The one known as Jardin de Monforte Sancho is a green space that was designed in the 19th century by order of the Marquis of San Juan in the city of Valencia and today stands as one It is one of the few nineteenth-century examples that have survived to our time and in which we can see wonderful structural and decorative elements such as marble statues, ponds, fountains and temples. Currently it has the distinction of Asset of Cultural Interest and element of the Red List of Heritage.
This garden was originally known as It was like the Huerto de Romero but it changed. name when it passed into the hands of the Monforte family in 1872. Today the classicist style recreation pavilion with two floors, the interior decoration of tempera paint and an octagonal vault that provides light to the entire building. From its balconies, we can contemplate the wonderful garden where the semicircular square adorned with busts of philosophers, the neoclassical façade flanked by two marble lions stand out. made by the sculptor José Bellver -these sculptures were designed for the Congress of Deputies but were never placed-, the ponds with sculptural groups of putti and the water games in thepools.
March to October from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. :00 and from November to February from 10:00 to 18:00.
Other nearby places of interest are the Museum of Fine Arts, the Museum of Natural Sciences and the Turia Garden.