artificial lake in El RetiroThe Retiro Park was created as a royal park; it belonged to the Real Sitio del Buen Retiro palace. The palace was built in 1632 by king Philip IV as a retreat for the Royal family. "Retiro" stands for retreat, hence the name of the park and palace. At the time, the park was well outside the city walls, but now Madrid has completely enclosed the Retiro park. The 130ha or 320acre large royal park opened to the public in 1868. It is partially laid out in a formal French style, while other parts are more natural.
The park is one of the meeting points for the madrileños and on the weekends a lot of foreigners meet there to enjoy some music played with drums. It´s also one of the favourite spots for jogging. If you are planning on meeting up with somebody to go to the park you might want to meet at Puerta de Alcalá.
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