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El Retiro Park

Name: El Retiro Park
Rating: 4.8

4.8 ·

Spend a slow morning in El Retiro, Madrid's former royal park at the heart of the city. Stroll tree-lined avenues, circle the boating lake and pause among fountains, statues and the rose garden.

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Full description

El Retiro is the best-known green space in central Madrid, once part of the royal grounds and now open to everyone. The park spreads across wide tree-lined avenues, a boating lake, a rose garden, numerous fountains and statues, and also contains museums and exhibition spaces.

Reviewers praise early mornings, when the light filters through the trees and the air is cool. A proper visit takes around two hours and involves a good amount of walking.

It is free and open late into the night, so it fits easily into almost any itinerary.

Reviewers praise early mornings, when the light filters through the trees and the air is cool. A proper visit takes around two hours and involves a good amount of walking.

It is free and open late into the night, so it fits easily into almost any itinerary.

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Address

Retiro, 28009 Madrid, Spain · Retiro

Website

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Hours

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Booking

Walk-in

Duration

Best time

early morning, morning, afternoon or early evening

Intensity

Active — lots of walking

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Good to know

Go early in the morning for cooler air and fewer people
rent a rowboat on the lake if you want time on the water
plan comfortable shoes, since the grounds are large.

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Reviews

What a stunning park! Once part of the royal grounds, this park is now open to the public and there's a lot to explore! There are museums, gardens, trails, and more inside. Many go to the water and rent paddleboats, but I enjoyed exploring the rose garden and the remains of Europe's second-oldest zoo. Spend several…

Austin Graff

1/5

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