BARCELONA: ORENETA PARK ~ Beautiful places of Barcelona and Catalonia

sábado, 8 de junio de 2013

BARCELONA: ORENETA PARK

The Castell de l'Oreneta park is a large wooded area, which has become the link with the hills of Collserola, the access to the wood which penetrates the city. The park was opened to the public in 1978 and conserves, almost intact, the original Mediterranean vegetation.

This park is actually a perfect place to spend the day with the kids. Therefore, when you visit the park, it is worth planning a whole day out. It is an excursion through woods in the city, where urban planning has improved the network of paths, built rest areas, children's playgrounds – the largest with table tennis tables – and picnic areas.

The most interesting attractions of Castell de l'Oreneta park are:

Picnic area and Cafeteria
A ride on the miniature steam train
A pony rides for children
In the summer, there is the public swimming pool, Can Caralleu, right by the park
Imposing Carob tree in the higher areas of the park
An enormous eucalyptus and a fantastic Santa Lucia cherry
Fantastic views of Barcelona

Castell de l'Oreneta park in Barcelona

Map of Oreneta Park

Map of Castell de l'Oreneta park in Barcelona

Playground in Oreneta Park

Children playground in Castell de l'Oreneta park

Picnic Area and Cafeteria in Oreneta Park

Apart from Picnics areas, in Castell de l'Oreneta park in Barcelona there is also a cafeteria where you can get spit-roast chicken or other meals and snacks, and it is open longer hours in spring and summer.

Railway Station in Oreneta Park

Since 1981, there has been a miniature railway, which covers a route of 635m. The railway has its own main station and crew, and its rolling stock includes 11 locomotive engines and three carriages. It is without a doubt the Parc de l’Oreneta’s star attraction.

Railway station in Oreneta Park

Trains in Oreneta Park

Waiting for the train in Oreneta Park

One of the locomotive engines you can see in Oreneta Park

I liked more this locomotive engine than the previous one in Oreneta Park

Wayside station in Castell de l'Oreneta park in Barcelona

The miniature train in the Parc del Castell de l'Oreneta is one of the best scale models, and best equipped, in Europe.

The route is 636m with three wide tracks, goes through three tunnels, over two bridges and a metallic viaduct, and there is a main station and a wayside station. On Sundays, visitors to the park can ride on the train between eleven in the morning and two in the afternoon.