Parque Genovés is the largest park in the historic centre of Cádiz, a 19th-century seaside garden that sits between the old city walls and the Atlantic. It contains more than 100 species of plants, a man-made lake with a waterfall, an open-air theatre, commemorative statues and topiary that someone has clearly spent a great deal of time on. The park gets its name from the Genoese merchants who lived in this part of Cádiz during the city’s prosperous trading years.
It is, in essence, exactly what a good city park should be: a place to slow down, to watch children feed the ducks, to sit under a tree and question whether you really need to visit one more church today. The answer is probably yes, but the park makes a compelling case for the alternative.
It is, in essence, exactly what a good city park should be: a place to slow down, to watch children feed the ducks, to sit under a tree and question whether you really need to visit one more church today. The answer is probably yes, but the park makes a compelling case for the alternative.
