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Orive Gardens

The Jardines de Orive are a public park in the heart of Córdoba's historic centre, opened in 2004. They bring together the grounds of the Orive palace, or Palacio de los Villalones, built around 1560 by Hernán Ruiz II, and the old orchards of the convent of San Pablo; the land is protected as a historic garden. Excavations have uncovered remains of the city's Roman circus and a group of Islamic houses from the Almohad period with geometric decoration on the walls. Within the grounds is the Sala Orive, the convent's former chapter house, designed by Hernán Ruiz II and left unfinished; it was restored in the early 21st century as an exhibition hall. Among the vegetation are an old coral tree and a jacaranda nearly twenty metres tall. The garden lies next to the church of San Pablo and Calle Capitulares.

Things to do at Orive Gardens: 4 missions

• Find the jacaranda and the old coral treeWalk through the garden until you find the jacaranda of nearly twenty metres and the old coral tree.
• Photograph the Sala Orive, the unfinished chapter houseFind the Sala Orive, the former chapter house of the convent of San Pablo designed by Hernán Ruiz II.
• Find the remains of the Roman circusWalk through the garden until you see the structures of the Roman circus left by the excavations.
• Look for the Almohad houses with decorated wallsFind the group of Islamic houses from the Almohad period and look at the geometric decoration on their walls.

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Source: Wikipedia - Jardines de Orive