El Retiro Park
Expansive, 19th-century park with boating lake & rose garden, plus numerous fountains & statues.
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12 places to go
Expansive, 19th-century park with boating lake & rose garden, plus numerous fountains & statues.
18th-century, ridge-top palace for state occasions, plus tours with rooms full of art and antiques.
Art museum with Velazquez, Goya and El Greco masterpieces in vast 12th- to 19th-century collection.
Manicured 18th-century landscaped gardens with sculptures, water features & a Civil War bunker.
Triumphal arch near to Parque del Buen Retiro & rich with stone carvings & elegant sculptures.
Museum housing collection of 13th-20th-century European masterpieces, from Renaissance to Pop Art.
Neoclassical building housing ancient & more modern artifacts including cave art & Islamic pottery.
Imposing neoclassical church with vast frescoed dome & chapel painted by Goya, plus guided tours.
Cafes & restaurants line the arches of this stately square with Philip III's statue in the center.
Neoclassical garden of the Royal Palace, with 3 terraces, fountains, statues & outdoor events.
Streams, paths & trees in steep, sloping historic gardens on 20 acres with 2 monumental fountains.
Landmark bronze sculpture in a bustling city square featuring a bear & a strawberry tree.