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Palms of Valencia, Spain

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July 13, 20241 yr

I recently visited Spain for the first time last April, and here are just some of the palm pictures that I took in the city of Valencia.

It seemed that the dominant palms species planted there mainly ' Mediterranean ' - type palms like Canary Island and other Date Palms, Mexican fan palms, and European fan palms .

Here are some Washingtonia robusta palms and what looks like Phoenix dactylifera along the Platja de Llevant , in the Playa de las Arenas , the beach area of Valencia.

Saw many Chamaerops humilis along Pio Baroja Avenue.

More Chamaerops humilis planted near the Valencia Marina.

Saw many of what looked like Phoenix canariensis planted alongside Real Juan Carlos I road in the Valencia Marina. The CIDP here all seem to have the same frond damage - not sure if this was from freak bad winter weather, or being close to the salt spray coming from the Marina.

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July 13, 20241 yr

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One of the highlights of my trip to Valencia was visiting the Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias ( The City of Arts and Sciences ) , a state-of-the-art science complex set within a landscaped park ( at the southeast end of the former riverbed of the river Turia ) also housing a huge aquarium and IMAX theater on the grounds.

I especially liked the section called L'Umbracle , which is a spectacular gardened esplanade and exhibition zone with incredible views of the whole complex, containing around 90 palm trees ( consisting of Washintonia, Phoenix, and Chamaerops species ) among other plant species indigenous to the Valencia area (such as rockrose, lentisca, rosemary, lavender, honeysuckle, and bougainvillea.