The Royal Monastery of Pedralbes, today a museum showing the collections of the Museum of Barcelona, dates back to the 14th century. It was founded by Queen Elisenda de ... read more
Parc Guell was built between 1900 - 1914 by Count Guell as part of an urbanisation plan for luxury houses, which was never completed. The designer was Antonio Gaudi, the ... read more
Joan Miro Park was built in early 1980s where was once the municipal slaughterhouse. It was designed by a group young artists, headed by Beth Gali, setting the ... read more
Parc de la Ciutadella is a 18 ha park, created at the occasion of the 1888 Barcelona Universal Exhibition, on the site of the 18th century military citadel. The ... read more
Pinya de Rosa Garden is a 50 ha tropical botanic garden, founded in 1945 by Fernando Riviere de Caralt, a civil engineer. The garden is specialized in cacti and ... read more
Marimurta Botanical Garden was created by the German businessman Carl Faust (1874-1952). Today the garden, with over four thousand exotic and rare plant species, is in ... read more
Jardines de Laribal, formerly belonging to the estate of the lawyer Josef Laribal, is a park originally designed by the landscape architect Forestier. It is, since 1905, ... read more
Santa Clotilde Gardens were made early 20th century, in the manner of the Italian Renaissance by Nicolau Rubió i Tuduri, an admirer of the landscape architect ... read more
The Campo del Moro (Moorish Camp), a secret treasure and having one of the best views in Madrid, was created by Queen Maria Cristina (1806 – 1878). It is a romantic ... read more
Madrid Rio - Parque Lineal del Manzanares is a more than 15 km strip op land transformed into and 650 ha park, project carried out between 2003-2011. read more
The El Escorial Abbey Palace is the immense complex, built by Philip II, in honour of his father Charles V. It is a Royal Palace, a monastery, a mausoleum, with stunning ... read more
Aranjuez Palace dates from the 14th century but rebuilding started in the second half of the 16th century, by Phillip II. It is surrounded by extensive Baroque ... read more
Parque del Buen Retiro is a very popular and appreciated 142 ha park, which until the 19th century belonged to the Spanish Monarchy. It has many different gardens, ... read more
El Pardo Palace dates back to a 15th century Royal hunting lodge, however it was Charles V, who commissioned the architect Louis de Vega to transform it into a palace. ... read more
Parque El Capricio was created in 1784 by The Duke and Duchess of Osuna, and in particular the Duchess. It became a famous visiting venue for artistsn intellectuals and ... read more
Real Jardin Botanico de Madrid was founded in the 18th century by commissioned by King Fernando VI. When it was relocated to the present location in 1774, new designs were ... read more
Parque Juan Carlos I was inaugurated in 1992 and named after the King Juan Carlos I. It was designed by Jose Luis Esteban Penelas and Emilio Esteras Martín and contains ... read more
Monastery of Piedra was founded in 1194 as a Cistercian monastery by Alfonso II of Aragon. Today it is a hotel and park complex with waterfalls, caves, exotic ... read more
El Huerto del Cura ('the Curate's orchard') is a 1.3 ha botanical garden, containing palm trees, in particular date palms, fruiting species ... read more
Jardín de Cactus was created by César Manrique (1919 - 1992), the Spanish artist, sculptor and architect from Lanzarote. It houses around 4,500 specimens of 450 ... read more