Few things are as purrfect as Sunday afternoon in Retiro Park.
Situated behind the Prado museum, it is the most popular and widely visited park in Madrid.
On a Sunday afternoon you will see Madrileños walking with their families and being entertained by the multitude of street entertainers.
Situated behind the Prado museum, it is the most popular and widely visited park in Madrid.
On a Sunday afternoon you will see Madrileños walking with their families and being entertained by the multitude of street entertainers.
A KING'S PRIVATE PLAYGROUND
Retiro is a central meeting point for all sorts of people, from the roller skating youngsters and older men playing 'petanca' (boules) to football players and joggers of all ages.
The Retiro was originally built for the Spanish king Phillip IV and was opened to the general public in the 1800's.
As a result of its regal patronage it has many beautiful buildings. One of the most beautiful is the 'Crystal Palace', a replica of the one in London, which is made entirely of glass. The others often put on exhibitions.
The central focus of the park is the large lake where you can go boating or simply laze around on its steps and listen to the buskers.
The park has a number of 'terrazas' (open air bars) where you can sip a beer or enjoy an 'horchata' (made from tiger nuts or almonds).
A major road used to go through the park but is now only used for pedestrians, roller bladers and cyclists - once a year it is the site of a huge book fair.
REMEMBERING THE FALLEN - OF A DIFFERENT KIND
Among the park's numerous statues, is one to the 'Angel Caido' in the Rosaleda rose garden - said to be the only statue in the world dedicated to a fallen angel.
The Fountain of the Falling Angel was erected in 1922, and its main sculpture “El Angel Caído” (left) is a work by Ricardo Bellver (1845–1924).
It was inspired by a passage from John Milton's "Paradise Lost".
Retiro is a central meeting point for all sorts of people, from the roller skating youngsters and older men playing 'petanca' (boules) to football players and joggers of all ages.
The Retiro was originally built for the Spanish king Phillip IV and was opened to the general public in the 1800's.
As a result of its regal patronage it has many beautiful buildings. One of the most beautiful is the 'Crystal Palace', a replica of the one in London, which is made entirely of glass. The others often put on exhibitions.
The central focus of the park is the large lake where you can go boating or simply laze around on its steps and listen to the buskers.
The park has a number of 'terrazas' (open air bars) where you can sip a beer or enjoy an 'horchata' (made from tiger nuts or almonds).
A major road used to go through the park but is now only used for pedestrians, roller bladers and cyclists - once a year it is the site of a huge book fair.
REMEMBERING THE FALLEN - OF A DIFFERENT KIND
Among the park's numerous statues, is one to the 'Angel Caido' in the Rosaleda rose garden - said to be the only statue in the world dedicated to a fallen angel.
The Fountain of the Falling Angel was erected in 1922, and its main sculpture “El Angel Caído” (left) is a work by Ricardo Bellver (1845–1924).It was inspired by a passage from John Milton's "Paradise Lost".
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