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Walking loops in Retiro, Madrid

The Crystal Palace sits on a lake in the middle of the park, its iron-and-glass structure reflecting water and sky in a way that makes every photo look retouched. Retiro is Madrid's collective backyard — rowboats on the lake, runners along the gravel paths, families under the shade of massive old trees. The Fallen Angel statue is supposedly the only public monument to the devil in the world, which Madrid treats as a point of pride. Sunday mornings here are sacred in the secular sense.

3 routes from 1.6 to 3.4 km · 5–9 sights per loop

Pre-built routes

20 min 1.6 km · 5 sights

Create your own 20 min loop

30 min 2.5 km · 7 sights

Create your own 30 min loop

45 min 3.4 km · 9 sights

Create your own 45 min loop

Top sights

  1. Palacio de Cristal — Wikipedia 18
  2. Puerta de Alcalá — Wikipedia 18
  3. Estatua de Espartero — Wikipedia 17
  4. Monumento a Pío Baroja — Wikipedia 17
  5. Ramón de Campoamor — Wikipedia 17
  6. Monumento a los Hermanos Álvarez Quintero — Wikipedia 17
  7. Monumento a Santiago Ramón y Cajal — Wikipedia 17
  8. Monumento a Alfonso XII — Wikipedia 17
  9. Benito Pérez Galdós — Wikipedia 17
  10. Palacio del Marqués de Salamanca - Fundación BBVA — Wikipedia 16

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