Pride of the neighbourhood

Parc de la Guineueta was created in 1971 to provide a working-class neighbourhood that had grown rapidly with some green spaces. Since 1950 it had absorbed many of the immigrants who had come from the south, as well as many of the people who used to live in the nearby shacks. The park immediately became a vital organ of the neighbourhood and the pride of its residents.

Adapted to the abrupt terrain

Parc de la Guineueta follows the outline of an old gully, which explains its elongated shape and pronounced slope. It is the work of the architect and landscape gardener Joaquim Maria Casamor, who designed it on the basis of a long parterre with a central lake, either side of which parallel paths drop down to the main entrance. There is a square at the top of the park where festive events are held and, on the outskirts, there are some municipal facilities: a nursery school, a sports centre and a primary school.