We had a longish walk to our bus stop on the banks of the Guadelmina, the river that used to flow through the city – very little flow now, the reasons for which we were to discover later.
En route we needed a little local assistance.
Then it was a KM walk to the gardens which took you above the Autovia.
The origins of La Concepcion Estate can be traced back to the joining together of several smaller estates along the banks of the River Guadalmedina to the north of the city of Malaga. Used for agricultural purposes, they were home to cereal crops, olive and almond trees, vines, and, most notably, citrus trees. The garden was created by the Marquis and Marchioness of the House of Loring, Jorge Loring Oyarzabal and Amalia Heredia Livermore, both of whom were born to well-known businessmen who came to the city to make their fortunes. According to the jurist Rodriguez de Berlanga, the idea for the garden originally came to them after they had visited a series of palaces, villas, parks, estates, and botanical gardens during their honeymoon in Europe seven years earlier. To bring it to life, they enlisted the services of a French gardener, Jacinto Chamoussent, whose skilled selection and acclimatisation of exotic plants was subsequently rewarded with numerous prizes.
In 1911, La Concepcion was sold to a husband and wife from Bilbao, Rafael Echevarria and Amalia Echevarrieta, who expanded the garden, adding new features such as the Nymph’s Stream, the Palm Tree Avenue and the Viewpoint which overlooks the city.
In 1990, the estate was purchased by Malaga City Council for 600 million pesetas (€3,606,073). Once the necessary infrastructure and adaptation work had been carried out, it was opened to the public in 1994 with two main aims: to conserve and embellish the Historical Garden itself and to turn the rest of the botanical garden into a space whose collections of plants could be used for scientific and educational purposes.
View of the reservoir.
Geographic location
River
Guadalmedina
Basin
Andalusian Mediterranean
coordinates
36°45′34″N 4°25′56″W / 36.759386 , -4.43213
administrative location
Country
SpainCommunity
Andalusia
Province
Malaga
General data
Condition
Exploitation
Owner
Junta de Andalucía
Designer
L. de Cossio / INYPSA
Use
Supply and regulation
Opening
December 31, 1983
Prey
Kind
Loose materials,
clay core
Height
95m
Long.
coronation
414m
coronation height
121m
foundation height
26m
riverbed height
52m
prey volume
3,390,000
m³
Water body
Surface
105
ha
annual contribution
15
hm³
Total capacity
25hm³
Location map
Lemon Reservoir
Location in the province of Malaga
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El Limonero has a capacity of 25
hm³ and an area of 105
ha .
It affects a length of 5 km of the
Guadalmedina river , on which it is located.
The reservoir regulates the avenues of the Guadalmedina river and serves as a source of supply for the city of Malaga.
It was finished and inaugurated in October 1983. It should be noted that its retaining wall is not made of concrete, but of rock. WIKIPEDIA
The garden has a great number of species and features, too many to do justice to,but here are some examples.
The administrator’s building housed many paintings of interest .
In the evening we met up with Camino aficionado and guidebook writer,Johnnie Walker for an often hilarious chat – I gather he over winters from Santiago’s rainy season here and plays the organ at a local,Jesuit Church-Salud John,it was great to meet up again .
We ended our day with a memorable meal at this restaurant.
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