SeeRetiro-Paseo del Arte
Parque del Retiro
El Retiro Park
The main park of Madrid, the perfect place to take a rest during a sunny day, or take part in the drum circles around the statue of Alphonso XII on summer evenings. There is a large boating lake where one can hire a rowing boat - great fun for the children! There is a monument to the victims of the Madrid 3/11 terrorist bombings, the Forest of the Absent, and the Crystal Palace, a large structure entirely made of glass. Sunday afternoons in summer are a treat in the park, where young hippies play bongos and dance.
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- Price
- Free (park)
Listing from Wikivoyage: Madrid/Retiro-Paseo del Arte, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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