Secrets of Retiro Park in Madrid - 2 Hours Tour
Secrets of Retiro Park in Madrid - 2 Hours Tour
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The Buen Retiro Park is one of the most famous urban garden in Madrid, a place that you will discover with our 2 hours guided walking tour, that will reveal to you all its history and incredible corners.
Inside this park you will see architectural and sculptural works such as the Alfonso XII statue, the Crystal Palace, the Great Pond, the Parterre or the Royal Astronomical Observatory.
While you will discover its architectural works, our guide will tell you how it started to be used as an urban park and then began one of the tourist attraction of the city.
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Parque del Retiro
10 minsAdmission Ticket FreeMeet the guide at Puerta de España in order to organize the group and provide devices to hear the guide clearly.Monumento a Alfonso XII
10 minsAdmission Ticket Not IncludedOur first stop will be the impressive monument to Alfonso XII, an imposing statue dedicated to the monarch that overlooks the Great Pond, which is the heart of the park.Palacio De Cristal
10 minsAdmission Ticket Not IncludedThan you will continue to see the Crystal Palace, a giant greenhouse for tropical plants originally built on the occasion of the Flora Exhibition of the Philippine Islands of 1887.Parterre del Retiro
10 minsAdmission Ticket FreeThan you will visit the Parterre, a beautiful vegetation area which is inspired by French gardens. Here is located the oldest tree in Madrid, the "ahuehuete", an exotic tree that loses its leaves in cold climates but not in hot climates.Puerta de Felipe IV
10 minsAdmission Ticket FreeThen you will see the Puerta de Felipe IV, a monumental baroque style gate which is the oldest entrance to the Retiro park.Observatorio Astronomico de Madrid
10 minsAdmission Ticket Not IncludedYou will also explore the Royal Astronomical Observatory, where is stored a collection of ancient instruments such as the Foucault pendulum and the Repsold meridian circle.Fuente de la Alcachofa Madrid
10 minsAdmission Ticket FreeYou will know the the Artichoke fountain, a baroque architectural work made of stone and granite.Ermita de San Pelayo y San Isidoro
10 minsAdmission Ticket Not IncludedFinally you will see the San Pelayo and San Isidoro hermitage, belonging to the Romanesque period.
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Naturanda Turismo Ambiental
AUD 20.88
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