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09-Sep-2023

Peralada. Jardins delCastell

In 1875 the counts of Rocabertí renovated the medieval military castle into a chateau in the French fashion and style of the time. Next to the new palace they decided to make a park, for this they have some adjacent land known as “lo Bosch del Comte”, different orchards and fields of fruit trees that they exchange for land and haystacks to small landowners in the town. In Duvillers' project we find 158 varieties of plants and trees, an exaggerated number that Duvillers proposes in his descriptions and that do not respond to the reality of the full and empty spaces of the plans. There are up to 61 different areas, including the avenue of orange trees, a labyrinth, the cricket game, a gym, a kiosk, the gardeners' house or the Grotto... Not everything was built, or planted, already in origin . Some of the spaces and botanical varieties have been lost due to the vagaries of time and other elements have also been added due to the needs and desires of the new owners, such as the lake (Marqués de la Torre 1909) or the Auditorium of the International Music Festival .

Canon EOS 90D
1/400s f/8.0 at 80.0mm iso200 full exif

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Zoltán Balogh25-Oct-2023 12:52
Great photo of this lovely swan. V
Julie Oldfield18-Oct-2023 17:41
Very pretty and nice reflection. V
Ivan Kruys18-Oct-2023 07:42
Lovely lighting and reflections in this elegant capture. V
Liz Bickel18-Oct-2023 02:02
Lovely image of this beautiful swan.
francoisconstantin17-Oct-2023 12:27
Lovely shot of this beauty!!
Pierre17-Oct-2023 10:58
Une magnifique photo de ce joli cygne! V
Raymond17-Oct-2023 09:27
Gorgeous shot
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal17-Oct-2023 07:27
Beautiful reflection and water colors.
Helen Betts17-Oct-2023 04:50
Sharp shot of this beautiful swan, and a perfect reflection as well. V.
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