The wonderful corners of the Retiro park of Madrid !!!

Posted in Madrid, Spain

If you have followed my blog, you know my attachment to Madrid, and my history there so do not need to repeat me think. If you have not and new to my blog just go to search type Retiro and/or Madrid and see the many posts on it. From Madrid to heaven and a hole in the sky to look down on it everyday. The focus here is something folks hidden somewhat inside the wonderfully beautiful Parque del Buen Retiro or simply Retiro park in my dear Madrid. The park is very near where I used to lived and walk by it everytime in the city. This is my park, Parque del Buen Retiro I always look forward to be back,eventually, For now let me tell you about the wonderful corners of the Retiro park of Madrid !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

Many entrances to the park my old haunts was by Puerta de Alcalà at the Plaza de la Independencia, where I lived not far, but lately coming by the Plaza Niño Jésus ( square of the Child Jesus). The Paseo del Duque Fernàn Nunez is name after the first Duke who had a castle nearby there ,and gave the land for the the park was turn into a Royal grounds and finally made available to the public in 1868.  Right on this paseo or street you will see the Fuente del Angel Caido (see post). The Puerta del Niño Jésus, is located on the square of the same name where you entered the Paseo de del Duque Fernàn Nunez.  

And the Parterre (main garden walk area), entrance by the Gate or puerta de Felipe IV, with an axis from the Casón del Buen Retiro  (see post) to the Fuente de la Alcachofa , and the Estanque or pond.   A magical walk with beauty of top gardeners keeper all around you. here is an impressive tree such as the Ahuehuete also known as Mexican cypress ,planted in 1630, the oldest tree in the park. It is located in the Parterre section where you can see it going in by the calle Alfonso XII. the tree measures 25 meters and looks like a candelabra as from its base many branches very thick comes out.

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  You will see the Bosque del Recuerdo ,done in 2005  as a garden inside the park to remembered the victims of the terrorist attack of March 11 2004 in Madrid. The Bosque del Recuerdo or forest of memory, previously known as the Bosque de los Ausentes or forest of the absent, is a monument built as a tribute to the 191 victims of the terrorist attacks of March 11, 2004 in Madrid and the agent of the Special Forces dead when seven authors of the attacks committed suicide with bombs on April 3, 2004 in Leganés. The  forest is in La Chopera area of Retiro, near the Atocha train station, and consists of 118 areas with 192 trees (22 olive trees and 170 cypresses), one for each murdered. It is a wonderful garden indeed and worth the detour in the park to see it.

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The official Madrid tourist office on the Retiro park:  https://www.esmadrid.com/en/tourist-information/parque-del-retiro

There you go folks, my park in Madrid. A must to see in Madrid, in fact , you never been to Madrid if not walk the Retiro park… ! Again, hope you enjoy this off the beaten path trip to the wonderful spots of Retiro park of Madrid as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health and many cheers to all !!!

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Published by pedmar10

I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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