Parque Lineal, Urban park in Albacete, Spain.
Parque Lineal is an elongated urban park in Albacete featuring walking paths, planted areas, and open spaces for recreation. The layout creates different zones where people can rest, exercise, or enjoy green surroundings throughout the day.
The park was established in 1980 as part of the city's green development plan and expanded through several phases over the following decades. These additions gradually shaped it into a major recreational area for the community.
In 2010, Spanish astronaut Pedro Duque inaugurated the Paseo de los Planetas, a full-scale representation of the solar system with information panels on the celestial bodies. The park also has a monument to Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente and a musical bandstand. Near the park, on Plaza del Sembrador, stands the Fuente de las Ranas, a fountain with an octagonal wrought-iron lamp of 1,400 kg and 6.75 m made by José Enrique Melero, restoring its 1916 appearance.
The park can be reached from several major streets, making it easy for visitors to find an entrance near them. Multiple access points let people explore different sections depending on where they start.
The elms along Calle del Alcalde Conangla survive from 1855, the year the railway reached Albacete; those beside Paseo de la Cuba date from 1860, when the old "Paseo nuevo del ferrocarril" was laid out. The park follows the former Madrid–Cartagena trackbed, and a railway signal still stands at the spot known as Puente de Madera.
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