An 8-hectare garden founded in 1755, right beside the Prado and part of the UNESCO-listed Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro landscape; Rick Steves calls it a relaxing museum of plants from around the world.
- Address
- Plaza de Murillo, 2, 28014 Madrid
- Hours
- Daily from 10:00; closes 18:00 Jan-Feb, 19:00 Mar, 20:00 Apr, 21:00 May-Aug, 20:00 Sep, 19:00 Oct, 18:00 Nov-Dec; closed 25 December and 1 January
- Best time to go
- Morning · About 1.5 h
- Price
- About EUR 4 general admission (IFEMA visitor guide); free on Tuesdays 10:00-13:30
- Price level
- €
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Ticket sales and entry stop 30 minutes before closing; greenhouses and the Pabellón Villanueva are cleared 30 minutes early.
- Some exhibitions in the Pabellón Villanueva carry a EUR 2-5 supplement.
- Buy at the Plaza de Murillo ticket office or on the garden's own site; it warns about mark-ups on other platforms.