Benicalap Park was inaugurated in 1983 and is located where there used to be some orange groves.
The land belonged to the Ministry of Agriculture. It was a horticultural station dedicated to research and experimentation.
These lands were acquired by the Valencia City Council in 1975.
Benicalap Park has a relaxation area designed in a certain Arabic style.
In this park, the central hill and the walkways that surround it stand out for their flowering. These walks have jacarandas and love trees.
The park is articulated with winding paths and small Mediterranean forests with pines, olive trees, cypresses, oaks and mulberry trees.
From the old horticulture station remain the enclosure that overlooks Burjassot avenue and the research building, today converted into the headquarters of the Popular University Board of Trustees.
The park has a sports area, swimming pools, a children's area, a theater-forum and a social center for retirees located in various dependencies of the theater-forum.
1401 BENICALAP NEIGHBORHOOD. Valencian Parliament Avenue. Manuel Valdés sculpture (2007)
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This avenue was formed, in the 90s of the 20th century, on the old Liria road (Ademuz track).
The Iberian Lady sculpture is a tribute to the Lady of Elche and was given by the artist Manolo Valdés to the city of Valencia in 2007. It is 20 m. tall and is made up of blue ceramic pieces that are small replicas of the same sculpture.
On this avenue there are several hotels, the Congress Palace and the Casino de Valencia. In addition, the new Valencia C. F. stadium is being built.