Planning to spend just 1 day in Madrid and wondering how to make the most of your time? You’re in the right place! I’m a Spain-based travel blogger, and I’ve put together a full itinerary to help you ...

Looking for the best things to do in Madrid, Spain? You’re in the right place! As a travel blogger who lives in Spain a ...

The Retiro’s foundations lie in the gardens of a monastery, which served as a royal retreat for King Philip II in the 16th century. When he moved the Spanish court from Toledo to Madrid in 1561 ...

When I moved to Madrid last spring, I thought El Parque Retiro would merely be my running route. Since then, the nearly 400-year-old park has become so much more: a refuge, a playground, a people ...

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With spacious rooms and views of Madrid's lush Buen Retiro Park, the Hotel Palacio del Retiro may make guests forget they're staying in the center of a busy European metropolis. A renovated 20th ...

El Retiro Park: Madrid’s Green Oasis Full of History and Life. This 118-hectare park dates back to the time of the Catholic Monarchs, who ordered the construction of the Monastery of the ...

Originally the gardens of a royal palace, the Retiro is now Madrid’s main park, with cafés and exhibition venues as well as the large lake at its centre. Back in the 17th century, it was used ...

To the east of central Madrid, Parque del Buen Retiro (El Retiro Park) can be translated as "Garden of the Pleasant Retreat," and that's what it is – a sprawling swath of lush greenery filled ...

One of Europe's most famous streets Retiro Park and Paseo del Prado boulevard have been added to UNESCO's World Heritage List. Retiro Park is a green refuge of 118 hectares in the center of the ...

4. Just across the street from Retiro Park is one of the most famous art museums in the world, the massive Prado Museum. Founded in 1819, it has one of the biggest art collections in Europe.

When I was living in Madrid in my early twenties, warm Sunday afternoons were for El Retiro park. My flatmate and I, normally a bit worse for wear from partying the night before, would walk from ...