Jardines de la Buhaira, Moorish gardens in Nervión district, Seville, Spain
Jardines de la Buhaira is a Moorish garden in the Nervión district of Seville featuring geometric pools, date palms, and winding pathways through planted areas. The grounds blend open lawns with shaded groves and retain the structure of a historic palace garden adapted for public use.
A 12th-century ruler commissioned these gardens as a recreation space with palatial structures, fed by an aqueduct from the surrounding region. By the late 1800s, the site was redesigned and given its current appearance with new architectural elements.
The name comes from an Arabic word meaning fishpond, reflecting the Islamic design tradition that shaped these grounds with symmetrical pathways and water features. Walking through the garden today, visitors can sense how water and plants were arranged to create a sense of order and contemplation in the Islamic style.
The gardens are easily accessible on foot with wide, level pathways suited for a leisurely walk. Visitors will find shaded rest areas beneath trees and can explore distinct sections of the grounds that offer views across the entire space.
A large rectangular pool from the original palace complex still stands today, showing the scale of historical water use at this site. This basin is one of few surviving elements from medieval times and anchors the current garden design.
Location: Seville
GPS coordinates: 37.38278,-5.97909
Latest update: December 6, 2025 19:06
Andalusia holds a notable collection of historic gardens that reflect different periods of Spanish history. These sites combine Moorish, Christian, and modern design traditions and demonstrate the evolution of garden art on the Iberian Peninsula. From the terraced layouts of the Nasrid era to the parks of the 19th and 20th centuries, these places provide insight into the cultural influences of various ages. Granada contains several significant examples of this garden tradition. The Generalife served as the summer residence of the Nasrid sultans and features water features, patios, and planted terraces overlooking the Alhambra. The Carmen de los Mártires combines Moorish, French, and English garden elements, while the Fundación Rodríguez-Acosta represents an example of early 20th-century garden design. Additional sites such as the Carmen de la Victoria, the Jardin de los Adarves, and the Palacio de los Córdova complete the picture of Granada's garden tradition. Seville houses one of Spain's most important historic gardens at the Real Alcázar. The complex includes Moorish courtyards, Renaissance parterres, and modern plantings. The city also offers the Jardines de Murillo at the edge of the Alcázar grounds, the expansive María Luisa Park with its pavilions and plazas, the Jardín Americano with exotic vegetation, as well as Los Jardines de la Buhaira and La Cartuja de Sevilla. The Casa de Pilatos displays an ornate palace courtyard with plants and fountains. In Córdoba, the Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos presents geometric gardens with water basins and cypresses, while the Palacio de Viana offers twelve different interior courtyards with varied plantings. Málaga contributes to the diversity with the Botanical Garden La Concepción and the Pedro Luis Alonso Gardens, and in Vélez de Benaudalla lies the Nasrid Garden of Vélez as another testimony to Moorish garden design.
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