Parks & Gardens
Parks & GardensRetiro
El Retiro is Madrid's green lung: 125 hectares of gardens, tree-lined paths, and a grand lake where rowboats drift past the Alfonso XII monument. Locals come to run, picnic, and escape the city heat among its rose gardens and glass palaces.
Tips
June 12 at 10am
Madrid's beloved annual book fair transforms El Retiro Park into a literary village with 431 stalls, 500 exhibitors, author signings, and a 10% discount on all titles. This 85th edition celebrates humor under the theme 'Leer y reír: dos formas de resistir'.
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Parks & GardensParks & GardensEl Retiro is Madrid's green lung: 125 hectares of gardens, tree-lined paths, and a grand lake where rowboats drift past the Alfonso XII monument. Locals come to run, picnic, and escape the city heat among its rose gardens and glass palaces.
Tips
June 12 at 10am
Madrid's beloved annual book fair transforms El Retiro Park into a literary village with 431 stalls, 500 exhibitors, author signings, and a 10% discount on all titles. This 85th edition celebrates humor under the theme 'Leer y reír: dos formas de resistir'.