The former royal park of the Buen Retiro, part of the UNESCO 'Landscape of Light' site since 2021: the rowing lake with Alfonso XII's monument, the Crystal Palace and the Fallen Angel statue.
- Address
- Plaza de la Independencia 7, 28001 Madrid
- Hours
- Open daily, roughly from 06:00 to 22:00 in winter and to midnight in summer (not verified 2026)
- Best time to go
- Morning, Afternoon · About 2 h
- Price
- Free
- Price level
- €
- Free entry
- Free for everyone
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Rowing boats on the Estanque are cheap and popular on weekends; go on a weekday morning.
- Sunday afternoons locals gather with drums near the lake.
- Gates close in high wind or heat alerts; check if a red alert is on.