El Huerto de Calixto y Melibea

entrance to the garden

Love letter written on the wall of the garden

And another one

Stumbled upon a random elevated garden yesterday while walking around the city with Maddy. Possibly my favorite find yet, it is filled with lattice archways, cast iron decor, and the most beautiful vegetation.

In the center of the garden is a cast iron arch filled with "candados" or padlocks. The way this works is that a pair of lovers (or maybe friends) buys a lock, writes their initials on it, and locks it to the arch. The tradition exists because this garden is said to be the setting for some of the most important scenes in La Celestina, a famous Spanish novel.