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This is a green space built following the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. It is a peaceful area that contrasts with the bustle of the Ronda del Litoral, at this point emerges from the tunnel that begins in Park Falls. Large wooden bridges connect the Olympic Village beaches and grass slopes with iris and willow trees end up in a large lake with the profile of the mythical island of Icaria.
Nova Icaria Park has an entry completely Olympic: Square Champions. It is a rectangular and slightly elevated accessed by a ramp. It was paved with plaques dedicated to the champions of the 1992 Olympics and outstanding sports figures of all time, it was necessary to remove and store in a safe place when they began to "disappear."
A large green solarium
At the end of the plaza Champions emerges noisy Ronda del Litoral. Between this road and the beaches are spacious grassy hills that stretch on little more than insinuated that, especially on Sundays, become a huge solarium. This is a family park, crowded by people who likes the sunny days walking along the coast of Barcelona.
The island of Icaria
It gives the park its name and shape of its coast is on the bank of a large pond, from the middle of the park extends beyond the street Jaume Vicens Vives. Close to the water, the gentle slopes of grass hills, the protagonists of this green vegetable, end their journey.
vegetation
Roads that border the square of Champions are mulberry (Morus alba), white pines and stone pines (Pinus pinea and Pinus halapensis) and palms (Chamaerops humilis). Timberline also comprises ombu (Phytolacca dioica) and some types of olive trees (Olea europaea) and eucalyptus (Eucalyptus sp.). Near the lake are a few highlights fainting (Salix babylonica) and a large poplar (Populus sp.). The palms (Washingtonia robusta and Washingtonia filifera) also rise, stylish in this park.
Art and Architecture
Five wooden bridges for pedestrians and one for vehicles cross the ring road and connect the city with the park and the sea. They are showy structures and at the same time light, especially wood, integrated perfectly into the landscape and give it personality.
history
Park of Nova Icaria, along with the Olympic Port, the Cascades, the Poblenou and Charles I, one of the five large green areas which were built on old industrial land of Poblenou at the beginning of the decade 1990.
Barcelona recovered this land and dedicated a part in the creation of new public green spaces: parks called the Coast. This action was part of a major urban renewal was made to the coastline of the city for the Olympic Games 1992.

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