The Jardin del Parterre in the Retiro park of Madrid !!!

Posted in Madrid, Spain

It was home away from home and just love it enormously, can’t visit Madrid without been at the Parque del Buen Retiro! I have become nostalgic again, and glad to found me another pic in my cd rom vault that should be in my blog for you and me.  I have several posts in my blog because not only is my Spain ,but lived there in beautiful moments of my life; Retiro park, my Retiro, my Madrid!!  Therefore, let me tell you about the Jardin del Parterre in the Retiro park of Madrid !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The Jardin del Parterre garden was built during the reign of Felipe V on the site of another garden, the Garden of the Eight Streets or Ochavado, made up of 8 streets that crossed in a circular square. Due to its abandonment following the damage caused a century later, during the French invasion, Francisco Viet, chief gardener of the Campo del Moro Gardens, was commissioned to remodel it. The retaining wall that has prevailed to this day was raised and a viewpoint was built. A stone and brick fountain was included under the viewpoint, as well as two other alabaster fountains on the sides. The Puerta de Felipe IV (see pic on right) gate was installed in 1922 as a result of the transfer of the, until then, known as Gate of Mariana de Neoburgo, which was located between the Prado Museum and the Church of San Jerónimo el Real.

The Parterre was one of the first gardens on the French style done in Spain; work began in 1716 and finished in 1722. in the parterre the monument to Jacinto Benaverte, 1922 winner of the Nobel prize in Literature, Also, the  Fuente or fountain of Campanillas call for the tower of bells that was there now gone but still the name remains , 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.

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

There you go folks, I think you get an idea, this is a must, a lingering must in Madrid. Cannot come to the city without visiting day and night. To me ,it is a pilgrimage each time. To Madrid to heaven and a hole in the sky to look down on it every day: yes !, and the Retiro is a big spot looking down! Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Jardin del Parterre in the 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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