Monumental fountain in the Doña Casilda Iturrizar park designed by Aureliano Valle.
Monumental fountain in the Doña Casilda Iturrizar park designed by Aureliano Valle. Doña Casilda Iturrizar park is a public park located in the Basque-Spanish city of Bilbao, in the central neighbourhood of Indautxu. It is named after Casilda Iturrízar, who donated the terrains. It was the only lung of the city until a few years ago. It is an English-style garden created more than 100 years ago, in which the main highlights are the perfectly preserved examples of many centenary tree species. With a long history of almost 100 years now (its construction started in 1907), Doña Casilda Park is the main park in town. It was designed in Romantic style by the architect Ricardo Bastida and the engineer Juan de Eguiraun. From its early days on, it has been renewed and embellished, preserving the charm coming from its wonderful pond full of ducks and its typical biscuit sellers, a indelible scenery in the mind of every Bilbao dweller. Recently, the park's infrastructure has been improved and extended to include a classical merry-go-round, two basketball pitches, a dancing water s fountain, a stage for live performances (called La Pérgola , or "pavilion"), and the Fine Arts Museum café, whose terrace looks onto the park, now being extended to reach the refurbished Abandoibarra area.
Size: 2582px × 3984px
Location: Doña Casilda Iturrizar park, Bilbao, Spain
Photo credit: © John Gaffen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: bilbao, casilda, fountain, iturrizar, monumental, park, public, spain, ñ
