|
Campo
del Moro Park-Garden (Royal Palace)
|
Paseo
Virgen del Puerto, S/N |
Metro:
Príncipe Pío |
| Lies
at the foot of the West facade of the Royal
Palace. In 1844 Queen Isabel II ordered
its creation, with geometric flower beds and
wide avenue. |
| Daily:
10am-6pm / Sun. & Holidays: 9am-6pm |
|
Crystal
Palace de la Arganzuela
|
Paseo
de la Chopera, 10 |
Metro:
Legazpi |
| It
is 8,400 square meters and gives visitors the
feeling of being in a huge greenhouse. |
|
Sat.,
Sun. & Holiday: 11am-9pm / Closed Mon.
Tel.
915-886-137
|
|
Estufa
Fria
Green
House
|
|
Metro: |
|
Plants
from the Madrid area coexist in this beautiful
habitat. "Umbraculum, medicinal and
ornamental plants, etc., with different on-going
and temporary exhibitions.
|
|
Tues.
- Sun.: 10am-2pm & 5pm-9pm
Tel.
917-210-079
|
|
Greenhouse
in Atocha Station
|
Glorieta
de Atocha, S/N |
Metro:
Atocha Renfe |
| One
of the most pleasing areas in the city, where
travelers and passers-by meet, which could be
the ideal resting place after doing the ART
WALK. |
| |
|
Juan
Carlos I Park
|
Glorieta
de Don Juan de Borbón, S/N |
Metro:
Campo de las Naciones |
| Activities
in the park: Train journey and trip alongthe
river in a catamaran. Tuesday to Friday in
the evening. Saturdays, Sundays and public
holidays in the morning and afternoon.
Visitors can also fly kites, use remote-control
boats on the river, and go fishing. |
| |
|
Retiro
Park
|
|
Metro:
Retiro / Ibiza |
| The
park was originally the garden of the Buen
Retiro Palace, which belonged to Philip IV and
was completed in 1635. It is the city's
most important historical, artistic park and is
especially lively on Sunday mornings. |
| Oct.
- May: 6am-10pm |
|
Royal
Botanical Gardens
|
Pl.
de Murillo, 2 |
Metro:
Atocha |
| This
garden forms part of the historical site of
Madrid of the Bourbons, and is an example of the
monarchy at the time of the Enlightenment. |
|
10am-Sunset
Tel.
914-203-017
|
|
Parque
del Oeste
West
Park
|
Paseo
del Pintor Rosales, S/N |
Metro:
Arguelles |
| English
landscape style garden, designed by Cecilio Rodríguez
at the start of the 20th century. |
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