All Madrid Travel and Holiday Guide Blog

Madrid is famously known as the capital of Spain. It is included in the lists as one of the most visited cities all over the world. Every year, this magnificent city has been catering thousands of visitors from the different corner of the world. There is something in this city that makes it unique and alluring. We can never blame the tourists of keep coming back here. The bustling cities, upbeat nightlife, awesome landscapes, beaches, great culture and more are the factors that make Madrid a famous city all over the world. But the best places to visit in Madrid are its parks. Here, you will learn the history of the Spanish people as well as their culture.

The Buen Retiro Park or the Park of the Pleasant Retreat is the major park of Madrid. It is the most famous park in Madrid having a large area of 1.4 km or 350 acres. Buen Retiro Park is located at the edge in the center of the city nearby the Puerta de Alcala. This is the best park worth to visit during your Madrid travel. The park has been surrounded with impressive monuments, sculpture, tranquil lakes and galleries. It also been hosted several events, that makes Buen Retiro Park as the main attraction of Madrid. Part of the park’s sculptures and monuments include the monument of King Alfonso XII, the Rosaleda rose garden; within the alluring different roses stands the awesome fountain of the falling angel which was raised in 1922.

Another interesting artifact that you should see in Buen Retiro Park is the Museu del Ejercito and the Cason del Buen Retiro. They are actually the few remaining building of the Buen Retiro Palace. These remaining buildings are already been the sanctuary of the museum collections. The Cason housed the 19th and 20th century paintings, while the Ejercito is known not only in Madrid but all over Spain as the primary Army museums. The Ejercito houses the La Tizona which is the sword of the popular Spanish warrior El Cid.

There is so much to see and discover in Madrid, it is not only a typical bustling city. Its history amazes every tourist and the Buen Retiro Park is just one of the proofs.