Retiro Park
Guide
Photo: Emilio J. Rodríguez Posada · CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
FreeParkAllow 1–2.5 hPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
Madrid's big central park: a lake with rowing boats below a colonnaded monument, shady avenues, a rose garden and the Crystal Palace, a glass hall that hosts free art shows.
A brief history
It was the garden of a royal palace built in the 1600s; the palace is mostly gone, and the park opened to everyone in 1868.
Tips
- Best time
- Late afternoon, or a Sunday when Madrid comes out to play
- Cost
- Free; a rowing boat is a few euros (check)
- Allow
- 1–2.5 h
- Free days
- Always free
- Hours
- Usually open daily from early morning until about 22:00, later in summer (check)
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Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Written in Flewaway's words by AI from this open data, not yet checked by a person. Prices, hours and rules change, so check before you go.
Good to know
- Area
- The Retiro: The big park and the elegant streets around it, east of the Prado.
- Access
- Step-free
- Indoors or out
- Outdoors
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