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is the perfect way to get up and from there on it's all refreshingly downhill through amass-
ing greenery.
Jardins del Mirador
A short stroll down the road or the parallel Camí del Mar pedestrian trail leads to another
fine viewpoint over the city and sea, the
Jardins del Mirador
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. Take the
weight off your feet on one of the park benches, or pick up a snack and grab some reflec-
tion time.
Jardins de Joan Brossa
Further downhill is the multitiered
Jardins de Joan Brossa
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. The entrance is
on the left just beyond Plaça de la Sardana, with the sculpture of people engaged in the
classic Catalan folk dance. More fine city views can be had from among the many Medi-
terranean trees and plants.
Jardins de Mossèn Cinto de Verdaguer
Exiting the Jardins de Joan Brossa at the other (west) side, cross Camí Baix del Castell to
the painstakingly laid-out
Jardins de Mossèn Cinto de Verdaguer
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. This is
a beautiful setting for a slow meander among the tulip beds and water lilies, which act as
both relaxant and inspiration.
Fundació Joan Miró
Joan Miró left a broad collection of his works to the city in his specially designed hillside
foundation
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. You can discover his earliest, tentative artistic attempts and
continue right through to the characteristic broad canvases for which he is known. Get
close-up views of sculptures in the adjacent garden.
Jardins de Laribal
Dropping away behind the Fundació Joan Miró, the
Jardins de Laribal
are a combina-
tion of terraced gardens linked by paths and stairways. The pretty sculpted watercourses
along some of the stairways were inspired by Granada's Muslim-era palace of El Alham-
bra. Stop for a snack and contemplate a Moorish paradise.
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