Parc Samà (ES) - Houses of the Month Gardens

Parc Samà is a historical, botanical and zoological garden, declared a BCIN (Bé Cultural d’Interès Nacional - Cultural Asset of National Interest).
The Park was created and promoted by Salvador Samà i Torrens, Marquis of Marianao, renewed Spanish politician and heir to a Catalan family previously established in Cuba. The project was commissioned in 1881 to Josep Fontserè, author of the Park of the Ciutadella de Barcelona and with Antoni Gaudí as assistant.
Parc Samà is an eclectic garden which combines opposite styles such as Italian Renaissance or English Romanticism.
The 19th century gardens typically contained collections of animals, such as deers, pheasants and peacocks. In the case of the Parc Samà, and following the idea of its founder Salvador Samà i Torrens to recreate a garden that would transport the visitors to colonial Cuba, the park housed different collections of exotic animals, among which the birds brought from Central America stood out.
Today's Parc Samà recovers this dimension and reflects Salvador Samà's passion for collecting ornamental exotic birds, but adapts this concept to the XXI century, where animal welfare is the absolute priority. Thus, the animal collection of Parc Samà is a fine example of good exotic animal husbandry, where visitors can admire, understand and enjoy the world of birds, turtles, deers and other rare species.

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