It is a linear park surrounding the Gafos River, which runs through the south of the city from east to west.

The crystal-clear waters of the Gafos River were the chosen place for washing clothes in the city since the 19th century,[1] which is why there were five lavoirs.

[2] In 1970, the Gafos River was covered in the Campolongo district for a length of 500 metres, a tunnel was built to canalize its waters[3] and a large promenade was created above it in December 1970.

[7] In 2019, the idea of uncovering the riverbed as it passes through the Campolongo district has been revived, which would allow the creation of an 81,000 square metre linear park around it.

[16] As for the fauna, the park has many birds such as warblers, swifts, cuckoos, swallows, tits, hoopoes, turtle doves, goldfinches and starlings.