Get Lost In The Labyrinth Park In Barcelona

There is a big difference when your partner yells “Get lost!” or whispers in your ear: “Let’s get lost together.” However, both can be done easily in one of the more curious corners of Barcelona, a magical place just as apt as setting for a solitary excursion or a romantic getaway: the majestic maze of Horta.

Let’s get lost together, baby.

The labyrinths are poetic and fascinating, as well as romantic and sensual. At the end of the day, a labyrinth is full of dark, intimate, mysterious corners; far away from prying eyes … The Labyrinth Park consists of an array of gardens, the oldest which have been preserved in the city. It is close to the green Collserola Mountains, but not so remote as to not be easily reached by public transport. In the centre of the park you will find an eighteenth-century neo-classical garden divided into three beautiful terraces with the maze itself presiding over the bottom. More than two thousand feet of cypress are cut halfway up the maze, full of twists and turns, dead ends, turns and tricks of perspective designed to trick visitors.

Right at the entrance of the labyrinth there is a relief depicting Theseus, who according to Greek mythology bravely faced the monstrous Minotaur who lived in the Cretan labyrinth, guided only by a ball of wool that his beloved Ariadne had given to him. I could retrace his steps, upon entering the labyrinth of Horta you may feel the strange sensation of being about to meet with the bull-headed beast roaring around the next corner … But don’t let that intimidate you, and try to find your way through the green paths to reach the very heart of the labyrinth …

What do you think can be found at the centre of the labyrinth? What is the reward that awaits those brave men who get through the twisted cypress walls? They find themselves face to face with a small plant temple presided over by a statue of Eros, the Greek god of love and sexual attraction … Nothing more appropriate as a metaphor for the confusing labyrinth of human relations, the grand prize is love and sex for anyone who can find there way to the centre of the maze!

Don’t wait to start your exploration. Just rent apartments in Barcelona … And try not to get lost until you have solved the maze!

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