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Huerta Otea Botanical Park

Park of almost nine hectares along a kilometre of the Tormes riverbank, one of the city's spaces with the greatest biodiversity of flora and fauna. The City Council has turned it into an Integrated Environmental Centre: a fenced area with a Zen garden and a 250 m² glazed greenhouse, and a renewable energy classroom in the existing building, with a biomass boiler room, educational panels and an exhibition on the history and biodiversity of the park. It is explored along paths of granite gravel, with pergolas on the central axis, three hexagonal granite fountains, insect hotels, nest boxes, ponds with aquatic vegetation and hammocks by the river. The municipal routes also point out a hedge maze, a spiral of aromatic herbs, flower arches and a maple school. It has three entrances, one of them from Calle José Lamano Beneite.

Things to do at Huerta Otea Botanical Park: 4 missions

• Walk the hedge mazeFind the hedge maze, one of the landmarks pointed out by the City Council, and reach its centre.
• Smell the spiral of aromatic herbsFind the spiral of aromatic plants and walk along it, paying attention to the plants.
• Find the maple schoolFind the corner of the maple school and compare the shape of the leaves of the specimens.
• Look at the hexagonal granite fountainsWalk along the central path and stop at the hexagonal granite fountains with their play of water.

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Source: Web oficial - Ayuntamiento de Salamanca