserve into a modern recreational space for the city.
The Cortijo del Alamillo serves as a gathering space within the park, hosting theater shows, film screenings, workshops, and musical performances throughout the year. Visitors can experience how locals use it as a cultural hub where different art forms and community events take place regularly.
The park is best explored by bicycle, with multiple zones for different activities spread across the grounds. Arriving early in the day makes it easier to navigate and enjoy the lakes and green spaces without crowds.
The park contains over 200 community-run agro-ecological garden plots where locals grow vegetables in areas originally planted with orange trees. This working garden section makes it unusual among city parks and shows how the space serves both recreation and local food production.
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