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Access to the Flora Tristán gardens reopens with benches and more light
The Sagrada Família neighbourhood regained access this Tuesday between Carrer de Padilla and the Flora Tristán gardens after several months of works. The passageway, closed since February, reopens with more light, better visibility and new features intended for rest and coexistence.
The refurbishment has completely changed the image of a passage that was previously dark and unwelcoming. The light materials and new lighting mean that the entrance to the gardens is now perceived as a more open and safer space for those who use it every day.
The intervention includes a linear bench and a fountain, so that the passage is no longer merely a transit area. Residents, families and visitors will be able to sit down, wait or rest before continuing towards the interior of the block.
The entrance is about five metres wide, 25 metres long and 4.3 metres high. Its previous design reinforced the feeling of a tunnel, whereas the new finishes and green ceiling seek to connect it visually with the gardens’ vegetation.
The space already had a neighbourhood use beyond everyday passage. On rainy days it hosted children’s games and celebrations, and during summer it functioned as a refuge thanks to shade and natural ventilation.
The refurbishment has preserved that spontaneous character through a wall area painted as a blackboard. Children will be able to keep drawing with chalk, a familiar scene before the works and closely linked to family life in the area.
Flora Tristán gardens form part of the Eixample network of interior blocks, spaces offering greenery and quiet areas in neighbourhoods with high urban density. Improving their access makes it easier for more residents to include them in their walks and routines.
The works leave a clearer, more comfortable and more inhabitable corner in Sagrada Família. Where there was once a narrow, dark passage, there is now a small extension of the garden, with benches, water and space to stay for a while.