Orriols Park was inaugurated in the year 2000 and has an area of around 32,500 m2.
This park is managed by the Municipal Autonomous Organism, Unique Parks and Gardens and the Municipal Gardening and Landscape School.
Orriols Park was inaugurated in the year 2000 and has an area of around 32,500 m2.
This park is managed by the Municipal Autonomous Organism, Unique Parks and Gardens and the Municipal Gardening and Landscape School.
The park has Japanese cherry trees, Japanese acacias, palm trees, cypress trees, etc. It also has a rose garden.
Este parque está adaptado a las nuevas tecnologías, ya que en toda su extensión tiene conexión Wi-Fi.
El parque limita con cuatro calles y por todas tiene entrada.
Rectangular in structure, these gardens have a sports complex inside. They also have various playgrounds and a swimming pool.
The park also has a pond surrounded by a pergola. Inside the pond there is a temple that is accessed by a walkway.
The old Hieronymite monastery of San Miguel de los Reyes was founded in 1546 by the Dukes of Calabria: Fernando de Aragón and Germana de Foix. The monastery also had to serve as a family pantheon.
It was projected, in fully Renaissance style, by Alonso de Covarrubias and Juan de Vidaña. It was built on another older Cistercian monastery. The church of this monastery dates back to the 17th century and has a magnificent façade-altarpiece.
The monastery suffered damage during the Napoleonic invasion, when it was converted into an artillery barracks. It was later bought by an owner who wanted to demolish it in 1843. In the end, the government came to the rescue of the building.
After the confiscation it passed to the State which, from 1859, used it as a prison. In 1966 it became a storage room for the Town Hall and the Provincial Council. The old monastery is currently the headquarters of the Valencian Library since the year 2000. The Valencian Library was formed from the legacy of Nicolau Primitiu and other donations. It has rare copies, incunabula, editions and documents from the 16th century.
The monastery consists of two cloisters and a church. The south cloister (in the photo), inspired by Escuralia, was completed in 1607.
The north cloister began to be built on top of an older one, in 1756, and its works were interrupted as of 1802. Later, to be used as a prison, walls, cells and vaults were demolished; in its place two pavilions were built.
The south cloister (in the photo) and the church, built from 1623 to 1644, are the pieces of greatest architectural value.
To be able to see the monastery there are two guided tours for small groups and individuals. They can be held on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, at 12 noon. and at 1 p.m.