The Rosaleda of the Retiro park of Madrid, part I !!!

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 Rosaleda of Retiro park of Madrid , part I !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

SAMSUNG CAMERA PICTURES

The Rosaleda del Retiro was designed in 1915 by the major gardener of the town, Cecilio Rodríguez, he was inspired by Rosaleda de Bagatelle in the Bois de Boulogne in Paris, which was the most important landscaped area he designed. They planted roses that arrived from several European gardens and at the time of their creation, it was called Rosería. In the place, it was located a great greenhouse that had belonged to the Marqués de Salamanca. Previously, there was a pond that became ice rink in winter. The Rosaleda was destroyed during the Spanish Civil War, and 4,000 Rosales were replanted in 1941. Between 2001 and 2006, it was completely restored, recovering aged roses in addition to repairing existing metal structures.

mad retiro park la rosaleda inside may16

The Rosaleda del Retiro is located in the area where the paseo de Coches is curved west, near the Fuente del Angel Caido (see post). It has a symmetrical configuration of elliptical shape. It has the cold stove and two fountains of the palace, that of the Fauno (faun) and that of Cupido (Cupid), were bought by the City and installed in La Rosaleda.the fountains of the Marquis of Salamanca remain there a century later, In addition to a network of roads around which the splints are distributed. It is surrounded by various hedges of Boj and has metallic pergolas in the form of arches. After its remodeling of 2006, the Rosaleda has 5,570 copies of 130 different species of low rose and climbers. Its roses bloom from May to June.

SAMSUNG CAMERA PICTURES

The Madrid tourist office on the Rosaleda of Retiro Park: https://www.esmadrid.com/en/tourist-information/la-rosaleda-de-el-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 Rosaleda of Retiro park of Madrid, part I !!! as I.

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

Unknown's avatar

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.

Leave a comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.