Type Public park Area 338 Hectares Status Open year round | Location San Roque, Cádiz Created 1800 Province Province of Cádiz | |
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Address 11360 San Roque, Cádiz, Spain Similar Aparcamiento Sierra del Arca, Santa María la Coronad, San Roque station, San Roque Club, Bay of Gibraltar | ||
Pinar del Rey is a public park in San Roque, Cádiz, with mainly pine trees. The Alhaja stream runs through the park.
History
It was king Ferdinand IV of Castile who donated this area to the City of Gibraltar in 1310.
The forest dates back to 1800 when the Spanish Navy planted pine trees here to supply timber to build warships. The trees were never cut down as the combined Spanish and French fleet were defeated in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
References
Pinar del Rey (park) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA