Works have begun on the 6,000 square metre Villa Matilde Park being constructed around the old Villa Matilde situated on the Sabinillas-Manilva road.
The project will feature landscaping and the planting of a botanical garden with a range of palms and other tropical plants, all of which will have identification signs.
The 400,000 euro project is being funded by the Provincial authorities, and is being carried out by the company Construcciones Mena y Barranco.