Strolling around Huerto del Cura in Elche’s Historic Palm Grove | 在植物园散步才是正经事

I'm in Elche again, and let's continue exploring Huerto del Cura, the magical botanical garden in the town's historic palm grove.

Last year, I showed you a beautiful blue peacock wandering in the garden as my entry to Qurator's Wonderland photo quest. This time, we will see the rest of this vast wonderland.

In 1943, Huerto del Cura was designated as a National Artistic Garden. The garden's main attraction are the palm trees. There are various palms from different parts of the world with name tags in front. Among them, the Imperial Palm is the crown jewel. It's over 180 years old, and it has been held up by braces. There is a room dedicated to it, complete with descriptions and old pictures.

Palm trees are also used in the structure and decoration of the main house. The palm trunks serve as columns to support the terrace, and the palm tree-trunk joists on the roof hold the space between the joists and the vault. The Phoenix Hall's entrance door and side windows are lined with date palm tree wood as well.

I also liked how they designed the palm pattern in the iron gates and fences, which looks stylish and fits the garden's theme. The restored main house here is one of Elche's Listed Protected Buildings.

Aside from the palm trees, there are other plants and flowers, a succulent rock garden, and several lovely ponds. I also encountered two more peacocks, a white one and a greyish peahen. Overall, this is an amazing oasis that I highly recommend visiting if you come to Elche.:)

又到埃尔切，来继续探索Huerto del Cura这座历史悠久的植物园。

去年发了些蓝孔雀在园里游荡的照片，参加Qurator的Wonderland摄影活动，这一次再来介绍其余部分。

植物园早在1943年就被西班牙定为国家艺术园林。棕榈树是园里的明星植物，除了大量本土的种类，也可以看到来自世界各地的多种棕榈树，前面放着名牌介绍。其中，有一棵古老的皇家棕榈树已经有180多年的历史了，现在被支撑保护着。还设了一间展厅专门陈列相关的历史信息和照片。

棕榈树也被用在园子的建筑结构和装饰上。从我的照片中可以看到，棕榈树干被用作支撑露台的柱子，入口大门和侧窗也用上了枣椰木。我很喜欢铁门和栅栏的棕榈图案，看起来挺符合园子的主题。

除了棕榈树，园里还有好多其他花草树木，几个小水塘环绕其间。各种多肉植物让我看了个够。还遇到了另外两只孔雀，一只纯白的和一只灰灰的母孔雀。

Have you ever seen a palm tree with a trunk like this? This one is called El Tornillo (The Screw), and it stands in the palm grove outside of the garden.

在植物园外的棕榈林里，还看到这样一棵奇特的树:

《在動物園散步才是正經事》，N年前听的歌，遥远的记忆。。。真巧，大象唱片跟上次的Russian Red一样，也是来自马德里，除了My Little Airport，还收了好多其他很棒的独立组合。

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