El Retiro Park

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  • Parque de El Retiro. © Álvaro de Oro Fernández
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  • Parque de El Retiro. Monumento a Alfono XII. © Álvaro de Oro Fernández
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Description

Map
Last updated: 
28/02/2024
Practical information
Tourist info

Address

Plaza
de la Independencia, 7
28001
Tourist area
Retiro
Telephone
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Fax
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Email
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Metro
Atocha (L1), Estación del Arte (L1), Ibiza (L9), Retiro (L2)
Bus
001, 1, 2, 5, 9, 10, 14, 15, 19, 20, 26, 27, 28, 32, 34, 37, 45, 51, 52, 53, 61, 63, 74, 146, 150, 152, 203, C1, C2, C03, E1, N1, N2, N3, N4, N5, N6, N7, N8, N9, N10, N11, N12, N13, N14, N15, N16, N17, N18, N19, N20, N21, N22, N24, N25, N26, N27
Cercanías (local train)
Madrid-Atocha
BiciMAD bike-share scheme

Docking stations:

- Plaza de la Independencia, 6

- Calle Antonio Maura, 15

- Calle Espalter, 1

- Puerta del Ángel Caído (Avenida de Alfonso XII, 54)

- Menéndez Pelayo (Avenida de Menéndez Pelayo con calle Poeta Esteban Villegas)

- Puerta del Pacífico (Avenida de Menéndez Pelayo, nº 73)

- Puerta del Doce de Octubre (Avenida de Menéndez Pelayo, nº 63)

- Puerta de Madrid (Avenida de Menéndez Pelayo esquina calle O'Donnell)

- Velázquez (calle Alcalá, 95)

Price

Free entry

Times

Spring - Summer: April to September 6am - 12 midnight

Autumn - Winter: October to March 6am - 10pm

Dog Areas: 7 am - Park Closing Time

Type
Parks and gardens

Meet the wonderful statues that inhabit El Retiro Park.

New digital information screens

Pantallas informativas del Parque de El RetiroThe 22 screeens installed next to the accesses to El Retiro show you at all times a map of the park and your current location.

In the case of severe weather warnings, the map will be replaced by a message in both Spanish and English announcing the whole or partial closure of the park.

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