For the locals any excuse is a good excuse to visit Retiro Park, it is considered to be one of the best things to do in Madrid. Its paths are used by hundreds of cyclists and skaters, the lawns are used for sunbathing, eating or simply hanging out, the pond Read more…
The Puerta de Alcala is the gateway to the city for those coming from the East, from the city of Alcalá, as the name suggests. The door that we can see today dates from 1778, but there have been others before, much less impressive. When Charles III came to Madrid, to Read more…
These gardens, on the north side of the Palace, occupy the land that for years were the stables of the palace. Carlos III ordered the construction to his architect Francisco Sabatini and thus the name of the gardens and the fact that a sculpture of the King presides the entrance Read more…