The Renaissance garden of El Bosque Nature · Béjar, Sierra de Béjar, Salamanca A pleasure villa built by the dukes in the sixteenth century, it is one of the few Renaissance gardens of Italian design preserved in Spain, with a pond, statues, a small palace and a pavilion. It was declared an artistic garden on 11 January 1946. Photo: I-Bejar.com (CC BY 2.0) What to see and do in Béjar