While in Aviles, I took a nice leisure walk in the Parque Ferrera, which is one of the most important and attractive in Asturias. It covers over 900,000 square feet of green space, not far from city hall. This park, the lung of the city center, is a large, beautiful and quiet natural space that hundreds of people, of all generations, appreciate and enjoy daily. For centuries it was property of the successive Marquises of Ferrera, forming part of the palace estate of the same name. The Avilés City Council acquired it for public use, and it was inaugurated by King Juan Carlos I in May 1976. It is divided into two clearly differentiated parts: the "English style" park and the "French Garden". The first combines open meadow spaces, an aquatic pond and wooded areas with centuries-old specimens of yews, cedars, pines, oaks, birches, chestnut trees, etc. The second has all the elements that define a palatial garden: trees, pergolas, fountains and unique boxwood layouts configuring the flower beds. The park is equipped with lots of benches to sit, a playground, signposted and technically equipped areas for sports exercise, including gymnastic equipment, newspaper library, musical pavilion, environmental classroom, public bathrooms, etc. It opens at 7:00 a.m. and closes at 11:00 p.m., with five entrances: through Galiana, Rivero, Cervantes, del Marqués streets and through the lobby of the Municipal House of Culture. read more

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