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Romantic and French garden. On both sides of the building, the enclosure walls are covered with climbs and from the terrace there are views of Barcelona and Collserola. The embroidery parterres Beyond the terrace are grassy meadows with palm trees and some trees. In the center is a circular pond and around eight embroidered flower beds with trimmed boxwood balls. The home garden and the forest Behind the mansion, two terraces house the old garden and the former orchard for family consumption and the planting of cut flowers. A waterfall and a lake precede the forest area, of almost 9 hectares, which climbs up Collserola. A water channel from a mine marks the boundary between humanization and the naturalness of the forest.

Located on the sea side of Collserola, Can Sentmenat Gardens are one of the few remaining witnesses to Barcelona stately gardens that created the Catalan aristocracy in the late nineteenth century. Of exquisite invoice are a must visit place for lovers of classical gardens.


Vegetation The vegetation is lush, with many centuries-old trees and palm trees. Behind the six figures that line the esplanade are huge linden trees (Tilia x europaea) and large acacias (Robinia pseudoacacia). For its size and exceptionality, a photinia (Photinia glabra) with a crown diameter of 15 m and a Chinese sapinde (Koelreuteria paniculata) stand out. At the end of the garden stands a large Himalayan cedar (Cedrus deodara), as well as Lambert cypresses (Cupresus macrocarpa), yews (Taxus baccata) and thuja (Thuja orientalis). There are Canary Island palms (Phoenix canariensis), date palms (Phoenix dactylifera), Livistona (Livistona chinensis), palm trees (Chamaerops humilis), tall palms (Trachycarpus fortunei) and many Washingtonias (Washingtonia robusta and W. filifera). The bougainvillea (Bougainvillea sp), the rowan (Muehlenbeckia complexa), the virgin vine (Parthenocissus quinquefolia), the yellow bignonia (Doxantha unguis-cati) and the red bignonia (Tecomaria capensis) climb the walls. The forest is dominated by white pines (Pinus halepensis) and holm oaks (Quercus ilex), with an exceptional specimen. It is just above the canal, and is estimated to have been born in the late 1870s. It is part of the catalog of trees of local interest in Barcelona. The undergrowth is rich in strawberries (Arbutus unedo), galzerans (Ruscus aculeatus), aritjols (Smilax aspera) and honeysuckle (Lonicera implexa). In the forest we find mastic trees (Pistacia lentiscus), white steppes (Cistus albidus) and forest asparagus (Asparagus acutifolius). Among the fauna, the squirrel and the hedgehog stand out. Art and architecture In front of the palace of Sentmenat, seven female figures of unknown author flank the promenade that separates the gardens and the building. They represent the symbols of the lineages related to the Sentmenat: the Sarriera, the Sentmenat, the Ciutadilla, the Patiño, the Jordán de Urríes, the Osorio and the Despujol. The former residence of the Marquises was converted into a stately mansion in neo-Gothic style in 1779 by the master builder Andreu Bosch. During the 19th century, new modifications were made to make it the romantic-looking palace it is today. Decorative elements from the 15th and 16th centuries were also incorporated, especially sculptural frames of doors and windows, from other properties of the Sentmenats. Among the improvement works carried out once the building was owned by the municipality are the gargoyles by Sergi Aguilar on the façade and a mural by Albert Ràfols Casamada, founder of the Eina School, at the entrance.

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