Pedro Luis Alonso Gardens

The gardens of Pedro Luis Alonso, in Malaga

The gardens of Pedro Luis Alonso are a fine green space of Latin style, created in 1947 next to the town hall of Malaga, famous for its rose garden and its orange trees. The Malaga audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this harmonious garden, conceived according to the principles of the Hispano-Moorish and French garden, a haven of freshness in the heart of the town.

The rose garden and the orange trees of the Latin garden

Greenery, more greenery, and always greenery: the gardens of Pedro Luis Alonso are conceived according to the models of the Latin gardens and were created in 1947, so that they harmoniously match the urban and historic environment in which they are set, to the east of the town hall. On this rectangular surface of about six thousand five hundred square metres, embellished with ponds, are organised a sublime rose garden counting some seventy-five varieties from the whole world and a well-aligned troop of orange trees, that bring this touch of shade so precious during the great heats of the Andalusian summer. Conceived according to the principles of the Hispano-Moorish, even French garden, with its geometric flowerbeds, its straight paths, its trimmed hedges, its ponds and its fountains, this green space integrates perfectly into its environment, for a very harmonious result, both botanically and architecturally. The fragrance of the roses and the orange blossom, the lapping of the water and the song of the birds make it a place of promenade and relaxation appreciated by the people of Malaga as by the visitors. Very close to the Park of Malaga, the town hall and the Alcazaba, the garden forms with them a fine landscape ensemble. It is the ideal place for a quiet pause, in the shade of the trees, between two visits. A Latin garden and a setting of roses, the gardens of Pedro Luis Alonso are a fine stop of the discovery of Malaga.

What to see

Here you discover a fine green space of Latin style, created in 1947 to the east of the town hall, on about six thousand five hundred square metres embellished with ponds: a sublime rose garden of some seventy-five varieties and alignments of orange trees offering shade, conceived according to the principles of the Hispano-Moorish and French garden, with flowerbeds, ponds and fountains. The gardens of Pedro Luis Alonso are a haven of freshness of Malaga. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The gardens of Pedro Luis Alonso lie to the east of the town hall of Malaga, near the park and the Alcazaba, reachable on foot. It is a public garden that follows its own opening hours, variable according to the season; access is generally free. You discover them during a walk between the town hall and the fortress.

What is there in the gardens of Pedro Luis Alonso in Malaga?

A sublime rose garden of some seventy-five varieties from the whole world and alignments of orange trees offering shade, on about six thousand five hundred square metres embellished with ponds; created in 1947 to the east of the town hall, these gardens of Latin style are conceived according to the principles of the Hispano-Moorish and French garden, with flowerbeds, ponds and fountains.

Where are the gardens of Pedro Luis Alonso in Malaga?

To the east of the town hall of Malaga, near the park and the Alcazaba, in Spain.